Transit items between 12 Oct 2025 and 12 Oct 2026
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| Transit | 213 |
| Budget and appropriations | 76 |
| Intergovernmental agreements | 39 |
| Roads and transportation | 34 |
| Contracts and procurement | 24 |
| Grants and outside funding | 19 |
| Health and human services | 19 |
| Public facilities | 13 |
| Appointments and personnel | 10 |
| Housing and affordability | 10 |
| Parks and recreation | 10 |
| Police and public safety | 9 |
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Rezones about 23.15 acres from R-40 to R-8-CU, capped at 52 detached homes, with architectural commitments, a transit easement, and transportation improvements including a greenway along the western boundary. The Planning and Zoning Board found it consistent with the Imagine Cary plan 6-0, and staff recommend approval.
Case 23-REZ-14 →R-40 → R8-CU · 52 units · In Review
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An update on the Multi-Modal Center project. No staff report is attached to the agenda.
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A hearing on Orange County Transportation Services' applications for $515,928 in federal and state transit money for fiscal 2028, on a $764,366 program. It covers demand-response operations for seniors and people with disabilities, a mobility manager, and two 25-foot light transit vehicles.
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The three-year update of the transit system's federally required nondiscrimination plan.
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Three state grant agreements for transit administration, an accessible electric van and demand-response trips, carrying $540,821 in state and federal money and a $263,381 local match already budgeted.
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Includes a schedule for data center rules under the one-year moratorium adopted in April, with a public hearing expected in March 2027, and a fare-free bus pilot update reporting ridership up 52% to 137% over prior years.
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Commits up to $262,770 to the regional Triangle transit survey.Contract or award Transit
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An interlocal agreement with Raleigh to buy bus mobile ticketing software and hardware jointly.
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Buys five 40-foot diesel buses at $803,691 each and three battery-electric buses at $1,311,645 each from Gillig, up to $7,953,390 in all.
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Certifies Chatham Transit Network as the county's designee to apply for federal Section 5311 rural transit grants through NCDOT for fiscal 2028 to 2032, as it has in past years.
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The annual rate adjustment on the MV Transportation contract that runs GoCary, taking the 2027 agreement to $13,713,102. The rate moves with the Municipal Cost Index under the 2016 contract, which runs to September 2028.Approved on consent
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Up to $262,770 toward the Triangle region transit survey.
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An interlocal agreement with Raleigh to buy bus mobile ticketing software and hardware together.
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Eight buses for GoDurham from Gillig: five 40-foot low-floor diesels at $803,691 each and three 40-foot battery-electric buses at $1,311,645 each, $7,953,390 in all.
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A public hearing and resolution committing $37,500, a 10 percent match, for the state transportation department's 2028 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities grant.
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A $7,129,066 amendment to the design contract with Teeple Architects for the Junction Road paratransit facility and the Fay Street transportation renovation, raising the contract to $9,520,956 and the ceiling with contingency to $10,330,602.
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Resolutions finding construction manager at risk delivery to be in the city's interest and approving the prequalification process, and a preconstruction services contract with The Christman Company for up to $326,444.
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Quarterly compliance reporting on FY27 Orange transit projects. No action.
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A $33,000 Orange contribution to a $100,000 study of bus priority options on NC 54 from US 15-501 to I-40. It would compare center-running lanes, curbside lanes, bus-on-shoulder operation and a signal-priority option with no lanes, and recommend one to fold into NCDOT project U-5774A-F. Durham's transit plan would fun…
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Five additional weekday revenue hours on Route 800, between UNC Hospitals and the Regional Transit Center via Southpoint and RTP. Boardings rose 29 percent between the fourth quarters of FY2025 and FY2026, and round trips with layovers now routinely exceed 120 minutes, which pushes later trips off schedule. The reques…
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An additional $32,438 for the Transit Assistance Program, which funds fully subsidized fixed-route and paratransit trips for adults with low or no income. TAP riders took more than 400,000 trips in FY25 against an original FY26 budget of $82,500. GoTriangle presents the Route 800 and TAP requests together as cost-neut…
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$60,000 for advertising, marketing and public engagement funded by the transit plan, including outreach for the coming Orange Transit Plan update. Staff list route map displays at county and partner facilities, brochures for the orange and blue routes, and promotional items for community events.
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$20,000 added to the staff working group administrator's existing $65,798 allocation, for a total of $85,798. The administrator plans meetings, coordinates the member agencies, keeps records and maintains the group's website and archive.
