July 30, 2015
Increased Ridership and Demand For Service Lead To Gains
ALBANY, N.Y. (July 29, 2015) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) Board of Directors today released the Annual Route Performance Report at its monthly meeting. The report focuses on ridership and productivity and describes major service changes and service recommendations for the upcoming year.
The report shows that CDTA routes continue to perform above productivity standards driven by the company’s Transit Development Plan and industry standards. The largest increases came via trunk routes, which includes the top four routes in the system that carry more than 1 million riders annually. System wide, nearly all of CDTA’s routes clocked in with more than 15 riders per hour for an overall ridership increase of 2.4%.
The top performing routes system-wide:
Route #905 Bus Plus (Red Line) Albany-Schenectady 1.8 million
Route #12 Washington Avenue 1.6 million
Route # 1 Central Avenue/Wolf Road 1.3 million
Route #22 Albany-Troy-Watervliet 1.1 million
Looking ahead, CDTA will focus on enhancing routes at capacity by reallocating service to areas with most demand, while the lowest performing routes would be reduced where necessary. CDTA is working to improve accuracy of its real time passenger information by addressing on-time performance metrics.
The report also addresses future service and infrastructure needs focusing on the expansion of BusPlus, adding downtown circulators in core cities, exploring opportunities to build Transit Centers and the addition of articulated buses to the fleet beginning later this year.
You can view the full report and past reports at http://www.cdta.org/annual-route-performance-report/18
The CDTA Board of Directors meets on the last Wednesday of every month at the CDTA Headquarters. Board meetings are open to the public and streamed live at www.cdta.org