(ALBANY) - The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) announced that on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2014, CDTA buses will operate on a Sunday/Holiday schedule. Only bus routes that normally operate on Sundays will be in service. Regular weekday service will resume on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.

ALBANY, N.Y. The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) and the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission (APBPC) have teamed up to offer access to the Preserve’s Discovery Center on specific Saturday trips. Cstomers will be able to use Route #155 (Suburban Circulator) to access the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center (195 New Karner Road) between 10:30am and 1:30pm.

ALBANY, N.Y. (August 21, 2014) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) has announced reroutes for buses traveling around State Street in Albany due to implosion of a building that will take place Saturday August 23, 2014. These areas will be closed to all traffic starting at 9:30am until approximately 1:00pm. CDTA buses will begin reroutes at 915am and are expected to last until the streets are reopened. The following reroutes will be in effect:

Route #’s 1, 13, 18, 182 & 905

ALBANY, N.Y. (August 4, 2014) – The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) has announced the following service changes will go into effect on Sunday, August 24, 2014. Highlights include improved service on a key trunk route (#22) and enhanced frequency on high performing neighborhood routes with a new afternoon express trip to Rotterdam Square Mall. Some of the changes will make schedules more reliable, while areas with low ridership will see reductions.

Enhancements

ALBANY, N.Y. (July 30, 2014) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) Board of Directors today released the Annual Route Performance Report at its monthly meeting held at the Rensselaer Rail Station. The report focuses on ridership and productivity, offers a description of major service changes and service recommendations for the upcoming year.

CDTA SUMMER FUN PASSES ON SALE NOW

Discounted Passes Available at Area Mr. Subb Locations

SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER HIS PUSH, CDTA HAS BEEN ACCEPTED INTO FED. “SMALL STARTS” PROGRAM; OPENS CDTA UP TO SIGNIFICANT FED. FUNDING TO EXPAND BUS RAPID TRANSIT LINE – NEW BRT LINE WOULD BOOST LOCAL ECONOMY, MAKE TRANSPORTATION MORE CONVENIENT & ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FOR CAPITAL REGION RESIDENTS

Schumer: Acceptance Into “Small Starts” Program A Great Start For Future BRT Line
 

(ALBANY) - The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) announced that on Friday, July 4, 2014, in observance of Independence Day, CDTA service will operate on a Sunday/Holiday schedule. Only bus routes that operate on Sundays and Holidays will be in service. Regular service will resume on Saturday, July 5, 2014. NX Northway commuter service will not operate its regularly scheduled service on Friday, July 4, 2014. NX Northway commuter will resume regular service on Monday, July 7, 2014.

ALBANY, N.Y. (June 26, 2014) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) Board of Directors approved proposed smart card and mobile ticket offerings along with an outreach schedule for its New Fare Collection System (NFCS) at its monthly meeting in Rensselaer.

The proposal includes no changes to the cash/base fare to ride fixed route buses or on BusPlus. There will be no changes to the cash/base fare to use STAR or NX service. The changes deal almost exclusively with prepayment programs.