ALBANY, N.Y. - The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) Board of Directors announced the rollout of a Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) pilot program for its fleet of fixed route buses. RTPI takes the guesswork out of waiting and puts the power of riding in the customer’s hands by using Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) software to determine bus location and speed.

CDTA Announces Election Day Bus Service

(Albany, NY)  –The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) announced that on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4, 2014, buses will operate on a regular weekday schedule including the NX Northway Xpress Commuter service.

Anyone needing more information on reroutes or other CDTA services should contact CDTA's Information Center at 482-8822 . Information operators are on duty 6am-7pm weekdays, 8am - 6pm Saturday and 8am - 5pm Sunday's and holidays.

ALBANY, NY (October 27, 2014) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) announced today that it was awarded $1.6 million dollars in federal funding that will be used to improve infrastructure along the proposed River Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line. The River Corridor will stretch 15 miles along major segments of NYS Route 32 and Route 4 through the communities along the Hudson River from downtown Albany to Waterford.

ALBANY, N.Y. (October 8, 2014) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) is partnering with the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District to offer complimentary shuttle service to the Downtown Albany FreshConnect Farmers Market beginning Thursday, October 9^th from select locations.

Albany, NY (October 3, 2014) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) announced that on Columbus Day, Monday, October 13, 2014, buses will operate on a regular weekday schedule including the NX Northway Xpress Commuter service.

ALBANY, N.Y. (September 30, 2014) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) will hold its annual STAR town meeting on October 23, 2014. The meeting offers STAR customers the opportunity to provide feedback to CDTA employees and its transit partners.

ALBANY, N.Y. (September 25, 2014) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) today announced the winner of its “CDTA and Me” customer story contest. Andrew Soper, who rides CDTA’s Northway Xpress service daily to work, topped the public voting with his story of childbirth, an unexpected incident and how CDTA helped save the day!

ALBANY, N.Y. (September 24, 2014) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) Board of Directors today approved the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the River Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line to be submitted to the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) for entrance into the “Small Starts” funding program.

ALBANY, N.Y. (September 22, 2014) The Capital District Transportation Company (CDTA) is proud to announce that Schenectady Bus Operator Robert Rzeszuto placed first in the 2014 New York State Bus Roadeo Competition held on Saturday at Crossgates Mall.

ALBANY, N.Y. (September 9, 2014) – Senator Charles E. Schumer announced today the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) will receive $15 million dollars in funding from the Department of Transportation’s TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Grant Program. The funding is the first ever TIGER Award for the Capital Region and will be used to create a new state-of-the-art radio communications system to support CDTA’s growing ridership and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Network.