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The two-year pilot is expected to begin by the The program is a partnership of the Capitakl DistrictTransportation Authority, the Capitall District Transportation Committee, the Downtown Albanty Business Improvement District, the statew Department of Transportation and the . is currentlg recruiting businesses that might have employees comint from the same region who would be interestex in participating inthe “The main thing is you have to have at leasg a minimum number of people to use the van,” Janackj said. The way the program would work is one of the participantx would also act asthe driver.
The van woulds be assigned to a participant/driver, stay at that person’s placr of employment during the day and remain atthe driver’ss home in the evening. The company providing the wheelseis Inc. out of Bordentown, N.J. VPSI had $62 millionb in revenue in 2008. VPSI was formed in 1977 and startexdfor employees. Today, the compan y has 5,000 vans in operatiobn in more than 45 stateand 50,000 passengers. VPSI reported “At this as soon as possible we hope to begi n rollingvans out,” said Jesse Kafka, VPSI’s business development executive. The companu expects to have 20 vans in operation withijtwo years.
“We expect to add one van or so each montyh through the life of the he said. For more information, call Mila Vega a CDTA plannereat 437-6865.