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Updates from Carrboro, Chapel Hill, GoTriangle, Hillsborough, Mebane, Orange County and the Triangle West TPO.
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4.D Public CommentA resolution letting the town manager start Sunday service on the Go Wake Forest bus system and set a performance benchmark for it.Resolution Transit
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A staff update on S. Franklin Street where it runs through Holding Village.
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A $310,000 contract with Chatham Transit Network would use a federal-state grant to fund medical trips and rides to the county's Pittsboro and Siler City aging centers, plus grocery trips. The county already approved a $31,000 local match last year and expects up to $279,000 back from DOT in quarterly reimbursements.
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Hearing and approval of an application to NCDOT for $191,911 in federal and state rural transit administration money, with a $33,867 local match from transit tax funds.
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Closing out six completed Durham Public Schools capital projects: $48,404.11 moves to the county debt service fund and $12,517.87 to the county lottery account for future allocation, and the project budgets drop to zero.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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The board would approve an amendment to the FY27 Durham Transit Work Program that shifts money between routes without changing the total budget. It cuts Route 700 improvements by $219,996 and adds $109,998 to Route 800, a net $109,998 decrease for FY27.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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Proclamation or recognition Transit
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Agreements with GoTriangle and the regional planning organization covering the Go Apex Route 1 circulator and the coming year's bus stop construction and improvements.
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Awards construction of the Downtown Safe Routes to School and Transit Connections project, which builds walking and cycling routes between downtown, its schools and transit stops.
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A $7,129,066 amendment to the design contract for the Junction Road paratransit facility and the Fay Street renovation, taking the total to $9,520,956 from roughly $2.4 million. The contingency rises to $809,646, and the whole authorization reaches $10,330,602.
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Finds construction manager at risk delivery to be in the city's interest under state law, approves the prequalification process, and hires The Christman Company for preconstruction at up to $326,444.
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An amendment to the transit capital improvement project ordinance for 2026-27.
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Three agreements under the 2027 county transit work program: one for operations and administration, one for capital infrastructure, and one for capital infrastructure carrying federal funding.
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Sets Morrisville's locally preferred alternative for the western extension of Wake County's bus rapid transit, and sends a letter to the regional planning organization on the alignment. The council worked through it at a 30 July work session and discussed the letter on 25 August.
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The 2027 operating and capital agreements for GoWake Access, the county's demand-response transit service.That the Board of Commissioners: 1. Approves the FY2027 Wake Transit General Operating and Capital Agreement between Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (GoTriangle), Capital A…Consent agenda Transit
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The federal transit formula grant agreement for 2025, which pays part of the county's transit operating cost.That the Board of Commissioners Approves the FFY2025 FTA 5307 agreement between the City of Raleigh and Wake County (GoWake Access) in the amount of $2,520,246.
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A hearing on the county's 2028 application to the state's Community Transportation Program, which funds rural and demand-response service.That the Board of Commissioners: 1. Holds the required public hearing on the FY 2028 Community Transportation Program grant; 2. Approves the FY 2028 Community Transportation Program grant application…
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A first-quarter amendment to the FY27 Durham Transit work program, agreed by the staff working group on 19 August and requiring approval by both this board and GoTriangle's trustees.
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Via, the town's microtransit partner, will update the board on how fares (started February 1, 2026) have affected demand, revenue, and service quality on Go Wake Forest, and will present options for expanding service now that fare revenue has reduced the town's required match for Wake Transit funding.
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Speaker : Jamie Revels, Utilities Executive Summary: Cary’s automated meter infrastructure (AMI) system, known as Aquastar, uses a combination of advanced water meters and a radio network to remotely collect water meter readings, improving the efficiency and accuracy of the meter-reading process. Cary’s AMI system has…
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Buying four bus shelters.
