South Central Transit Authority

Application Purpose: the Purpose of This Award Is to Provide Funding for the Maintenance and Replacement of Bartas Fixed Route Paratransit Vehicles and Improvements to Bartas Facilities as Well as Purchasing Office Equipment It Equipment and Shop Equipment and Replacing Bus Shelters Will Help Ensure Barta Operates a Safe Reliable and Efficient Public Transportation System in the Reading Uza.; Activities Performed: South Central Transit Authority-reading (SCTA) Is Applying FFY2022 Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program (UZA) Funds Apportioned to the Reading Urbanized Area in the Amount of $4789782 for the Following:- Purchase of Two (2) Replacement 40-FOOT Low-floor Hybrid Electric Diesel Fixed Route Buses- Purchase of Seven (7) Replacement Less Than 30-FOOT Paratransit Buses- Facility Upgrades and Improvements- Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan - Purchase Office Equipment- Purchase It Equipment/hardware/software- Purchase Shop Equipment- Purchase and Install Twenty-five (25) Replacement Bus Shelters; Unknown Number of Both New Installations of Bus Stop Signs at Stops With No Sign and the Replacement of Missing Bus Stop Signs- Transit Development Plansouth Central Transit Authority-reading (SCTA) Is Also Applying FFY2022 Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Funds Apportioned to the Reading Urbanized Area in the Amount of $406994 Towards the Purchase of One (1) Replacement 40-FOOT Low-floor Hybrid Electric Diesel Fixed Route Bus.; Expected Outcomes: the Regular Replacement and Maintenance of Bartas Vehicles Facilities and Equipment Contributes to an Efficient and Cost-effective Operation and Helps Minimize In-service Breakdowns of Vehicles and Its Impact on Service Delivery.; Intended Beneficiaries: Local Residents Businesses Barta Employees and Contractors and Other Individuals and Stakeholders That Benefit From Bartas Public Transportation Services.; Subrecipient Activities: N/a