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CLondoner92 (New Account)

#Surrey County Council has invested over £16m in 34 zero-emission hydrogen buses, creating the UK’s largest #hydrogen bus fleet. The fleet includes 23 single-deck and 11 new double-deck buses, all built by #Wrightbus and operated by #Metrobus, which now runs 54 hydrogen buses in total. Single-deckers run up to 600 miles per refuel, taking under 10 minutes, and operate routes including Fastway 100 and 430/435. Double-deckers cover routes such as 420, 460, and 480. The #buses use the latest Ballard fuel cell tech and produce zero tailpipe emissions. Cabinet Member Matt Furniss praised the partnership and sustainability benefits, noting 27 million passenger journeys in Surrey last year and over 14,500 young people using the LINK card for discounted travel. Metrobus MD Ed Wills called the rollout a success in partnership and sustainability.
news.surreycc.gov.uk/2025/07/2

MCDOT

🎆 Ring in the #FourthofJuly with Metro! Heading to a barbecue or fireworks on the National Mall? Don’t stress about holiday travel. Let Metro get you where you need to go. To mark the occasion, fares will be #FREE on #Metrorail, #Metrobus, and #MetroAccess from 5:00 p.m. until the system closes.

During the afternoon, Metro is also ramping up service to rush hour levels on rail to get tens of thousands of customers to events across the region.
🎆 Details▶️ wmata.com/about/news/Metro-ann

Lkdc

Interested in improving public transportation? This thread by @quixoticgeek about the lack of shade at bus stops is worth reading:

social.v.st/@quixoticgeek/1147

I would like to start a discussion specifically for bus riders here in Washington DC about what we can do about the lack of shade at our bus stops. Our city has many, many trees, and many, many bus stops. Unfortunately, the trees and the bus stops are just far enough apart to prevent bus drivers from recognizing people under trees as potential passengers. Therefore, people waiting under trees must keep their eyes glued to the road, in order to see approaching buses and run to their bus stop.

I assume that the separation of trees and bus stops is intentional, due to our frequent, severe thunderstorms. It would be terrible to have passengers hit by lightning that had been attracted by a tall tree. Being crushed by falling trees is another concern. However, we need shade! Are there solutions that we could propose to WMATA that would be suitable for local conditions?

I very seldom ride buses in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs, so I don't know whether the suburban transportation agencies have found a solution to the problem of insufficient shade. I would welcome information from @MontgomeryCountyMDDOT or anyone else with expertise.

(void *) social siteQuixoticgeek (@quixoticgeek@v.st)Attached: 1 image The Netherlands is enacting it's national heat plan this week. With temps forecast to be as high as 35˚C in the middle of the week. We need to talk about shade. Specifically, about the way our infrastucture is not designed for the new normal of these high temperatures in the summer. In the heat of a summers day, by far the best thing a person can do is seek shade. Alas the way we have designed our built infrastructure makes this difficult. Take for example this bus stop in Amsterdam. 1/n
#WashingtonDC#Metrobus#WMATA
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