Operational Summary

All information listed below is based on statistics compiled April 1, 2023-March 31, 2024

REACH  
Counties Served

Albany, Montgomery, Rensselaer, 

Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren

Size of service area (sq. miles) 3,586
Service area population 988,276
People Living within 1/4 mile of bus service 500,067
Percent of population living within 1/4 miles of bus service 50.6
FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
Consolidated Operating Budget
(2023-2024)
$126 million
Customer Revenue (annually) $19.5 million
OPERATING AND SERVICE DETAILS  
CDTA Employees 750
Total Number of Vehicles 426
Fixed Route Vehicles 292
Articulated Buses 47
Electric Buses 8
Hybrid Electric Buses 75 (included in FR total)
Paratransit Vehicles (STAR) 32
FLEX On Demand Vehicles 21
Trolleys 13
NX Commuter Coaches 13
Number of Bus Routes 63 (including seasonal)
Annual Vehicle Miles 10 million
Annual Vehicle Hours 800,000
Annual Fuel Consumption 2.2 million gallons
Annual Vehicle Miles/Gallon 3.5
Annual Vehicle Miles/Gallon (Hybrids) 5.0
Bus Stops 2,640
Passenger Shelters 331
Park and Ride Lots 29
Available Parking Spaces 1,655
RIDERSHIP STATISTICS
(FY2023-2024)
 
Total Ridership 16,499,041
Fixed Route Ridership 15,946,543
NX Ridership 73,705
STAR Ridership 352,919
ADA-certified customers 10,190
Average Weekday Boardings 47,354
Bikes on Buses 43,817
INFORMATION SOURCES   
Customer Service Center 482-8822
STAR Reservation Center 482-2022
Access Reservation Center 437-5161
Total Calls Answered Annually 458,000
Web site Visits Annually 1.9 million

Last Updated: 08/22/2024