Capital District Transportation Authority (Cdta) Is Applying for $60888093 in Ffy 2019 Section 5309 Capital…

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Application Purpose: The Capital District Transportation Authority (Cdta) Is Applying for $60888093 in Ffy 2019 Section 5309 Capital Investment Grant (Cig) Small Starts Funding Available for Award Under Discretionary ID #D2019-SMST-003. Funds Requested in This Grant Will Be Used to Complete the Albany Washington-Western Bus Rapid Transit (Brt) Busplus Purple Line Project (Hereafter Project).; Activities Performed: The Project Is an 8.5-MILE BRT Line from the Downtown Albany Bus Terminal Through the Harriman State Office Campus the State University of New York at Albany (Ualbany) to Crossgates Mall. The Project Includes Construction of a One-Mile Semi-Exclusive Busway Across the University Campus 16 Limited Stops Purchase of 16 Uniquely Branded Buses (Plus One Maintenance Vehicle) and Expansion of the Existing Albany Bus Maintenance Garage to Accommodate the Additional Fleet. The Project Is Intended to Feature Transit Signal Priority Queue Bypass Lanes Real-Time Bus Arrival Information and Branding. The Project Is the Third Branded BRT to Be Implemented in Cdtas Service Area.; Expected Outcomes: Service Is Planned to Operate Seven Days a Week with Buses Every Seven to 10 Minutes During Weekday Daytime Hours and Buses Every 15 to 30 Minutes During Weekday Evenings and Weekends. Daily Hours of Operation Are to Be from 4:00 Am to 2:00 Am on Weekdays from 5:00 Am to 2:30 Am on Saturdays and from 6:00 Am to 1:30 Am on Sundays. The Revenue Service Date Is 12/01/2023.; Intended Beneficiaries: Cdtas Second-Busiest Transit Services Operate in This Corridor Where Approximately 30 Percent of the Population Does Not Own an Automobile. The Project Is Intended to Provide Direct Frequent East-West Transit Service More Quickly and More Reliably in the Corridor. Cdta Expects to Attract New Transit Riders and to Encourage Transit and Pedestrian-Oriented Revitalization in This Corridor That Serves Major Institutions Offices Colleges and Universities as Well as Retail and Urban Residential Areas. The Project to Be Branded as the Busplus Purple Line BRT Is Planned to Connect with the Existing Busplus Red Line BRT to Schenectady and the Recently Constructed Busplus Blue Line BRT to Troy and Waterford Thus Providing Improved Transit Access Throughout the Capital District.; Subrecipient Activities: None.