City of Rensselaer Clean Mobility Study
Clean Mobility Can Improve Access to Essential Destinations
The City of Rensselaer, New York, is served by fixed-route transit, but limited schedules and service gaps can make it difficult for residents to reach essential destinations. Through ongoing community engagement, residents identified a particular need for better access to grocery stores and the senior center—key destinations located outside the city limits that can be challenging to reach for those who rely on public transportation or other mobility options.
The City received funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Agency’s (NYSERDA) Clean Mobility Program to explore clean, zero-emission, and shared mobility solutions that could improve access while reducing transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.
LaBella worked with the City to develop and implement a public engagement plan, including creating a website as a public interface and coordinating with local partner agencies to prepare the mobility plan. Building on community input, the study analyzed and recommended microtransit and car-sharing options to serve City residents and assessed the infrastructure needed to support them, including vehicles and charging stations.
The completed study gave the City of Rensselaer a path forward for pursuing demonstration funding and advancing the recommended clean mobility services toward implementation.
