Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Company Profile

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Company Name	Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Website	Official Website
Snippet	The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) is a public authority responsible for the public transportation oversight of Erie and Niagara counties in the state of New York. The NFTA, as an authority, oversees a number of subsidiaries, including the NFTA Metro bus and rail system, the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, the Niagara Falls International Airport and NFTA Small Boat Harbor. The NFTA Metro bus and rail system is a multi-modal agency, utilizing various vehicle modes (diesel bus, diesel-hybrid bus, CNG bus, light rail and cut-away van), using the brand names: NFTA Metro Bus, NFTA Metro Rail, NFTA Metrolink and NFTA PAL (Para-transit Access Line). In addition, the NFTA also owns and manages a number of properties, including the Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center in Downtown Buffalo (which serves as the agency's headquarters); the Niagara Falls Transportation Center on Factory Outlet Blvd. the Portage Road Transit Center in Niagara Falls; and a number of strategically located bus loops and transit centers in the Buffalo Niagara region. Of note, many of the bus loops have been in continuous operation since the days of the International Railway Company, a predecessor to the NFTA. Agency-wide, the NFTA employs 1,500 full-time and part-time employees.[3] There are three business centers that operate as the NFTA organization: Surface Transportation, which handles ground transportation throughout Erie and Niagara counties, Aviation, which handles air related business at the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport and Niagara Falls International Airport and Property Risk/Management, which operates the NFTA-Boat Harbor and handles other properties that are owned and/or operated by the NFTA.
Owner	State of New York
Locale	Erie and Niagara Counties, New York
Country	united states
Founded	1967.0
Website	Official Website
Industry	airlines/aviation
linkedin	linkedin.com/company/niagara-frontier-transportation-authority
size_range	51 - 200
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Headquarters	Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center181 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, New York 14203
Transit type	Bus, Light rail, Rapid transit
Began operation	1967
Chief executive	Kimberley A. Minkel
Daily ridership	90,000 daily (Fourth quarter 2016)[1]
Number of lines	61 bus routesBuffalo Metro Rail
Number of stations	13 in use
Number of vehicles	322 buses, 27 light rail (*2014 figures)[2]
Number of employees	35

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