Q: Why are there no bus shelters to protect people from cold winds and rain at the heavily used bus stops on Troy-Schenectady Road (Route 2) and Old Loudon Road in Latham? Also, why is there no bus shelter on the northbound side of New Loudon Road (U.S. Route 9) at Route 155 while there is one on the southbound side?
A: The Capital District Transportation Authority has a roughly 35 boardings per day threshold before it considers installing a bus shelter, according to Jonathan Scherzer, CDTA’s director of marketing.
They have added shelters at Latham Farms, the Holiday Inn Express, Route 2 and Herbet Drive, the Shoppes of Latham and a few other locations over the past few years, he said. At other locations along Route 2, boardings still average fewer than 10 passengers per day despite the development changes in the area.
Similarly, at the stop on the northbound side of U.S. Route 9 at Route 155, there are not currently enough boardings to require the installation of a shelter, Scherzer said.
The southbound-side shelter was developed in tandem with the building of the plaza on that side. CDTA worked with the builder and town to ensure that retail workers and plaza visitors had access to the appropriate infrastructure.
Other factors like the physical layout of the sidewalks and public right of way also affect the viability of a bus shelter.
“We constantly review this program and work cooperatively with businesses, organizations and municipalities on needs that may have changed over time,” Scherzer said.
Q: Someone needs to check the traffic light at the intersection of Sand Creek Road and Osborne Road. I have been heading north on Osborne Road from Central Avenue between 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., and then when I get to the intersection to turn left onto Sand Creek Road, the light turns green for only 10 seconds. (I have sat and counted the time period.) When there are six cars sitting on Osborne to turn left, only two cars get through, especially when one car hesitates, before the light changes. So I have had to sit through two light changes just to turn.
I am not sure what agency handles this traffic light. So can someone check this light out?
—Don Mahar, Albany
A: A technician for the town of Colonie checked that light out and has fixed the internal timer, said Lt. Robert Donnelly of the Colonie Police Department, traffic safety division.
The green is supposed to be 12 seconds long and had reverted to five, Donnelly said. The technician is not sure what went wrong with the internal timer, but the green should now allow more than two cars to get through the light.
Although this wasn’t the case with the particular traffic light, Donnelly said that some lights do have a reduced cycle during certain parts of the day when traffic is heavier on the cross street.
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