HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200270 Tait Lane Reserve Multi Family CDTA Letter 8-5-20 � �-
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August 5, 2020
(51 S) 437-8300
Susan Barden Fax: (51 S) 437-8318
Principal Planner
City of Saratoga Springs
474 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
StIBJECT: Taif Lane Reserve
Dear Ms. Barden,
CDTA planning staff has reviewed the site plans for the Tait Lane Reserve
affordable housing project on Allen Drive, and has discussed the project in detail
with the developer's engineers at The LA Group.
We are submitting this letter to express our general support for the project, and to
state that CDTA and the developer are committed to working together to provide
transit service to and from the Tait Lane Reserve development.
Recent changes to our route system due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic Georgeanna M. Nugent
have made it difficult to predict what specific types and levels of service will be Chairwoman
viable in the coming years. Service to this development may take the form of any Saratoga County
of CDTA's current or future mobility products, including (but not necessarily
limited to) our vanpooling partnership with Commute with Enterprise, our Flex Mfchael J. Criscione
on-demand service, and a traditional fixed bus route. Vice Chairman
A{bany County
We also believe that CDTA's Universal Access program would be a good fit for ,layme B. Lahut
this development. This program allows businesses and property owners to provide Treasurer
free access for their employees and/or tenants to any route in CDTA's wide- Schenectady County
ranging network Universal Access improves employee and tenant attraction and
retention, while also allowing the developer to save money that would otherwise Mark Schaeffer
be spent on building and maintaining parking facilities. Secretary
Albany County
CDTA will continue to coordinate with The LA Group to determine and develop David M. Stackrow
the best service or combination of services for the area as this project moves Rensselaer Gounty
forward, as well as the potential for a Universal Access partnership.
Denise A. Figueroa
Thank you for including us in the review process for this proposaL If you have any Albany Go�nty
questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at michaelwn,cdta.or�or(518)437- ,laclyn Falotica
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Schenectady Caunty
Sincerely, Corey L.Sixby
Labor Representative
Carm Basile
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Williams
Senior Planner, CDTA
CC: Ross Farrell, CDTA
Douglas Heller, The LA Group
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