Transit Plan
There are big plans in the Triangle Region’s future. See below for short- and long-term planning happening in the area.
August 2010 Service Change Proposals
Chapel Hill Transit, Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA), and Triangle Transit have developed service change proposals that would better coordinate the service options provided in the US 15-501 corridor between Chapel Hill and Durham. Descriptions of these proposals can be found here.
Triangle Transit has also developed significant service change proposals intended to accomplish the following goals:
- To improve service reliability and on-time performance (affecting Routes 402, 403, 412, 413 and Saturday routes),
- To simplify route designs and the route naming/numbering system (affecting Routes 402, 403, 412, 413, 105, night and Saturday routes),
- To improve transfer connections between Triangle Transit and DATA, and
- To provide direct service to RDU airport from downtown Raleigh (affecting Routes 105 and 747).
The Triangle Transit proposals addressing these goals are described here. These proposals also affect the timing of transfers at the Regional Transit Center, therefore, creating schedule changes for Routes 201, 301, 311, and all RTP shuttles.
If approved, these proposed service changes would be implemented in August 2010.
Capital Area Transit and C-Tran do not have any proposed service changes at this time.
Future rail services in the Triangle Region
The region’s two regional transportation planning organizations have recently adopted long-range plans that anticipate major new investments in public transportation:
- 51 miles of light rail stretching from North Raleigh to Cary, the Research Triangle Park, Durham and Chapel Hill
- A major expansion of local bus service in Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh and along Triangle Transit routes
- Increased express bus service from outlying areas into center cities
The effort to add more bus and light rail service highlights the combined work of the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Triangle J Council of Governments, Triangle Transit, Regional Transportation Alliance and the Special Transit Advisory Commission. The Special Transit Advisory Commission (STAC) was a citizens’ group appointed by the two metropolitan planning organizations to develop a regional transit vision plan.
STAC material can be found here: http://www.transitblueprint.org/
Executive Summary here: http://ftp//ftp.tjcog.org/pub/rtib/stac/STAC-ExecSummary.pdf
Full report here: http://www.transitblueprint.org/stac.shtml
Bus Route Changes and Future Plans
Contact the planners at the agencies listed below to find out more about future route changes and new routes planned in the Triangle area:
For CAT routes and other services within the City of Raleigh
CAT Five Year Transit Plan
Accessible Raleigh Transportation (ART) Paratransit Draft Report (Comments sent to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) will be accepted through October 31, 2009)
Carmalee Scarpitti, Transit Planning Technician
(919) 996-3030
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For C-Tran routes and other services within the Town of Cary
Transit Element of Cary Comprehensive Transportation Plan
Ana Tenorio, Transit Services Assistant
(919) 469-4086
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For Chapel Hill Transit routes and other services in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and UNC
Long-Range Transit Master Plan Overview
Brian Litchfield, Assistant Director
(919) 969-4900
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For DATA routes and other services within the City of Durham
DATA Short-Range Transit Plan
Cha’ssem Anderson, Transportation Planner I
(919) 560-1535
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For Triangle Transit routes, services that connect two or more cities/towns, and areas not listed above
Triangle Transit Short-Range Transit Plan
Triangle Transit Service Planning Homepage
Erik Landfried, Transit Service Planner
(919) 485-7508
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Emily Yasukochi, Transit Service Planner
(919) 485-7479
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For Wolfline routes and services on NC State’s campus
Kim Paylor, Transit Manager
(919) 513-7400
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