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Greater Peoria Mass Transit District Sustainability Facts

46 Gillig diesel-powered fixed route buses
4 New Flyer Xcelsior diesel-electric powered hybrid fixed route buses
3 Proterra Catalyst battery-electric powered fixed route buses
36 demand response paratransit (CityLift) vehicles and 12 rural transportation paratransit (CountyLink) vehicles

Fleet uses B20 biodiesel, a blend of 20% biodiesel and 80% ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, year-round.
Use of B20 biodiesel fuel has reduced emissions equivalent to planting an estimated 134,000 trees.

Transit Center facility selected by Illinois Solar for All Program and GPMTD has partnered with Hawk-Attollo, LLC. to develop a plan to install solar panels on the facility’s canopy roof.
Construction project for new and existing facilities includes solar energy Photovoltaic (PV) power generation system. This project is expected to be completed in December 2024.
Plans to replace 46 aging diesel-powered buses with 2 diesel-powered buses and 3 battery-electric buses annually for 5 years starting in FY 2023.
Plans to establish micro-transit service in under-served areas and bike share program.