The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) and Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority have broken ground on the capital region’s first mobility center. The mobility center comes one year after United States Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), CDTA and community partners from the city of Schenectady announced plans for the Gateway Mobility Center. Sen. Schumer secured federal funding to make the project happen.
The Gateway Mobility Center will be located adjacent to Gateway Plaza Park and will further the city’s redevelopment and beautification goals. The mobility center will complement the development of the lower State Street area, which has seen new apartments, restaurants and other commercial development. Access to 10 transit routes, including CDTA’s Bus Plus Red Line BRT and CDTA’s other mobility services, including DRIVE and CDPHP Cycle!, will make the area more attractive and reachable to the community.
Other improvements include the installation of new sidewalks with snow and ice melting systems, upgraded traffic signals, a bus-only turn off and a new enclosed waiting area. The project also includes improvements to Gateway Plaza Park, with new lighting, seating and landscaping. Adjacent parking spaces and electric vehicle charging stations will also be added.
