CDTA

I went to see about getting a job with the CDTA as a driver. They were very kind and helpful..

This company runs its business like A boss. I don't know if they train the drivers on this but most of them will strike up a friendly conversation with you, and they're the reason why most tourists to the capital district will come back because they see good people working for property systems all in unification

And another thing is how the buses show appreciation for holidays. It's nice to see the drivers wave each other.

And a nice thing about the buses is most of them have a bike rack and the fares are very cheap, and they're constantly opening up new lines

I take this bus to work everyday, or to the mall or Wal-Mart or other events. On May 23, 2020, It was my very first time riding on one of the new CDTA articulated buses which was the route #905 that went from Downtown Schenectady to Colonie. We went to the Walmart at Crossgates Commons that day. I went with three of my friends that day. This type of bus is longer then a regular CDTA bus. Here is a photo below shows, and videos of what the inside of that new articulated bus is like. The inside of this new CDTA articulated bus, especially the back part of it reminds me of the inside of the International Space Station, or the inside of a futuristic starship, or a inside of a starship from the scene of movies Star Wars or Star Trek where the part of the bus that looks like the accordian from the outside is located. Here Walter Clark mentions it in the video while he was riding that new CDTA articulated bus on that Saturday on the way to Colonie with his three friends. This year 2020, CDTA turns 50 years old. It was established back in 1970.

I had lost my wallet on one of the buses and the staff at the lost and found were so nice when I came to pick it up. Everything was super quick and painless. Aside from the lost and found, CDTA is awesome!

First off, you will find people creating a "Disturbance" on any public transit system anywhere in the world if you get on the wrong bus on the wrong time. And I have personally witnessed a bus driver stop the bus, call the police, and have the passenger ejected from the bus for screaming and swearing.

CDTA is a great transit network, while it has a smaller number of routes than others, they seem to have engineered the routes to go everywhere you might want to go. They have decent service around Schenectady, Troy, Albany, and even some buses that go to Saratoga.

The buses don't tend to be trashed, and the bus drivers tend to be friendly most of the time.

The schedules are 50/50 in that the buses can be up to 30 minutes late sometimes. The schedules seem to have been created at night, in a car, with no traffic.

The cost is reasonable, and you are most likely to not find a better method of public transit in the entire capitol region.