Backgrounder: Refresh, refurbish, replace – Canada, Ontario and Niagara invest in upgraded public transit

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Regional Municipality of Niagara Bus Fleet Replacement

Procuring 102 conventional diesel buses to replace aging vehicles in Niagara Transit’s fleet. The new buses will have real-time tracking information for riders, surveillance cameras, and upgraded fareboxes.

$36,977,390

$30,811,411

$24,654,675

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Replacement of 60 foot Conventional Diesel Buses

Purchasing six conventional, diesel 60-foot buses to replace vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life.

$3,242,423

$2,701,749

$2,161,886

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Replacement of Conventional 12-metre Buses - Diesel

Replacing eight 40-foot diesel buses that have reached the end of their usable lives.

$2,940,000

$2,449,755

$1,960,245

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Replacement of Specialized/ ParaTransit Buses

Purchasing 27 specialized/paratransit buses to replace aging vehicles in Niagara Transit’s fleet. Each bus will be equipped with real-time tracking technology, which will provide up-to-date bus times and tracking for riders, cameras to enhance safety and fareboxes for easy and secure payment.

$2,837,898

$2,364,679

$1,892,168

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Replacement of Conventional Diesel Buses

Replacing eight conventional diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life.

$2,643,404

$2,202,617

$1,762,490

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Facility, Strategic Asset and Service Network Review and Facility Capital Investments*

Developing a long-term growth plan for Niagara Transit. The project will also contribute to renovating, expanding, and/or constructing a maintenance and fleet storage facility that supports service to rural and remote communities.

$1,858,400

$1,548,512

$1,239,088

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Paratransit/On-Demand Vehicles

Purchasing five specialized public transit vehicles. Three of the purchased vehicles will replace replace vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life. Two vehicles will be used to expand the size of the fleet.

$512,000

$426,624

$341,376

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Refurbishment of 40-foot Conventional Diesel Buses

Refurbishing three conventional diesel buses. The 40-foot buses will receive upgraded seats, flooring, entrance doors, exterior lighting, wheel wells, rubber fenders and mechanical components.

$432,684

$360,534

$288,492