[Albany] CDTA offers a special deal for Earth Day (Comments: 0)

Here in Albany, our local transportation authority is running a cool promotion for Earth Day today:

CDTA offers a special deal for Earth Day
Passes that contain seeds get holder a free ride, chance to grow something

By CATHY WOODRUFF, Staff writer
First published: Tuesday, April 22, 2008

ALBANY — Ride a bus. Plant some seeds. Keep your money.

That’s the Earth Day celebration plan set to unfold today on Capital District Transportation Authority routes around the region.

CDTA and other participants, including downtown business associations and Capital District Community Gardens, have distributed close to 5,000 free day passes to encourage people to take the bus instead of driving.

The biodegradable passes, made of recycled paper, are infused with wildflower seeds. Riders may keep the passes and plant them at their own homes or turn them in for use in beautification programs sponsored by the business associations and Capital District Community Gardens.

The CDTA made the passes available at its offices, and more were distributed by the business groups and the Community Gardens Veggie Mobile, which sells fresh produce to residents of low-income neighborhoods.

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