Ketchikan's electric buses will come from the same company as the borough’s diesel buses. The idea is to avoid the kinds of mechanical problems Juneau has had with its first electric bus.
Keolani Booth, who sits on Metlakatla’s Tribal Council checked, says there’s never been a bus dedicated to running to the terminal, and many people have to either walk or ask for rides.
Booth says that between trips to the terminal, the bus will help the community’s elders get around — and he expects the fares to be affordable. Metlakatla Mayor Albert Smith said he isn’t quite sure when the buses are due to arrive. Metlakatla Indian Community is still in the process of claiming a $400,000 Federal Transit Administration grant.
The new buses will come from the same manufacturer as the borough’s current diesel buses. Reeve said that could prevent a lot of problems — like those“What they did is introduced a bus that was built from the ground up, that was very new, that didn’t use any of the same parts as their current fleet, and also didn’t have a track record,” Reeve said.
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