The Metro board approved contracts for pilot electric bus service on the Silver and Orange Lines. The board also endorsed a policy to electrify the entire bus fleet by 2030.
Is Vision Zero in conflict with bus speeds? Metro boardmember Mike Bonin makes a compelling case that bus riders and safety advocates have more common ground than conflict.
Metro staff presented a plan for an all-electric bus fleet by 2030. The only concrete steps the agency is committed to is electrifying the Orange and Silver Lines by 2020 and 2021.