![]() The contractor is installing conduit and underground vaults to deliver power to the charging stations for the initial batch of 14 buses, and laying the groundwork for more charging stations in the future. (Jeff Flynn/UC Davis)Ī grant from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments is going toward improvements at the Unitrans bus yard and maintenance facility: The project includes electrical infrastructure flor bus charging concrete pavement in place of asphalt across half of "The Pad," as Unitrans calls the bus yard and landscaping and drainage. One of the underground vaults for the electric charging system in the Unitrans bus yard. Jeff Flynn, general manager of Unitrans, said electrification highlights the strength of a town-gown transit partnership working toward shared environmental objectives, “making sure we are helping save the planet together.” The Unitrans electrification project, reflecting shared priorities of the campus and city around sustainability, is slated for completion by the early 2030s. The first was the Causeway Connection, which started running between the Davis and Sacramento campuses earlier this year, operated by Yolobus and Sacramento Regional Transit in partnership with UC Davis. The first five or six new buses are expected to go into service in fall 2021, marking the university’s second switch to electric buses. As those buses reach retirement age, they will be replaced with the emission-free (and quieter) battery electric vehicles. Unitrans’ existing fleet runs on compressed natural gas. The ASUCD - the Associated Students of UC Davis - runs the system. The FTA grant went to the ASUCD’s transportation partner, the city of Davis, which transferred the money to UC Davis. The $3.76 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration will cover 80 percent of the cost of five buses student fees will pay the remainder. Holmes Junior High students should consider the special morning P-Harper bus as an alternative.ASUCD Unitrans recently received a federal grant to buy five more battery electric buses, which means the campus-city transit system now has funding for 11 of the buses - three shy of the first major milestone on the way to electrifying the fleet and achieving greater sustainability. Note that the late Wednesday morning trip will notchange and there are no afternoon changes. Please contact our office at 53 or with questions. The updated schedule will be in effect from Monday, October 9 until winter break. Please review the attached schedule update. Featured T Line Morning Schedule Update - Starts Monday, October 9!Īttention T line riders and parents! Due to roadway related delays, the T line morning bus schedule will be updated to operate 10 minutes EARLIER to get the students to school on-time starting Monday, October 9.Contact Unitrans at or 53 with questions! Regular academic year service resumes on Monday, January 8. Saturday, January 6 and Sunday, January 7 - Weekend service will operate. Service will only operate on the B, E, F, G, K, L-MU, M, O, P, Q, and U lines. All service will be to/from the MU Terminal. Tuesday, January 2 thru Friday, January 5 - Break Service will operate. Sunday, December 31 & Monday, January 1 - NO Unitrans service. Tuesday, December 26 thru - Saturday, December 30 - Weekend service will operate. Sunday, December 24 & Monday, December 25 - NO Unitrans service. Saturday, December 23 - Weekend service will operate. *Additional T line afternoon trips depart from Davis Senior High School at 12:55 PM on Tuesday, December 19-Friday, December 22. Monday, December 18 thru Friday, December 22 - Break Service will operate. ![]() ![]() Unitrans will operate Finals Service on Monday, December 11 through Friday, December 15 with Night Service operating on Friday, December 11! Featured Fall Finals - Monday, December 11 thru Friday, December 15.
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