Green Light: We’re Expecting! Summer 2016 Delivery Date
MTD will welcome 12 new members to our fleet “family” this summer. Manufacturing will begin for our 40-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses in mid-May. The first few buses will be delivered in late June....
View ArticleGreen Light: Bike Month is Here!
This is the 2016 C-U Bike Month T-Shirt! Get yours when you register for a Bike Month event and provide a donation to this year’s initiative to raise funds for youth bicycling education. C-U Bike Month...
View ArticleGreen Light: Environmental System Audit 2016
MTD’s Environmental and Sustainability Management System (ESMS) Team will entertain our ISO 14001 Auditor this week. MTD was certified in the ISO 14001:2004 standard in September 2013. This...
View ArticleGreen Light: Sustainability Committee Explores the Local Community
The community we serve is full of wonders—a vibrant arts scene, delicious eats, unique events, beautiful outdoor space, and countless hidden gems. MTD’s Employee Sustainability Committee has made an...
View ArticleGreen Light: MTD’s Environmental System Passes Audit and Review Progress
MTD staff successfully completed the fourth audit of its ISO 14001-certified Environmental and Sustainability Management System (ESMS). In July, staff participated in a three-day third-party audit...
View ArticleGreen Light: Progress on MCORE Project
It’s been two years since the Champaign-Urbana community was awarded $15.7 million from the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) to redesign and rebuild segments of Green Street, Wright Street,...
View ArticleGreen Light: Cleaning Up for a Cause
To fulfil our commitment to the Adopt Urbana Program, MTD conducted our third and final cleanup of 2016 of Main Street between Vine and Glover. You’ve heard about our clean ups before, but this one was...
View ArticleGreen Light: Sustainable Holiday Tips
MTD’s Employee Sustainability Committee aims to encourage all employees to be environmentally responsible both on and off the clock. This year, committee members put their heads together to make a list...
View ArticleGreen Light: Reflecting on 2016
As we welcome 2017 we can’t help but reflect on the year gone by. Here we bring you some of MTD’s favorite sustainability moments, by the numbers. Our fleet became 60% hybrid 2016 brought 12 new...
View ArticleGreen Light: MCORE Construction Begins
The MCORE Project is underway! The first shovel hit the ground today, Monday, March 6, on Green Street in Champaign. The work in this phase will require the reroute of MTD’s 5/50 Green and 5 Green...
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