Business View Magazine | April 2020

174 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE APRIL 2020 trolleys meet the end of their useful life. We are also hopeful, though very early in the research process, to partner with Walla Walla Community College on a solar powered battery bank to support an induction charging pad for future battery/electric buses. “We are also in the process of a regional coordination effort for trip planning and real- time information on bus locations. It’s a project we call iTransit Northwest. It connects Southeast Washington transit providers and Northeast Oregon transit providers on a single map, so that you can plan trips from as far as Grant County, Oregon up to the Tri-Cities, here in Washington. This project began as a way to visually connect all of the service providers meeting at the Valley Transit Transfer Center for passengers. At this time, Grape Line, a Washington Department of Transportation sponsored program; People Mover from Grant County, Oregon; Kayak from Mission, Oregon; Milton Freewater Public Transit; and Columbia County Public Transit all connect