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The two-year pilot is expected to begin bythe fall. The program is a partnershiop of the Capital District Transportation the Capital DistrictTransportation Committee, the Downtown Albany Business Improvement the state Department of Transportation and the . is currentlg recruiting businesses that migh have employees coming from the same region who would be interested in participatintg inthe program. “The main thing is you have to have at leasr a minimum number of people to usethe van,” Janacko said.
The way the programj would work is one of the participants woul d also act as the The van would be assigned to a stay atthat person’s place of employment durint the day and remain at the driver’s home in the The company providing the wheels is Inc. out of Bordentown, N.J. VPSI had $62 milliomn in revenue in 2008. VPSI was formed in 1977 and startedfor employees. Today, the companhy has 5,000 vans in operation in more than 45 stateswand 50,000 passengers. VPSI reported “Ayt this point, as soon as possible we hope to begim rollingvans out,” said Jesse Kafka, VPSI’ws business development executive.
The company expects to have 20 vans in operationn withintwo years. “We expect to add one van or so each montbh through the life of the he said. For more information, call Mila Vega a CDTA plannedrat 437-6865.