The Butler Transit Authority’s (BTA) Intermodal Transit Center was recently completed on the former Pullman Standard site. The transit facility was built by Uhl Construction.

BTA is proud to have local companies such as the Fuellgraf Electric Co., Dubrook, Lloyd Johnson, Western PA Geothermal Heating and Cooling, and others involved in this infrastructure improvement for Butler’s present and future.

BTA’s transit center houses the Butler Transit Authority’s offices, Butler Area Rural Transit’s (BART) offices as well as the Medical Assistance Transportation Program’s (MATP) offices. The location integration of these three agencies will help better serve the transportation needs of the community.

The facility also encompasses a maintenance/wash bay building and storage for BTA’s and BART’s buses.

As the first LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, “Green” certified transit facility in Pennsylvania, BTA’s facility includes the following environmental friendly principals:

• Geothermal heating/cooling system

• Wash-water reclamation system

• Waste oil burners

• Skylights

• Recycled tile and carpet

• Low VOC paint and low-emitting carpet

In addition to the Transit Center, BTA continues to strive at improving the bus system and convenience for customers. Over the next few months, BTA will be installing electronic fareboxes and ticket vending machines. The new fareboxes and ticket vending machines will give passengers greater options and ease in purchasing bus tickets.

To stay up-to-date with BTA please visit the authority’s website at www.butlertransit.com.

This article was submitted by the Butler Transit Authority.