Albany County Scraps $1.5 Million South End Bus Terminal Plan After Community Backlash
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Updated · WRGB · Jun 22
Albany County Scraps $1.5 Million South End Bus Terminal Plan After Community Backlash
3 articles · Updated · WRGB · Jun 22
Summary
Dan McCoy withdrew Albany County’s plan to build a bus terminal at the former South End McDonald’s site after residents and local officials objected to the project.
McCoy said bus companies had pushed for the location over 2 years because about 90% of their ridership comes from that area, calling it a state-CDTA-private carrier partnership.
Opponents, including Legislator Dannielle Hille, cited pollution, traffic and a lack of community input; resistance peaked June 8 when Legislature Chair Joanne Cunningham tabled a vote on $1.5 million for the project.
County leaders now plan to bulldoze the building, use the property as MVP Arena parking and put it up for sale.
Residents and county officials are instead floating alternatives such as urgent care, a pharmacy, a grocery store, green space or a welcome center for the site.