Winter Park opens new transit center, receives federal funds for electric bus
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Less than a year after breaking ground on the project, Winter Park held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Lift transit center. Representatives from Grand County, the Colorado Department of Transportation, the Colorado state government, the Federal Transit Administration, Winter Park and other towns attended the event June 29.
The facility’s 36,900 square feet will house 27 Lift vehicles, protecting them from harsh weather and providing more space to work for maintenance crews. The previous transit center required vehicles to be parked outside and had little space for maintenance.
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Winter Park Mayor Nick Kutrumbos cuts the ribbon to open the Lift’s new transit center June 29.
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(Left to right) State Speaker of the House Rep. Julie McCluskie, Julie Sutor of U.S. Rep. Joe Neuse’s office and Winter Park Mayor Nick Kutrumbos pose for a photo with a giant $1.14 million check from the Federal Transit Administration that the Lift will use to fund an electric bus and charging infrastructure.
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Winter Park Mayor Nick Kutrumbos cuts the ribbon to open the Lift’s new transit center June 29.
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A Lift bus sits outside the system’s new transit center in Winter Park.
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Winter Park also announced it received a Lo/No grant of $1,145,951 to fund a low or no-emissions vehicle and infrastructure from the Federal Transit Administration. A news release stated that the funding will help Winter Park’s goal of one day having a fully electric fleet by paying for the system’s first electric bus and charging infrastructure.
Interim Transit Manager Michael Koch said earlier this year that the new transit center is one of the things that make him optimistic about the future of the Lift system, although the largest hurdle it faces in expanding and improving its services is a shortage of drivers.
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