Starting next Sunday, the Capital District Transportation Authority will begin using revised schedules and routes. According to CDTA’s marketing director, Carm Basile, only about five percent of routes will be affected in some way.
Unlike some of CDTA’s changes in the past, they are not planning on cancelling any routes entirely. Even so, some riders petitioned Congressmen Michael McNulty in an attempt to have their voices heard by the transportation organization.
While some changes have been made since the initial route adjustments were planned, CDTA has said that it cannot meet every request and that while it sees these changes as minor, that judgment definitely depends on each rider’s trip.
Just last week, CDTA approved a $153,000 project that would enable four bus stop locations to be equipped with electronic signs that would convey arrival and departure time of busses with up to date information based on any delays that the busses run into.
Most of the funding for the pilot project is coming from grants and the direct cost to the Authority is only $15,300. The technology to convey the up to date route information will work along with global positioning systems and communication equipment installed on the busses.
If the pilot project of the four message boards turns out well, the CDTA is considering purchasing 20 more of them. The locations where the messages boards will be used are as of yet undecided.
