Rensselaer Technology Park
On Tuesday, August 10, VPSI’s Jesse Kafka gave a presentation on vanpooling to interested commuters working at the Rensselaer Technology Park (RTP) in North Greenbush, NY. Home to more than 2,400 employees working at the site’s tenant employers, RTP is a project of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is located just across the Hudson River from New York’s capital, Albany.
As a site focused on developing new technologies, RTP was chosen to host the event, including the promotion of a free trial week of vanpooling to any interested group willing to try the program. Please see the following links for media coverage of the event:
Times Union, “Cooperative Commuting”
News 10, “Vanpooling offers capital region commuters another option”
YNN: Your News Now, “Vanpool available for working commuters”
VPSI’s Capital District Vanpool Pilot Program is funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and is run in conjunction with local partners CDTA, CDTC, and the Downtown Albany BID. Since starting the first regional vanpool in the summer of 2009, the program has grown to ten vanpools in operation, with a goal to grow the program to 20 operating groups by the Spring of 2011.
If you are a New York Capital Region commuter and would like more details on how this program can benefit you and your organization, please reach out to Jesse Kafka at 610-937-2135 or e-mail: jesse [dot] kafka [at] vpsiinc [dot] com.
Tags: Capital District Vanpool Pilot Program, New York State Department of Transportation, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Renssalaer Technology Park
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