1. Beyond The Bus: HART Environmental Program
1,315 Metric Tons
Equivalent to:
3.1 million passenger vehicle miles
Annual electricity use from 194 homes

2. Beyond The Bus: HART Environmental Program

3. Beyond The Bus: HART Environmental Program
Ybor Recycling Pilot
April-September
11.38 Tons diverted

4. Title Slide Hillsborough County Public Schools Propane Initiative
Transportation Improvement Plan: A Work in Progress
Title Slide
Hillsborough County Public Schools Propane Initiative

5. Background on Hillsborough County Schools:
Transportation Improvement Plan: A Work in Progress
Background on Hillsborough County Schools:
HCPS school buses travel over 17 million miles annually.
Transportation employs over 1,600 people.
Transports over 92,000 students daily.
930 buses on the road daily, covering over 2,415 runs.
Stops at 19,465 locations each day for student pick up.
Provides over 18,500 field and activity trips annually.
Consumes 15.3 thousand gallons of diesel fuel every day school is in operation, 3 million gallons annually.

6. Why HCPS Decided to Pilot Propane
Transportation Improvement Plan: A Work in Progress
Why HCPS Decided to Pilot Propane
The District’s research identified propane as the most cost effective alternative fuel technology for school buses.
The minimum cost impact to facilities and fueling infrastructure.
Currently the United States is the largest producer and exporter of the fuel which lends to stability in the market of price and availability.
For those districts utilizing natural gas powered vehicles, driver satisfaction has increased due to performance and the quietness over the diesel engine results in improved discipline for students in reducing the ambient noise.

7. Positive Impact to Hillsborough County…
Transportation Improvement Plan: A Work in Progress
Positive Impact to Hillsborough County…
Students enjoy a quiet ride with reduced emissions in the loading zones at schools
Employees enjoy the increased performance of the engine and improved student discipline due to reduced ambient noise.
The 50 buses that are deployed in the community will represent a reduction of approximately 3.9 million pounds of Emissions in Hillsborough County.
The next order of 40 propane units will represent another reduction of 3.1 million pound of Emissions in Hillsborough County.