Augusta Transit has officially launched its first five battery-electric buses, marking a historic milestone as the first transit agency in the CSRA to introduce electric vehicles into regular service. ⚡🚌 This achievement supports the Green Augusta Initiative, which aims to transition 20% of the City’s non-emergency vehicle fleet to zero-emission by 2030. Funded through a $6.2 million Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Vehicle Program grant, this project was completed at no cost t

Emily Conner, a former grants specialist with the Federal Transit Administration, speaks out on being laid off by DOGE. Her job was to help transit agencies get access to funds by creating grants and providing oversight on the use of those funds. “We know that unilateral decisions are being made between Trump and Elon and DOGE to essentially slash the federal workforce with no transition planning, no succession planning, no transparency with the public about what projects and programs are being