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http://www.centro.org/events/2007FAIR.htm

Centro is again providing its popular direct service to the 2007 New York State Fair, August 23rd- September 3rd, from Park-N-Ride locations across Onondaga, Cayuga and Oswego Counties.

Please note one significant change. The Park-N-Ride shuttle that had previously operated out of Fairmount Fair has been moved to Lowe's in Camillus Commons. The fare and schedule will remain the same, only the location has changed. All return trips board at the Main Gate of the New York State Fair.

Centro passes, debit cards and transfers will be accepted on all State Fair shuttles. Fares and times vary depending on location. Children 5 and under ride for free. Seniors 65+ and persons with disabilities are asked to show a Centro ID or a Medicare ID combined with a photo ID in order to receive reduced fare. Please take note of the following schedule and fare information.


(NEW LOCATION)***LOWE’S in CAMILLUS COMMONS- Leaving every 30 minutes, on the hour and half hour, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and returns leaving from the fair every 30 minutes, on the hour and half hour, from 9:30 a.m. to midnight. . The fare is $1 each way, 50 cents for seniors, persons with disabilities and children ages 6 to 9.

DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE SHUTTLE - provides express service from Common Center to the State Fair leaving from the corner of Washington and Clinton Streets. The daily shuttle runs continuously to and from the Fairgrounds from 7 a.m. to midnight. The fare is $1 each way, 50 cents for seniors, persons with disabilities and children ages 6 to 9.

REGIONAL MARKET provides express service from the parking lot between the Regional Market and the Regional Transportation Center (located on Alliance Bank Parkway). The daily shuttle leaves the parking lot every 20 minutes beginning at 8:40am until Midnight returns leaving from the fair every 20 minutes beginning at 9:00am until 12:15am. The fare is $1 each way, 50 cents for seniors, persons with disabilities and children ages 6 to 9.

SENECA MALL - Leaving from the K-Mart Park-N-Ride at 20 minutes past the hour from 9:20 a.m. to 11:20 p.m. and returns leaving from the fair 10 minutes before each hour from 9:50 a.m. to 10:50 p.m. and midnight. Fare is $1.25 each way, 60 cents for seniors, persons with disabilities and children 6 to 9.

SHOPPINGTOWN MALL - Leaving from the Northeast parking area (across from the cemetery) off Kinne St. every half-hour from 9:00 a.m. to midnight and returns leaving from the fair every half-hour from 10 a.m. to midnight. Fare is $1.25 each way, 60 cents for seniors, persons with disabilities and children 6 to 9.

FINGERLAKES MALL - Leaving from the Mall’s east cinema entrance on the hour from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and returns leaving from the fair hourly from 10:00 a.m. to midnight. Fare is $2.50 each way, $1.25 for seniors, persons with disabilities and children 6 to 9.

PORT BYRON - Leaving the Village Office and Schasel Park at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. and returns leaving from the fair hourly from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and every hour on the half hour from 5:30 p.m. to midnight. Fare is $2.50 each way, $1.25 for seniors, persons with disabilities and children 6 to 9.

WEEDSPORT - Leaving the Jreck Subs (Jay Mar Building) at 9:40 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 1:20 p.m., 3:20 p.m., and 5:20 p.m. and returns leaving from the fair hourly from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and every hour on the half hour from 5:30 p.m. to midnight. Fare is $2.50 each way, $1.25 for seniors, persons with disabilities and children 6 to 9.

ELBRIDGE - Leaving Park-N-Ride at the Elbridge Fire Department on Main St. in the morning at 8:20 a.m., 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 11:20 and 11:50 and every hour at 15 minutes after the hour from 12:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. and returns leaving from the fair hourly from 10 a.m. to midnight. Fare is $2.00 each way, $1.00 for seniors, persons with disabilities and children 6 to 9.

OSWEGO P & C PARKING LOT - Leaving daily 8:50 a.m., 10:50 a.m., 12:50 p.m., 3:50 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. and returns leaving from the fair at 12:00 noon, 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., and 11:30 p.m. Fare is $3.00 each way, $1.50 for seniors, persons with disabilities and children 6 to 9.

