Albany Transit Supportive Development

In the fall of 2007, Albany was selected to be one of the New York State Metropolitan Planning Organizations’ four Transit Supportive Development case studies. The four case studies, each from a different corner of New York State, present a range of challenges and opportunities related to future development around new and existing transit service.

The primary transit mode in this case study was bus and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and the study had two main goals: to incorporate a transit center into the proposed convention center in downtown Albany, and to examine State Street in the downtown area as a BRT corridor.

It was these goals that led the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA), together with the Capital District Transportation Committee (CDTC), to approach RPA and the New York State Metropolitan Planning Organization (NYSMPO) with the request to be chosen as a case study.

After discussions with major stakeholders and consultants, a series of design proposals, both for the convention and transit center design and for the State Street BRT corridor, were developed.