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Proclaims August 24-26, 2026 as Supportive Housing Week, requested by Housing for New Hope, a Durham nonprofit working to prevent and end homelessness.Staff or committee report Health and human servicesHomelessness and shelterHousing and affordabilityTransit
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Speaker : Erin Puckett, Planning and Development Services Executive Summary: The applicant requests Cary ’ s consideration of an amendment to Cary ’ s Official Zoning Map by rezoning approximately 11.22 acres at 8712, 8720, 8728, and 8740 Green Level Church Road from Residential 40 (R-40) to Transitional Residential C…
Case 22-REZ-06 →R-40 → TR-CU · 39 units · In Review
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Speaker: Rachel Smith, Planning & Community Development Department Executive Summary: The applicant requests Cary consider an amendment to Cary ’ s Official Zoning Map by rezoning approximately 23.15 acres, at 74 and 80 Saunders Grove Lane and an unaddressed property on Morrisville Carpenter Road (PIN 0735839432 ), fr…
Case 23-REZ-14 →R-40 → R8-CU · 52 units · In Review
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Nine sets at once, from 31 October 2025 through 20 May 2026: October, December, January, February, two in March, two in April and May. Fifteen minutes allotted.
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Presented by GoTriangle.
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Carrboro, Chapel Hill, GoTriangle, Hillsborough, Mebane, Orange County and the Triangle West planning organisation, in ten minutes between them.
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An update to the county public transport rider's guide and handbook, alongside the operator's manual.
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The plan setting out how the agency involves the groups protected by the federal civil rights statute in decisions about service.
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The safety plan required of transit operators and the committee that goes with it, which gives frontline staff a formal part in setting safety targets.
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6.D Planning: STIPThe state list that decides which road and transit projects receive money and when.
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Staff updates and the radio system, which carries communication between dispatch and drivers.
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Approval of the FY27 Durham Annual Transit Work Program's global operating and capital agreements.
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Contract with temporary staffing agency Roth Staffing for $255,747.66 to support the Board of Elections through the upcoming general election.
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Shifts capital and PAYGO funding totaling about $506,945 to pay NCDOT for acquisition of the Durham-to-Roxboro Rail Trail corridor, with a related TIP agreement amendment.
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Presentation on a technical assistance study examining the feasibility of an on-demand microtransit service in Garner.Presentation Transit
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Board gives staff guidance on a draft nine-month moratorium on new or expanded data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations, ahead of a public hearing tentatively scheduled for August 24, 2026.
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The year's service contracts and capital housekeeping. Up to $2,364,862 with a managed care organisation to arrange mental health, developmental disability and substance use services for county residents. $1,258,760 with a nonprofit to run the county animal shelter. $225,000 with a chamber of commerce for business rec…
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Consent agenda Transit
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Fifteen consent items, including the first fiscal 2026-27 budget amendment, a state grant for a mobile integrated health program, financial policies for the transit tax working group, the Rigsbee subdivision preliminary plat, a reinstated interlocal agreement with Chapel Hill, and a Duke Energy grant for a flood detec…Approved unanimously.
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Commissioner Evans reported the CAMPO and GoTriangle boards approved the FY2027 Wake Transit Work Program, including $92 million for transit investment and $78.5 million for new and expanded operations, and announced her appointment to chair the Central Pines Regional Council of Governments. Commissioner Stallings rep…
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Speaker: Rachel Smith, Planning Department Executive Summary: The applicant requests Cary consider an amendment to Cary ’ s Official Zoning Map by rezoning approximately 23.15 acres, at 74 and 80 Saunders Grove Lane and an unaddressed property on Morrisville Carpenter Road (PIN 0735839432 ), from Residential 40 (R-40)…
Case 23-REZ-14 →R-40 → R8-CU · 52 units · In Review
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Speaker : Kelly Blazey, Town Manager’s Office Executive Summary: GoCary currently operates from a leased operations and maintenance facility that cannot accommodate service expansion or alternative fleet fueling options. The Wake Transit Plan and a Federal Transit Administration grant allocate significant financial re…
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Fourth-quarter transit work program amendments covering county administrative funding, a Chapel Hill Transit shift from operating to capital, and GoTriangle's Route 800 and TAP.Approved.
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Consent items including a Pollinator Week proclamation, a resolution supporting Tobacco 21 against youth vaping, the year's twelfth budget amendment, an amended contract with Clarion Associates for a comprehensive plan, and an emergency watershed protection agreement with the federal conservation service.Approved.
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Consent agenda Transit
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Council enacted the $170,013,308 FY27 budget on a unanimous vote, holding the property tax rate flat and adding a 4% employee pay increase. Two late grants, for an AARP crosswalk project and transit support, raised the total slightly from the manager's proposal.enacted · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member Miller-Foushee, seconded by Mayor pro tem Berry to enact O-1 approving the FY27 budget. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
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With the Town of Cary and a private operator, covering fixed route one and paratransit service required under disability law.Contract or award Transit
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CN2 Agreement - Town of Cary and MV Transportation - Operations of GoApex Bus Service, Fiscal Year 2027Extended through 15 June 2026.
