Iowa Transportation Commission approves procurement of 69 transit vehicles
The Iowa Transportation Commission on June 11 approved more than $8.2 million in funding for public transit vehicles. The funds will allow procurement of 69 new rural and urban public transit vehicles for 18 different public transit systems throughout the state.
Iowa Department of Transportation says the new vehicles will replace vehicles past their useful life. All but three of the new transit vehicles will come with video surveillance systems. Another highlight of the vehicle approval is the three biodiesel buses that will go to the Ames Transit Agency (CyRide). Region 10, serving Cedar Rapids, will see the most new vehicles with 14 approved that includes a mix of minivans, light and medium-duty buses.
The approved vehicles include:
- 33 176-inch light-duty buses
- 11 minivans
- 10 158-inch light-duty buses
- 7 40-42-foot heavy-duty buses
- 3 29-32-foot medium-duty buses
- 3 conversion vans
- 1 35-39-foot heavy-duty bus
- 1 30-34-foot heavy-duty bus
Funds are granted through the Federal Transit Administration’s Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program as well as the Federal Highway Administration’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program.
Mischa Wanek-Libman | Group Editorial Director
Mischa Wanek-Libman is director of communications with Transdev North America. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the transportation industry covering construction projects, engineering challenges, transit and rail operations and best practices.
Wanek-Libman has held top editorial positions at freight rail and public transportation business-to-business publications including as editor-in-chief and editorial director of Mass Transit from 2018-2024. She has been recognized for editorial excellence through her individual work, as well as for collaborative content.
She is an active member of the American Public Transportation Association's Marketing and Communications Committee and served 14 years as a Board Observer on the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Board of Directors.
She is a graduate of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.
