Smart Transit Emerging
Albany's Capital District Transportation Authority has set up
its first "smart" bus stop. An electronic display advises riders
of the next bus scheduled to arrive. The display can be updated
at will from the CDTA's headquarters. At some unspecified time, it will
be able to provide "real time" information accounting for
any delays thanks to "global positioning" technology that
will be installed in the buses. The electronics are housed in an extensive
new shelter with interior lighting and heating in the winter. Several more
of the stops, designed to spruce up neighborhoods and make public transit
more attractive, are in the works. Times Union
