Kudos to Albany Transit Authority
As an Albany, NY resident, I was really happy to spy the news that the CDTA (Capital District Transit Authority) is planning to convert all city buses to bio-diesel, and while browsing their website, came across this page which details all of the energy-saving stuff happening over at CDTA.
CDTA estimates that the switch to bio-diesel will save "about 125,000 gallons of diesel fuel next year [2008]." Nice to know that energy conservation is top of mind for the local transit authority.
Other neat initiatives at the CDTA include:
- New hybrid (electric) buses, similar to hybrids used down in New York city
- Clean diesel fuel (evidently a precursor to the bio-diesel switch)
- Solar powered bus stops
Progressive public transit ... way to lead by example CDTA!