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Approval of the annual work program and budget for the Durham County Transit Plan, which also requires GoTriangle Board approval. A joint county-GoTriangle staff working group recommended it for approval by a vote of 4-0 on May 20, 2026.
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The board reviewed possible sites for a new Athens Drive Library. The agenda lists only the item title, with no further detail in the document.
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Adoption of the town's operating budget and Community Investment Plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. The agenda gives only the item title, with no further detail in the document.
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Proclamation or recognition Transit
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Staff reported progress on a downtown shuttle with Chatham Transit as a transit-on-demand service, a stakeholders event and board retreat on 23 June, and Main Street organization training on 24 June.
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Commissioner Stallings reported Kathleen Herndon Lee will receive the Frank Eagles Award for county service. Commissioner Evans reported CAMPO and GoTriangle are considering a $147 million FY 2027 Wake Transit Work Plan. Other commissioners reported on WakeEd Partnership, Pride Month library programming and a complete…
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26-0264 FY 2026-27 County Funding Plan for the Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) for Aging AdultsA preview, ahead of the June 8 regular session vote, of the county's funding plan for services that help older adults stay in their homes.
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Approval of the annual work program and budget for the Durham County Transit Plan, which also requires GoTriangle Board approval. A joint county-GoTriangle staff working group recommended it for approval by a vote of 4-0 on May 20, 2026.
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Speaker : Scot Berry, Town Manager’s Office Executive Summary: Cary has provided information technology support to Central Pines Regional Council (CPRC) since 2019 and, as part of that partnership, purchased various technology assets on CPRC’s behalf. If returned to Cary, the equipment would be considered surplus. Con…
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Staff asked for council guidance on several budget items: expanded hours for the Hopper transit service, a utility-bill round-up program concept, and timing for a future transportation bond.
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Cancelling the June 17 meeting and updating the FY27 annual work program adoption schedule.Procedural Transit
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Ten minutes, non-agenda items.
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Cancelling the 17 June meeting and updating the 2027 annual work programme adoption schedule.
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Project agreement groupings for 2027 and a financial model updated 7 May.
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Including Orange transit's 2025 financial results.
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Draft global capital and operating agreements for 2027, proposed by the regional operator to stay consistent with this year's.
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Revised policies and procedures for the working group.
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26-0270 TransportationThe county's Transportation Director presented the department's FY2027 budget request and work programs.
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An attendance policy for the board, chair and vice chair positions, an update on the fare free program, and the county transit software system.
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Five minutes a speaker, directed to the board rather than individual members.
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An attendance policy, chair and vice-chair, an update on fare-free service, and the transit scheduling software.
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Cary Transit's Kelly Blazey presented on the GoCary system and the new Wake Bus Rapid Transit line, saying GoCary carries more than 400,000 riders a year. Board members asked about fare-free service, benches and shelters, parking at the new transit location and language access; Blazey said fare-free service continues…
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The board discussed restocking supplies for its Community Engagement Table events, such as flags, bracelets, temporary tattoos and bubbles, and reviewed member availability to staff a table at the town's June 13 Pride in the Park event.Staff or committee report Transit
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The county adds funding for the GoWake Access paratransit service.
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11 Supplemental Agreement #2 with WSP USA for Central Durham Bus Rapid Transit Design and NEPA StudyThe city funds continued 30% design and federal environmental review work on the Central Durham Bus Rapid Transit line.
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Staff or committee report Transit
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An update on Destination 2055, the region's long-range metropolitan transportation plan, covering projected population and employment growth, plan goals and the adoption process. Priorities named were environmental protection, connectivity, equitable multimodal access, congestion, resilience and economic vitality, wit…received and filed · This matter was received and filed.
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The programme allocating the half-cent transit sales tax Orange County voters approved in 2011, which can fund only projects approved by both the county commissioners and the regional transit board. Adoption was a year late; the draft was released for 21 days of public comment rather than 30 because of the consolidate…
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The draft released for a 21-day public comment period rather than the usual 30 because the adoption schedule had slipped a year. Comment closed 21 April and the working group adopted it on 22 April.
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Try Transit Week and conflict of interest statements from public transit; the county bicycle and pedestrian plan, work with the metropolitan and rural planning organisations and the state transport department, and the board's own packets.
