Trinity Metro Creates First Sustainability Plan As Part Of Biden Administration Initiative To Reduce Pollution

Arlington TX

17 April, 2022

8:09 PM

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By Haley Samsel, Fort Worth Report April 16, 2022 A handful of Trinity Metro staff have always known about the transit agency's actions to reduce air pollution and energy use, said Chad Edwards, the agency's vice president of planning and development. Six electric Dash buses carry passengers through downtown and the Cultural District. Over the past decade, the agency's fleet of buses were converted from a diesel fuel system to compressed natural gas in an effort to reduce fossil fuel emissions. But those initiatives were never compiled into a formal action plan with timelines for completion that could be viewed by employees and the general public, Edwards said. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.