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UConn Rolls Out 10 New Buses at Storrs - UConn Today
UConn Transportation Services put the new buses into service starting Thursday, and parked one of them on Fairfield Way to give students and employees the chance to check out the new 35-foot vehicles, ask questions, and provide suggestions about UConn’s bus service.
The new buses each have 16 USB ports along with bike racks, “kneeling” technology that lowers the front to help people get on and off more easily, soft blue LED lighting, and other technology. Starting in the next academic year, they’ll also have Wi-Fi service.
“The new buses are state-of-the-art, modern vehicles that will be dependable and far more cost-efficient to operate,” said Dennis Solensky, general manager of transportation and fleet services at UConn Transportation, which operates the bus system.
“Our expectation is that with our talented maintenance staff, we will be able to run them for at least the next 12 years,” Solensky said, noting the 10 new buses alone will transport more than 1 million passenger trips annually on the Storrs campus, not including trips on other buses already in the fleet.
UConn Transportation Services put the new buses into service starting Thursday, and parked one of them on Fairfield Way to give students and employees the chance to check out the new 35-foot vehicles, ask questions, and provide suggestions about UConn’s bus service.
The new buses each have 16 USB ports along with bike racks, “kneeling” technology that lowers the front to help people get on and off more easily, soft blue LED lighting, and other technology. Starting in the next academic year, they’ll also have Wi-Fi service.
“The new buses are state-of-the-art, modern vehicles that will be dependable and far more cost-efficient to operate,” said Dennis Solensky, general manager of transportation and fleet services at UConn Transportation, which operates the bus system.
“Our expectation is that with our talented maintenance staff, we will be able to run them for at least the next 12 years,” Solensky said, noting the 10 new buses alone will transport more than 1 million passenger trips annually on the Storrs campus, not including trips on other buses already in the fleet.