You really ought to try the public transportation in Oneonta. Not only are the buses clean, super air-conditioned and very inexpensive, they also run all over town.
If you ever visit Oneonta, you can be instantly shuttled to Cooperstown and visit Glimmerglass Opera, or the Ommegang Brewery or Baseball Hall of Fame. Or ride to Otsego and surrounding towns.
I love walking to town and jumping on the Southside bus - that hits all the good stores in the mall, with the addition of stopping at the Hannaford, as well as BB&B, the movies, Office Depot, and {ugh} Wal-Mart! Alternatively, one could get their daily walk in (about 45 minutes to Hannaford from the SUNY campus) and then pick up the bus back.
The SUNY campus has a couple stops, one at the library and the other near Alumni Hall and the dorms. When the kids come back from school, I hear the bus drivers drive them a little farther so they don't have to walk all the way to the dorms with heavy suitcases. Nice!
They have cool schedules. Running every half-hour, all the buses meet together on Main St., so they totally always are sitting together for 5 minutes. Student rate is $1.
What else? The Drivers are extremely friendly, courteous, laid back and have always been out-of-their way friendly to me. But they don't stop for latecomers! read more