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Adopts a grant project ordinance for FY2025-26 FTA bus and bus facility funding.
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Authorizes purchase of ten new 40-foot diesel buses for GoDurham at a total cost of about $8 million.Contract or award Transit
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Council members Sarika Bansal and Brittany Richards raised resident complaints about e-bikes and e-scooters traveling at high speed on greenways and roads, including a near-collision Bansal experienced herself. Citing police staffing shortages and the difficulty distinguishing e-bikes from mopeds, the council amended…
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Mayor's update on the town's Complete Community planning initiative.
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A routine mid-year adjustment to the General Fund, Grants Fund, Capital Improvements Fund, Debt Fund, Transit Fund, Stormwater Fund, Public Housing Fund, Affordable Housing Fund, and Transit Grants Fund budgets for FY 2025-26.enacted · Pass · This resolution(s) and/or ordinance(s) was adopted and/or enacted.
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Fourth-quarter amendments to the FY 2026 annual work program, with separate requests from Chapel Hill Transit, GoTriangle, Orange County and Triangle West. GoTriangle's covered Route 800 and Triangle West's a staffing study. A public comment period on the amendments ran from March 27 to April 27.
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Updates from Carrboro, Chapel Hill, GoTriangle, Hillsborough, Mebane, Orange County, the staff working group administrator, the tax district and Triangle West.
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Staff report on first-quarter performance of the town's Hopper microtransit service and outline options for expanding it, seeking Council feedback for the FY27 budget.
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26-0201 MinutesApproval of the minutes of the 10 February 2026 combined meeting of the city, the county and Durham Public Schools.
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County and city transportation staff present the draft FY27 work program for the Durham County Transit Plan, the half-cent sales tax plan voters approved in 2011. The draft is a status quo budget plus one new project, an update of the transit plan itself, and leaves $68.1 million in city construction requests unfunded…
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An application to rezone about 4.58 acres at 3100 Olive Chapel Road and part of 1911 Transit Trail to Office & Institutional-Conditional and Rural Residential-Conditional, including 3 acres for a new Apex fire station. Staff recommended approval and the board found no significant noise, light or traffic concerns.Board recommended approval, 8-0
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Budget amendment funding downtown generational-plan projects and a downtown rail study.
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Accepts and appropriates $900,000 in additional Transportation Fund capacity to continue Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation service through the GoWake Access program.That the Board of Commissioners accepts and appropriates $900,000 in additional budget capacity in the Transportation Fund to support the continuation of Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation…
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Transportation staff previewed the draft FY27 transit budget required under the county's interlocal agreement with GoTriangle; a final version goes to the board for adoption in June.
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A batch of ordinances closing out completed capital projects and reallocating unused funds across general, water/wastewater, stormwater, environmental services, housing, and transit CIP funds, totaling well over $150 million in project value.
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Authorizes amended seven-year reimbursement and lease agreements with NCDOT for the Durham Amtrak station.Contract or award Transit
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Releasing the draft FY 2027 annual work program for public review and adopting a revised work program development and approval schedule. The program allocates the half-cent transit sales tax approved by voters in 2011, and can only fund projects approved by both the county commissioners and the GoTriangle board. The r…
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The tax district's cash balance stood at $32.7 million, with $16 million encumbered for projects still awaiting reimbursement; only 17 percent of operating costs have been reimbursed so far. Orange County's half-cent sales tax may come in short of its $11.9 million projection, and members compared tax bases and land a…
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Fourth-quarter requests included shifting Orange County funding toward a radio-system replacement, GoTriangle's request for five more weekly revenue hours and $50,000 to ease Route 800 delays, a GoTriangle transportation-alternatives grant request, and a request to raise the Staff Working Group Administrator position…
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Updates from Carrboro, Chapel Hill, GoTriangle, Hillsborough, Mebane, Orange County, the working group administrator, the tax district and Triangle West.
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Update on the transition of the Continuum of Care (homelessness services) program, including a memorandum of understanding.
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Staff share updated revenue forecasts and cost drivers for the FY27 budget, plus updates on the Wake County Cultural Center joint-use agreement and Hopper micro-transit performance.
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GoTriangle briefs the board on regional transit service.Presentation Transit
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Proclamation recognizing Town transit staff for Transit Team Member Appreciation Day.Proclamation or recognition Transit
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Budget ordinance amendment adjusting the General Fund, Capital Improvement Fund, Grants Fund, Transit Fund, Library Gift Fund, Vehicle Replacement Fund, and Climate Action Fund, plus related project ordinance amendments for affordable housing and transit grant funds.enacted · Pass · This resolution(s) and/or ordinance(s) was adopted and/or enacted.
