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The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) proudly announces that Niki Rinaldi El-Abd, Senior Managing Consultant and head of CTE’s Berkeley, California office has been appointed to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Board of Directors for a three-year term beginning in 2025.

Communities across Kauaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi are one step closer to cleaner, quieter transit options with the delivery of four battery-electric buses (BEBs) to each island. This project, supported by the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and local counties, lays the groundwork for reducing air pollution and improving public health through modern zero-emission vehicles.

With the Low or No Emission Grant Program (Low-No) application window closing in mid-July, CTE’s Policy team is reflecting on key changes in this year’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and anticipated programmatic shifts under the Trump Administration.

At CTE, we’ve always believed that advancing clean transportation is about more than just reducing emissions—it’s about creating healthier communities, good jobs, and a more resilient future. Our 2024 Impact Report reflects that belief, and we’re proud to share some of the stories, numbers, and milestones that defined our work over the past year.

CTE is proud to support the City of Lawrence, Kansas, in its continued transition to a cleaner, more efficient transit system. CTE is leading technical assistance and project management for the city’s latest advanced technology vehicle deployment under the Federal Transit Administration’s Low or No Emission Vehicle Program (Low-No).

On May 15–16, Mountain Line in Missoula, MT welcomed 21 transit agencies from across the country to its hometown for the Innovations in Zero Emission Transit roundtable—an intimate, highly interactive event organized and executed by the Zero Emission Bus Resource Alliance (ZEBRA).

As transit agencies across the country commit to rolling out zero-emission fleets, the need for clear, actionable insights into fleet performance has never been greater. That's where CTE’s Key Performance Indicator (KPI) dashboard platform comes in. By combining automated API feeds with the flexibility to incorporate custom, tailored data inputs, we give agency staff, city officials, and community stakeholders a single pane of glass to track progress, spot trends, and make smarter decisions—every day.