[Durham INC] Fwd: 6 Opportunities to Weigh in on Transit Investments in the Triangle!

Wed May 6 12:57:45 EDT 2020

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From: Jerome Brown <jerome.brown125 at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 6, 2020 at 12:36 PM
Subject: Fwd: 6 Opportunities to Weigh in on Transit Investments in the
Triangle!
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FYI .Please review the info and respond as needed. Thanks. Be safe, be
healthy, and be well.
Jerome Brown, Chairman, TAC 2020

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From: Juan Carlos Erickson <jerickson at gotriangle.org>
Date: Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 2:09 PM
Subject: 6 Opportunities to Weigh in on Transit Investments in the Triangle!
To: Jerome Brown <jerome.brown125 at gmail.com>

*Got an opinion on the Triangle’s growing transit network? Here are 6
chances to weigh in*!

Though the coronavirus pandemic
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is keeping most Triangle residents close to home right now, transit plans
in Orange, Durham and Wake counties are still moving toward the day we can
board a bus again and go anywhere on a mission or a whim.

The plans, which cover the next fiscal year starting July 1, are at the
stage in the yearly approval process when planning agencies need the public
to weigh in with thoughts and feedback before final recommendations are
approved.

Here is a look at ways you can influence the next round of improvements to
the unified regional transit network that the three counties are building
together, funded mostly with half-cent sales taxes that voters designated
for transit. With the pandemic’s stay-at-home orders leading to lower sales
tax and fare collections, however, some of the transit projects might be
deferred to other years.

*GOTRIANGLE *

The Triangle’s regional transit authority, GoTriangle runs routes in and
receives funds from Orange, Durham and Wake counties. In January,
GoTriangle released its proposed service improvements for fiscal year 2021
for public comment, and those proposals have now become recommendations
that are ready for comment.

Starting in August 2020, GoTriangle would make improvements that affect
five routes. One change would connect Holly Springs to transit service for
the first time and one would expand service to more destinations in
Morrisville and Cary between the Regional Transit Center and Cary Depot. In
addition, GoTriangle Routes 800 and 800S would serve Streets at Southpoint
in Durham from a bus stop on Renaissance Parkway instead of at the mall
once construction of a bus stop and bus lane is completed.

The public comment period for GoTriangle’s recommended August service
changes opened Friday and ends May 17. Find and comment on the
recommendations here
<https://gotriangle.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05883c06bf1ad71c4731541c5&id=6ded7238d7&e=ba8ab4985f>
.

*GODURHAM *

With its proposed service improvements for fiscal year 2021, GoDurham would
be building on a large number of improvements
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it instituted in January as part of its 2020 plans.

In August, the agency plans to add more than 6 more miles of 15-minute
all-day service, more than 12 miles of 30-minute service on Saturdays and
nearly 33 miles of 30-minute service nights, Sundays and holidays. These
changes would bring an additional 13,400 residents and 11,700 jobs within a
quarter-mile of frequent service in Durham.

In January, GoDurham added 15-minute service Monday through Saturday to two
major routes, bringing the number of its high-frequency routes to five. It
also added 30-minute service on nights and Sundays to several other highly
used routes

The public comment period for GoDurham’s recommended August service changes
opened Friday and ends May 17. Find and comment on the recommendations here
<https://gotriangle.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05883c06bf1ad71c4731541c5&id=c531db2d3e&e=ba8ab4985f>
.

*COUNTY WORK PLANS*

In addition to approving service improvements, each county adopts a work
plan every fiscal year that outlines all planned operational and capital
expenditures, including for bus stops or new transit facilities or for
transit projects other than bus service. In fiscal year 2020, GoTriangle,
GoDurham, GoRaleigh and GoCary have been working toward a unified mobile
ticketing plan that would allow passengers to pay fares and obtain passes
on their smartphones. Wake County allocated money for mobile ticketing in
prior years, and Durham plans to support it in FY21.

After the comment periods noted below, each county will revise its work
plan based on public feedback and submit it to governing bodies for
approval by July 1.

