April 26, 2011
(Albany, NY) – The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) announced that it will provide a special free shuttle service for the 2011 Albany Tulip Festival event held in Washington Park, to help ease parking and traffic congestion for attendees. The shuttle service will operate on Saturday, May 7th and Sunday, May 8thfrom 12- 6:30pm, and will travel to Washington Park from two Park and Ride lot locations: Elk and Hawk Streets and the OGS parking garage on Madison Avenue and Eagle Street.
CDTA will also offer free STAR paratransit shuttle service for disabled people who are unable to use the regular shuttle bus. The STAR shuttle service will travel to and from the Thurlow Terrace Parking lot on Western Avenue and the Washington Park Lakehouse.
Special hybrid diesel electric buses will be used for the regular shuttle service. Hybrid buses emit up to 90 percent fewer emissions than regular diesel buses. A CDTA booth staffed by CDTA Travel Trainers will be stationed at the event offering service and program information and promotional freebies.
Tulip Festival attendees may also access the event using BusPlus, CDTA’s new limited stop service on Route 5. To get to Washington Park, attendees will take BusPlus to the Lark Street BusPlus stop and walk a couple of blocks to the Park.
For more information regarding Tulip Festival shuttle service or other CDTA Service Information, contact CDTA’s Customer Information Center at 482-8822. Information operators are on duty 6am-7pm weekdays and 8:00am-6pm weekends and holidays.
For more information regarding Tulip Festival events visit www.albanyevents.org.
