Successful Thanksgiving Food Drive to Help Fellow Delawareans in Need

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DART’s 27th annual “Stuff The Bus” Thanksgiving Food Drive collected over 15,000 pounds of food.  The week-long food drive took place from November 4th to November 9th at several stores throughout Delaware. John Sisson, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Delaware Transit Corporation stated that the 27th year of Stuff the Bus was another huge success…

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Del. Transit Corp. Gets More Federal $$ for Electric Buses

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Delaware Transit Corporation has received its fifth federal grant to bring more lower-emission, energy-efficient buses into service. DTC plans to purchase two battery-electric buses and two hydrogen-fuel-cell electric buses. Charging stations and other infrastructure will also be built utilizing $11-million from the Federal Transit Administration’s “Low-No Program.” Delaware Transit currently has 26 electric buses in…

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Rehoboth Park & Ride To Be Modernized With Grant Support

Senator Tom Carper and others gathered at the Rehoboth Park & Ride for a grant announcement Tuesday (photo shared by Sen. Tom Carper on Twitter)
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The Rehoboth Beach Park & Ride will be modernized in support of DART’s efforts to move to zero-emissions buses, thanks in part to a Federal Transit Administration Bus and Bus Facility Grant of $5.4-million. Senator Tom Carper, D-Del., DelDOT Secretary Nicole Majeski and Delaware Transit Corporation CEO John Sisson gathered Tuesday in Rehoboth Beach for…

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DART Stuff The Bus Spring Drive Raises 4.3 Tons Of Food

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8,514 pounds of food donations will be distributed by Delaware hunger relief partners for people in need of food assistance following DART’s springtime “Stuff the Bus” Food Drive. Donors pitched in their contributions over four days earlier this month in Rehoboth Beach, Dover, and the Wilmington area. “The Food Bank of Delaware has met record…

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Earth Day Is “Try Transit Day” (For Free) In Del.

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DART services will be free this Friday April 22nd in celebration of Earth Day, which is also Try Transit Day. There will be no charge Friday for riding any DART bus service statewide, including paratransit and DART connect.The special deal is intended to raise awareness of environmental challenges that face the people of earth, but…

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