OSWEGO WEST 1ST & BRIDGE STREET - Leaving at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. and returns leaving from the fair from the State Fair at 12:00 noon, 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., and 11:30 p.m. Fare is $3.00 each way, $1.50 for seniors, persons with disabilities and children 6 to 9.

FULTON TOWPATH TOWERS - Leaving at 9:20 a.m., 11:20 a.m., 1:20 p.m., 4:20 p.m., and 6:20 p.m. and returns leaving from the fair at 12 noon, 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., and 11:30 p.m. Fare is $2.50 each way, $1.25 for seniors, persons with disabilities and children 6 to 9.

PHOENIX, PHOENIX ISLAND - Leaving at 9:35 a.m., 11:35 a.m., 1:35 p.m., 4:35 p.m., and 6:35 p.m. and returns leaving from the fair at 12 noon, 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., and 11:30 p.m. Fare is $2.00 each way, $1.00 for seniors, persons with disabilities and children 6 to 9.

OSWEGO STATE COLLEGE - Leaving the Campus Center four (4) days only; August 31st, September 1st, 2nd & 3rd. Buses will leave at 8:50 a.m., 10:50 a.m., 12:50 p.m., 3:50 p.m., and 5:50 p.m. and returns leaving from the fair at 12:00 noon, 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. Passengers may make a convenient transfer to the State Fair service in downtown Oswego at W. 1st & W. Bridge St. Fare is $3.00 each way, $1.50 seniors, persons with disabilities and children 6 to 9.

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY - Leaving Schine Student Center Saturday September 1st only. Buses leave Schine Student Center, University Place, every half-hour from 10am-5:30pm. Buses return, leaving the State Fair Main Gate every half-hour from 11:30am-7:00pm. This service is free for Syracuse University students presenting a valid Syracuse University identification card.

For more information, please contact the Centro Information in Syracuse at 442-3400, Centro in Auburn at 685-7075 / 253-5765 or Centro in Oswego at 342-4400.

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Route numbers (shown on NFI and Orion destination signs) and typical assignments:

900 DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE SHUTTLE - New Flyer/Orion V
901 PARKING LOT SHUTTLE - New Flyer/Orion V
902 ELBRIDGE - FINGER LAKES MALL - MCI cruiser
903 WEEDSPORT - PORT BYRON - MCI cruiser
904 CAMILLUS COMMONS - New Flyer/Orion V
905 REGIONAL MARKET - New Flyer/Orion V
906 SHOPPINGTOWN MALL - New Flyer/Orion V
907 SENECA MALL - New Flyer/Orion V
908 PHOENIX - FULTON - OSWEGO - MCI cruiser

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SERVICE (route # unknown) - New Flyer/Orion V

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Correction - route 900 is the parking lot shuttle and 901 is the Downtown shuttle (both the State Fair website and the Syracuse Post-Standard had this wrong).

Drove past the fairgrounds last evening - most of the shuttles were New Flyer D40LF's and C40LF's. To free up buses for these services, Centro appears to be running its Nova RTS CNG's more often and at least one of the diesel Orion V's is still on the road (I expected these to be retired once the Gillig hybrids arrived earlier this year).

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Recap on the Centro website:

Centro State Fair Shuttles Set Ridership Record



Centro set a record for the number of rides provided to the annual New York State Fair from its Park-N-Ride shuttles in Onondaga, Cayuga and Oswego Counties.

Centro provided 243,226 rides on its three-county Park-N-Ride system, a 13% increase over last year’s total of 214,765. The increase comes during a year in which overall State Fair attendance was essentially flat, increasing 0.2%.

“It’s become clear that more and more Central New Yorkers believe Centro is the way to go to get to the State Fair,” said CNYRTA Executive Director Frank Kobliski. “Not only do our raw numbers continue to increase, but the percentage of fair goers who choose Centro is increasing as well.”

Centro’s service from the Regional Market continues to be most popular location for State Fair Park-N-Ride users, proving more than 60,000 rides, up 20% from last year. Increases were also seen at the Park-N-Ride locations at Downtown Syracuse (20%), Seneca Mall (10%), Shoppingtown Mall (25%) and the various services from Cayuga County (95) and Oswego County (34%).