Commuter Express Rolls Out Cleaner, Greener Fleet

Over the next three months, transit officials plan to roll out 95 new commuter buses, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.

According to the Times, the majority of city buses, like the 423 from Agoura to downtown, are well past their 12-year life spans, officials said. At least one bus has traveled 1.2 million miles since 1985, the report said.

The new fleet of buses will run on compressed natural gas, as opposed to diesel, and offer 49 seats instead of 43, at a cost of $67-million, the Times reported. They will also provide easier wheelchair access and more space for bicycles, according to officials, said the report.

Officials say that the majority of Commuter Express riders have been riding the buses for more than two years, said the Times.

A majority of the funding for the buses came from federal grants, said the report, and officials said the rest would be paid through local transportation funds.