The League urges the counties and municipalities to:

• Secure federal and state funds for a second, high-speed rail between the train stations in Schenectady and Rensselaer.
• Work with CDTA to reexamine the concept of commuter rail from Saratoga through Schenectady to Albany.
• Offer incentives to government employees who use public transportation.
• Develop better connections between bus and train services.
• Expand parking capacity at railroad stations.
• Promote bicycle and pedestrian friendly transportation.
• Ensure that any new road construction projects on local roads include sidewalks.
• Increase scheduled buses to rural areas.
• Avoid building stand-alone garages in downtown areas, if possible. Such facilities act as a magnet, drawing more cars downtown, which in turn exacerbates traffic, degrades conditions for pedestrians and precludes commercial activity.  Other alternatives such as peripheral parking lots and shuttle buses should be favored.