If you’re a regular rider on Albany’s city bus system, this may be of interest: The system went fareless in 2020 because of the Covid pandemic, and now riding the buses will remain that way — free.
What can you say about slabs of concrete that now widen Albany sidewalks here and there? Well, let’s start by answering what a reader asked.
Sitting through an Albany City Council meeting has its reward — when it’s over and you walk out and are greeted by the festive lights on the City Hall plaza on a December night.
A reader was browsing the local paper on Jan. 3 and came across something that he thought might make a story on this blog on a “cold, windy and rainy day” when nothing else was at hand.
Albany’s city bus system is poised to double in the number of buses and routes. But the hours of operations will remain the same, 6:30 a.m. to about 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. No buses on Saturday or Sunday.
Albany wants to expand its public transit system to serve more people. And for that, it wants to buy more buses, a plan the city council approved on Wednesday night.
Expanded Albany bus routes start Monday
Albany is about to launch the long-awaited expansion of the city’s bus routes and schedule.
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