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Capital District Coalition for Accessible Transportation (518) 273-1110 (A Grassroots Disability Coalition located in Albany, New York's Capital Region)
Members of: The Council for Community Service of NYS, (CCSNYS) The National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates, (NAPTA) Americans for Transportation Mobility, (ATM)
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Transportation News
We've had request for some news articles on transportation across the region. We're now featuring news articles from NYS about transportation issues. Should a link not work, please report it to webmaster@mobilityfreedom.org. It's going to take some time to get more articles on this page but as we find them, we'll list them.
CDTA
board selects member Cappiello as next chairman -
3/28/05 Times Union article about the selection of a new CDTA chairman.
Riders' complaints spur CDTA Review - 3/2/05 Times Union article about the upcoming FTA STAR Compliance Review. Why Can't Taxis be Accessible to Disabled? - Editorial sent in to Times Union by Maxcine Johnson Quest for Taxi tougher than Tiara - Times Union front page article 2-2005. Read about the lack of wheelchair accessible taxis in the Capital Region. 2-05 Times Union Lawmakers
reject liquor store hour limits - An article with many different items in it - Cops spot flames under Van - An alert police officer helped avert a potential disaster Monday afternoon when he noticed flames licking out from underneath a state van full of developmentally disabled people, police said. 2-15-05 - Times Union Measure calls for cameras on buses - We told CDTA executive staff they should have cameras on buses 2 years ago! Read the news on this now that a CDTA driver was assaulted. 2/05 - Times Union CDTA to lease Rail Offices - STAR needs more room to expand. Read article to find out how this is being accomplished. 2/05 - Times Union Inmates Shovel Out Bus Stops - In Monroe County, jail inmates perform odd jobs such as shoveling out bus stops. We've asked CDTA why inmates in Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady can't do this as well. Cab plan calls for fleet of Upgrades - Real Accessible taxis at the airport? Only one unless we can convince them we need more! -Times Union
Last Updated: 06/25/2007
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We are working on an update to this page still.