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MISSION
The mission of the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority is to be responsive to the transportation needs of the Central New York community by providing services which are safe, convenient, reliable, and environmentally responsible with a goal of maximizing the taxpayers’ return on investment.


PROFILE
The Central New York Regional Transportation Authority was created in 1970. The purposes of the Authority are set forth as follows: “…the continuance, further development and improvement of transportation and other services related thereto within the transportation district… It is hereby found and declared that such purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of the State of New York and the Authority shall be regarded as providing an essential governmental function in carrying out its purposes…” 
Onondaga County was the “original” member of the CNYRTA, with other counties joining in the ensuing years.  The transit operating company in Onondaga County, CNY Centro or “Centro”, commenced mass transit services to the public in 1972, taking over for the bankrupt Syracuse Transit Corporation.
Operating subsidiary companies created to carry out the functions of the Authority now include:

• CNY Centro, Inc. (1972)
• Centro of Cayuga, Inc.  (1973)
• Centro of Oswego, Inc.  (1973)
• Centro of Oneida, Inc.  (2005)
• Centro Call-A-Bus, Inc. (1991 as a separate corporation, but service began in the mid-1970s as part of CNY Centro operations in Onondaga County)
• Centro Parking, Inc.  (1978)
• Intermodal Transportation Center, Inc. (1995; commenced operation of the Regional Transportation Center in 1998)

The current membership of the CNYRTA consists of the counties of Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga and Oswego. Three other counties - Cortland, Jefferson, and Madison - may join the Authority by votes of their respective county legislatures.
Approximately 20-25% of the Authority's operating costs are supported by revenues received from passengers and other operational activities.  Federal, State and local operating assistance, and mortgage recording tax revenues (if sufficient) make up the difference.

Service Profile
Service Area: Onondaga, Cayuga, Oneida, Oswego Counties
Fleet Size: 262
Employees: 675 (includes part-time)
Annual Miles: 7,750,000
Annual Passengers: 15.3 million
Daily Passengers: Approximately 42,000/day 

 
Service Features

• Daily service connecting residential areas with the region’s most significant employment districts, shopping locations, educational and medical facilities, and entertainment venues, within the cities of Auburn, Oswego, Fulton, Syracuse, Utica and Rome
• Inter-city service connecting Syracuse and Onondaga County with the cities of Auburn, Oswego and Fulton and various communities in between
• An accessible fleet of buses for persons with disabilities
• Shopper services to area groceries for elderly and people with disabilities
• Paratransit Services for elderly, people with disabilities and rural residents, who meet ADA requirements
• Bicycle racks on nearly all of its buses
• Transportation for qualified seniors through its “Senior Transportation Program”