Free bus passes for new homeowners

in Albany, according to the article from the Business Review. From the article:

Buy a home, get free rides on the bus. That’s the deal being offered by the Affordable Housing Partnership of the Capital Region in Albany, N.Y., and the Capital District Transportation Association.

Beginning this month, people who buy a home using any of AHP’s homeownership assistance programs will receive two free bus passes for up to two years, provided the house is within a half-mile of a CDTA bus route. Each household will be eligible to receive two free monthly CDTA bus passes good for every day of the week. The program is designed to reduce fuel consumption, air pollution and demand for parking by promoting mass transit options.