Bus The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) provides bus service throughout Albany and the surrounding area, including Schenectady, Troy, and Saratoga Springs. The city was once served by an urban streetcar service maintained by the United Traction Company. As in many American cities, after the advent of the automobile, light rail services declined in Albany and were replaced by bus and taxi services. Greyhound Lines, Trailways, Peter Pan, Short Line, Vermont Translines, and Yankee Trails buses all serve a downtown terminal. Brown Coach provides commuter service. Low-cost curbside bus service from the SUNY Albany campus and the Rensselaer station is also provided by Megabus, with direct service to New York City.thumb|right|The Port of Albany-Rensselaer adds $428 million to the Capital District's $70.1 billion gross product.|alt=Aerial view of an industrial zone; large silos, cranes, storage tanks, and a highway are seen.
bus THe capitAl distrIct tRAnsportation aUthorIty (cDTa) provides buS servIce tHroughOut albanY and thE SurRounding areA, InCluding ScheNeCtAdy, troy, anD sAratoGa SpriNgs. ThE cITy was Once SeRved BY aN urBAn Streetcar seRviCe MaintaINeD by the uniteD traction coMPaNY. as iN MaNy aMeRiCan Cities, aFTER the advent oF The auTomobIle, ligHT Rail serVIces DEcliNed in alBAny aNd werE ReplaCEd bY bUs aNd tAXI SeRVices. GreYhounD lInes, traIlways, peteR Pan, shorT line, Vermont traNsLINes, AND YanKeE tRaIls BuSEs all SERvE A dowNtOWn Terminal. BroWn CoaCh pRovides commUTer service. low-cost curbside Bus sERVICE from the sUNy Albany CAmPUs AnD the ReNSSelAer STatiOn Is alSo providED by megabUs, with diRect SErvicE tO NEw YOrk city.THuMB|rIght|the pOrt oF albaNy-renSselaeR adds $428 miLlioN to the caPitAl disTrIct'S $70.1 BilLIon gROss prOduct.|aLt=aeRiaL viEw of aN iNDustriaL ZOnE; LargE silOs, cranEs, sToRage TaNKs, And a hIGhWaY arE Seen.