HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransit Facility One-Pager_3.11.22The Iowa City Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility Project will
replace a facility that is failing and unable to support future growth or full
conversion to a zero-emission fleet. The existing facility is located on a
former unregulated dump site and has significant ground settlement and
air quality issues which prevent expansion. The existing facility needs
significant repairs and is over capacity with some buses being stored inthe wash bays overnight. The replacement facility will be constructed to
modern safety, accessibility, and sustainability standards and feature
expanded capacity to support the 1.5 million and growing annual riders of
Iowa City Transit. In 2020, the City invested $250,000 in a transit study to
optimize and improve operations -- setting the stage for ridership growth.
Zero Emission Transit for a Sustainable Future
Iowa City's Climate Action Plan calls for replacing 55% of vehicle trips with
sustainable transportation options by 2050 and the City's goal is to double
transit ridership in the next 10 years. In 2021, the City replaced four diesel
buses with battery electric buses and envisions a full transition to a
zero-emission fleet in the future. The existing facility cannot support a
full transition to no emission technology or an expanded fleet.
The City's electricity supplier produced 83.6% of energy from renewable sources in 2020,with a goal of 100% in the next few years. This means the City's electric buses will be100% powered by clean energy and one of the most sustainable systems in the U.S.
Senator Chuck Grassley
Senator Joni ErnstU.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague
Procter & Gamble
Iowa Department of Transportation
University of Iowa
Iowa City Business Partnership
(Chamber of Commerce)
Iowa City Area Development Group
Metropolitan Planning
Organization of Johnson County
(MPOJC)
Iowa's Building Trades Union
City Share (25%): $5 million
Project Description
It is estimated the existing facility would require $1.9 million in building and
safety repairs, asphalt overlay, and methane abatement over the next 5 years.
Existing Facility Condition
Project Cost + Timeline
SiteAcquisition STIP & LongRange Plan EnvironmentalReview Summer 2022: Design & Engineering Spring 2023:Construction
Community Support
Letters of support received
for the project:
Planning Documents
A new transit facility isprogrammed in:
CONTACT: Darian Nagle-Gamm, Director of Transportation Services | 319-356-5156 | darian-nagle-gamm@iowa-city.org
Ground subsidence up to 3' deep Auxiliary building required formethane monitoring Annual asphalt overlay requiredso buses can enter bay
The existing transit facility
was rated as poor to
marginal condition by
the Iowa DOT in a Transit
Facility Condition Assessment
conducted in 2018.
FY21 - FY24 Iowa DOT STIP
FY22 - FY25 MPOJC TIP
MPOJC 2045 Long-Range
Transportation Plan
City capital planning documents
Total Cost
$20 Million
Federal Request (75%): $15 million
City Match (25%): $5 million
Iowa City Transit
Iowa City has the 17th highestridership per capita in the nation.
Metro Population: 171.4KAnnual ridership: 1.5M
Congressional District: IA-02