*Durham County FY21 Plan*

Durham County is revising its long-term transit plans in the wake of the
discontinuation of a light-rail project that was supposed to connect
downtown Durham with Chapel Hill by 2027. In fiscal year 2021, the county
plans to improve transit infrastructure such as bus stops, park-and-ride
lots and bicycle and pedestrian paths and to plan for new transit services,
such as the commuter rail project
<https://gotriangle.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05883c06bf1ad71c4731541c5&id=ec2dab5807&e=ba8ab4985f>
that would run from Durham to Garner in Wake County.

Specific capital improvements proposed for FY21 include ordering electric
buses and developing transit emphasis corridors on Holloway Street,
Fayetteville Street and Chapel Hill Road. The corridors would receive
improvements to sidewalks, crosswalks and signage, for example, as well as
new shelters, pads or lighting for the actual bus stops. In addition, 40
bus stops designed in 2020 would be built in 2021, and an additional 50
stops will undergo design this fiscal year as well.

Please note, GoDurham Routes 5, 12 and 12B will have routing and schedule
changes in the Hope Valley, Renaissance Center and South Alston Avenue/TW
Alexander/NC 55 loop areas.

The public comment period on Durham County’s recommended FY21 work plan
opened Wednesday and ends May 22. Find and comment on the plan here
<https://gotriangle.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05883c06bf1ad71c4731541c5&id=13d703ee11&e=ba8ab4985f>.

*Orange County FY21 Plan*

Orange County is revising its long-term transit plans in the wake of the
discontinuation of the light-rail project as well. In 2021, the county
plans to focus on creating more high-frequency routes where buses arrive
every 15 minutes, increasing weekend bus service and keeping its plans for
the North-South Bus Rapid Transit project moving forward. The BRT project
would create an 8.2-mile transit, bicycle and pedestrian route along Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard, South Columbia Street and US 15-501 South.

Orange County also plans to increase the hours of the Hillsborough
Circulator by two hours a day and to split it into two routes to reduce
headways from hourly to every 30 minutes.

The public comment period on Orange County’s recommended FY21 work plan
opened Wednesday and ends May 22. Find and comment on the plan here
<https://gotriangle.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05883c06bf1ad71c4731541c5&id=d01a588411&e=ba8ab4985f>
.

*Wake County FY21 Plan*

In January, Wake County released its proposed improvements
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for fiscal year 2021 for public review and comment, but because of
uncertainty now about how the coronavirus pandemic will affect tax
revenues, the county is putting many of the projects into an "unbudgeted
reserve" category that it will revisit after an assessment of available
revenues in the fall.

Please check goforwardnc.org/wake
<https://gotriangle.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05883c06bf1ad71c4731541c5&id=1b7cdbffde&e=ba8ab4985f>
for updates or follow @waketransit on Twitter.

*REGIONAL TRANSIT CENTER STUDY*

The Regional Transit Center in Durham is the Triangle’s transit hub where
riders can connect to routes serving Wake, Orange and Durham counties.
GoTriangle and its municipal and regional partners are exploring how to
update the Regional Transit Center to improve its safety, functionality and
convenience.

To help with the process, GoTriangle needs people to complete a survey
about the existing RTC experience. Starting today, please take the survey
at gotriangle.org/rtc
<https://gotriangle.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05883c06bf1ad71c4731541c5&id=3964d84d9c&e=ba8ab4985f>.
The survey closes May 24.

*PARK AND RIDE STUDY*

GoTriangle is also leading an effort to evaluate improvements for existing
and planned park and ride lots. The conditions at seven lots have been
evaluated: Hughes Street and Lake Pine Plaza in Apex, Southpark Community
Center in Fuquay-Varina, Carter-Finley and District Drive in Raleigh and
one each in Wendell and Zebulon.

Now, the agency needs the public to help prioritize improvements to
existing lots and to help identify and prioritize proposals for new or
relocated lots.

Starting today, please take the survey at goforwardnc.org/waketransit
<https://gotriangle.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05883c06bf1ad71c4731541c5&id=8471ddf3d2&e=ba8ab4985f>*.
*The survey will close May 24.

*Please note: *The health and safety of our riders are a top priority for
GoTriangle. As we continue to practice social-distancing during the
coronavirus pandemic, we are taking steps to ensure that we engage the
community in ways that are both safe and effective. We recognize the value
of ongoing public engagement and remain committed to keeping the community
informed of major transit improvements and investments.
Click here to learn more about all the plans and projects and give us your
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