July 15, 2013
Winner ‘Dumped’ Car & Became Full Time CDTA Bus Rider
(Albany, NY) - The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) announced that Erin Sheehan has been named the winner of CDTA’s 2013 Dump the Pump Savings social media contest to highlight The American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) national Dump the Pump Day. Contestants were asked to share their Dump the Pump story by telling how much they saved by becoming a CDTA bus rider and what they did with their savings.
Ms. Sheehan sold her car in March 2011 and now shares a single car with her husband. She saves close to $500 a month by not having automobile expenses and has the benefit of Universal Access across the CDTA route network as an employee of the State University of New York at Albany. Additional riding perks listed by Ms. Sheehan included engaging with friendly fellow riders and drivers. Riding the bus provides her with extra savings that she puts into a retirement fund, helps pay for nicer vacations, and indulgences like spa treatments.
Visit www.cdta.org and CDTA’s facebook page for Ms. Sheehan’s complete testimonial. As the 2013 Dump the Pump winner, Ms. Sheehan will receive three 31 day Rolling Swiper passes, tickets to to WGNA’s CountryFest and tickets to an upcoming Tri-City ValleyCats game.
APTA hoststheir annual Dump the Pump Day campaign every June to encourage people to ride public transit and save money. Riding CDTA is an economical way to save, and according to APTA’s most recent Transit Savings Report, households can save, on the average, nearly $9,800 a year when they “dump the pump”. People can calculate their own savings, by logging onto www.cdta.org and using the transit savings calculator.
Anyone needing more information on CDTA services can visit www.cdta.org or contact CDTA’s Customer Information Center at 482-8822. Information operators are on duty 6am-7pm weekdays and 8am-6pm Saturdays, and 8-5pm on Sundays and holidays. To stay connected with CDTA’s latest initiatives, visit facebook.com/CDTAiride or follow us on twitter (@CDTA).
