CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON ANNOUNCES $5 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDS FOR DART

Dallas, TX — (Thursday, September 30, 2010) Congresswoman Johnson welcomed news that Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will receive $5 million from the Federal Transit Administration through the State of Good Repair Grant Program to purchase greener buses.

As part of this program, the State Of Good Repair Bus Initiative makes funds available to public transit providers to finance capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and equipment. Because of DART’s commitment to environmental stewardship, they have purchased compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that are expected to hit the streets in late 2013. The operating cost savings compared to clean diesel over the next 20 years is projected to be $190 million.

“I’m glad that DART is receiving funds to help with the growth of public transit in Dallas,” said Congresswoman Johnson. “This $5 million will be a great benefit towards improving our air quality. I applaud DART’s continued efforts and their $25 million investment over the past decade to cut emissions by 68 percent.”

 
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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.