Each year, C-TRAN is recognized for the outstanding contributions made by its employees, and 2021 was no exception.
ADWHEEL AWARDS ■ This American Public Transportation Association (APTA) award is given to public transit agencies for outstanding marketing and communications efforts that contribute to strategic organizational goals. In 2021, C-TRAN received first place in the following two categories: Best Partnership to Support Ridership for C-TRAN’s free New Year’s Eve service; with financial support provided by People’s Community Credit Union, The Port of Vancouver and Ilani; and Best Educational Print Media for its Annual Report to the community.
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING ■ The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2020 was given to C-TRAN by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). It marks the 32nd consecutive year that C-TRAN has been honored.
CLARK COUNTY GREEN BUSINESS OF THE YEAR ■ C-TRAN took home the award for 2021 Green Business of the Year in the government/nonprofit category through the Clark County Green Business Program. C-TRAN was recognized for incorporating sustainability principles and efficiency into its operations which include its bus wash that reclaims 60% of the water it uses, and a bus fleet comprised of more than 50% hybrid vehicles.
Sustainability
Sustainability is at the core of what we do as a public transportation provider. C-TRAN continued numerous sustainability initiatives in 2021, including the purchase of the first all-electric buses in our fixed-route fleet. The C-TRAN Board of Directors approved the purchase of eight all-electric buses in June 2021, and the vehicles are expected to arrive in 2023. C-TRAN also continued testing the use of renewable diesel in our fleet. We plan to explore other alternative fuel options in the coming years as we strive to become a cleaner, greener agency. More than half of C-TRAN’s existing fixed-route fleet are hybrid diesel-electric vehicles.
The C-TRAN Green Team has also launched numerous sustainability projects since it formed as an employee-led group in 2017. In 2021, the group continued ongoing initiatives such as collecting and recycling plastic coffee pods at multiple C-TRAN facilities. To date, the program has recovered more than 680 pounds of coffee pods—roughly 20,000 individual pods—to be made into compost or recycled products. The Green Team also tracked agency printing and paper use throughout the year in an effort to create less waste.
C-TRAN is a certified Green Business in Clark County. For its recent sustainability efforts, C-TRAN was named Clark County’s Green Business of the Year in 2021 for the government and nonprofit category.