Triangle Transit
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| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | 4600 Emperor Blvd. Durham |
| Service area | "The Triangle" |
| Service type | bus service, express bus service, park and ride, paratransit |
| Stations | Regional Transit Center, 901 Slater Rd. Durham |
| Web site | triangletransit.org |
The Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority which is known by the name Triangle Transit (formerly Triangle Transit Authority or TTA) provides regional bus service to The Triangle region of North Carolina in the counties of Wake, Durham and Orange.
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[edit] History
The 1989 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly enabled the creation of Triangle Transit as a regional public transportation authority serving Durham, Orange and Wake counties. The new unit of local government was chartered by the NC Secretary of State on December 1, 1989.
In 1991, the NC General Assembly, subject to County approvals, authorized Triangle Transit to levy a vehicle registration tax of up to $5 per registration. This tag tax finances the regional bus operations, vanpooling program and planning program.
In 1997, the NC General Assembly, subject to County approvals, authorized Triangle Transit to levy a rental vehicle tax of up to 5% of gross receipts. This tax, effective January 1, 1998, will finance future capital projects.
Triangle Transit was created to plan, finance, organize and operate a public transportation system for the Research Triangle area. It has three main program areas:
- Regional Bus Service
- Vanpool Service
- Regional Transit Planning
From 1995 the cornerstone of Triangle Transit's long-term plan was a 28-mile rail corridor from northeast Raleigh, through downtown Raleigh, Cary, and Research Triangle Park, to Durham using DMU technology. There were proposals to extend this corridor 7 miles to Chapel Hill with light rail technology. However, in 2006 Triangle Transit deferred implementation indefinitely when the Federal Transit Administration declined to fund the program.
On March 17, 2008, after 15 years as Triangle Transit Authority, the Board of Trustees changed the agency's name and logo to Triangle Transit. Triangle Transit Board Chair Sig Hutchinson announced its new promise to the Triangle:
Triangle Transit improves our region’s quality of life by connecting people and places with reliable, safe, and easy-to-use travel choices that reduce congestion and energy use, save money, and promote sustainability, healthier lifestyles, and a more environmentally responsible community.
Triangle Transit is governed by a thirteen member Board of Trustees. Ten members are appointed by the region's principal municipalities and counties and three members are appointed by the North Carolina Secretary of Transportation.
[edit] Routes and services
Triangle Transit is a regional public transportation provider, offering a wide variety of transit and vanpool services to North Carolina’s Triangle Region and outlying counties. Regional bus and shuttle service is available to Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Garner, Hillsborough, RDU International Airport, Research Triangle Park, Raleigh, Wake Forest, Wendell, and Zebulon.
Triangle Transit is a supporting agency of the Special Transit Advisory Commission's work to plan for the region's transit future. The STAC completed its work in May 2008 and has provided its recommendations to the area's two planning organizations: Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO). The STAC's report which recommends more bus service, circulator service and rail can be found at: [1]
[edit] Route List
- 102 Raleigh to Garner
- 105 Research Park to NCSU to Raleigh
- 201 Raleigh to Research Park
- 301 Research Park to Cary to Raleigh
- 303 Cary to Raleigh
- 305 Lake Pine to Cary to Raleigh
- 311 Research Park to Apex
- 402/403 Research Park to Durham to Chapel Hill
- 412/413 Research Park to Chapel Hill to Durham
- 420 Hillsborough to Chapel Hill
- 500 Chapel Hill to Raleigh Express
- 550 Raleigh to Chapel Hill Express
- 600 Durham to Raleigh Express
- 650 Raleigh to Durham Express
- 747 Airport Shuttle
- WFL Wake Forest Loop
- WFX Wake Forest-Raleigh Express
- ZWX Zebulon-Wendell Express
[edit] Connecting local municipal transit systems
[edit] Capital Area Transit (Raleigh)
CAT serves Raleigh from 4:30am-12:00am Monday-Saturday, and 8:00am-8:00pm Sunday with 38 public transit routes (CAT also operates the Historic Raleigh Trolley Tour, and provides the vehicles for Triangle Transits Wake Forest Express line). During regular service hours (5:30am-7:00pm Monday-Saturday) there are 18 routes that serve Moore Square bus terminal, 6 connector routes, which do not serve the downtown terminal, 2 express routes, one of which serves the downtown terminal, and the R-Line, a downtown circulator.
[edit] Chapel Hill Transit
Chapel Hill Transit operates public transportation services within the contiguous cities of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, and on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in the southeast corner of Orange County, North Carolina.
[edit] C-Tran (Cary)
Public transit in Cary is provided by C-TRAN. There are six fixed-routes. There is also a door-to-door service for the elderly (55+) and riders with disabilities.
[edit] Orange Public Transportation
The Orange Public Transportation program, a division of the Orange County Department on Aging, offers van and bus service outside the Chapel Hill-Carrboro city limits including planning and coordinating for county residents with transportation needs. It serves the general public and the clients of community service agencies, primarily in rural areas of the County.
[edit] Durham Area Transit Authority
Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA), the transit system for the city of Durham, operates 19 fixed bus routes as well as paratransit services.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Triangle Transit Authority |
- Triangle Transit
- GoTriangle.Org - Triangle Region Trip Planner
- Carpool and Vanpool Matching
- Special Transit Advisory Commission Report
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