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GoTriangle's regional technology plan, recommended for approval.
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The status quo option for the Orange Transit FY 2027 work program. The draft went out for a shortened 21-day public review on April 1 and the group adopted the program on April 22.
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Updates from Chapel Hill, Mebane, Hillsborough, Carrboro, GoTriangle, Triangle West, the tax district, Orange County and the working group administrator.
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Second-quarter amendments to the FY 2026 transit annual work program.
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The board takes up a resolution backing state funding requests for Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils, crisis and residential programs, and mental-health and firearms-safety initiatives.adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Karen Howard, that the 26-9 Resolution to support the legislative requests made by NCDPS Juvenile Just…
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An information item on the FY 2027 transit annual work programme, which was already running behind its own schedule and went out for a shortened public review in April.
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A route change in Mebane, and updates on the metropolitan and rural planning organisations and the state transportation department. The board's next meeting was a joint session with the parks and recreation council on March 11, which was later postponed.Staff or committee report Intergovernmental agreementsParks and recreationRoads and transportationTransit
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Staff discuss priorities for transit service implementation.
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Council recognizes former Transit Advisory Committee chair Stuart Turner Wagner, who passed away November 21, 2025.Proclamation or recognition Transit
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A long consent agenda of budget ordinance and capital project amendments, a vehicle maintenance contract, an EPA environmental grant the manager was authorised to execute, the third-quarter Durham annual transit work programme, an updated city-county interlocal agreement, and a fire and rescue consolidation interlocal…
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4.a.I FY27 Schedule ChangeA change to the FY 2027 work programme development and approval schedule, recommended for approval. The programme had originally been due for adoption in May 2025.
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4.a.II FY27 AWP Sponsor QuestionsOutstanding questions from the project sponsors on the draft annual work programme, taken to closure.
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4.a.III FY27 AWP Prioritization OptionsOptions for prioritising projects within the FY 2027 annual work programme.
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Staff reviewed the strategic plan, including police officer recruitment and customer-service issues with the town's GoRaleigh transit partnership.
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Board previews a resolution supporting S-Line rail corridor development and providing local funding to match a federal grant for mobility hub construction.
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Reports from advisory and regional boards.
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Speaker : Kelly Blazey, Town Manager’s Office Executive Summary: As recipients of federal transportation funds, the Town of Cary is required to comply with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d) by having an up-to-date Title VI Program. The program must be updated at least…
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4.a.III FY26 Q2 AmendmentsA status update on the second-quarter amendments to the annual work program, expected before the county commissioners in February. Items the commissioners reject or modify return to this group, which may need a special meeting depending on timing.
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Review of administrative corrections to the FY27 annual work program, with project sponsors confirming their submissions ahead of the February 6 special meeting where substantive funding decisions are due.
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Chapel Hill's bus rapid transit federal risk review is nearing completion with a grant submission expected in February. Carrboro reported the Morgan Creek Greenway progressing. Triangle West is releasing a staffing study request for qualifications, contingent on funding. Hillsborough, GoTriangle, the tax district and…Staff or committee report Contracts and procurementGrants and outside fundingParks and recreationRoads and transportationTransit
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A review of how the county is tracking against its strategic plan. Mobility on Demand wait times fell from 22 to 19 minutes against a 15-minute target. Homelessness cases stay open because placements and rental support are not available. Cold weather shelter beds in northern Orange County went unused and that program…
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Speakers: Fabian Rodriguez , Transit Public Outreach Specialist and Sheri Legans, Transportation Pro Coordinator
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Speaker: Mich e lle Barrett, Staff Liaison
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The multi-year plan must stay in positive balance through 2040, so FY27 has to be judged in that context. About $12.5 million in operating costs and $3.2 million in capital costs have been added to the plan through 2035, which explains the deficit. Members disagreed on whether public engagement material should show al…Vote taken on the timeline for releasing the finalised plan
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Whether to put the work program out for public comment before or after constraining it to available funding. Members favored releasing it only once finalized, to keep it consistent with what the money supports. Orange County is hesitant to commit financially while FY26 global agreements are outstanding; Chapel Hill Tr…Hold the work program until finalised, then release for public comment
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Discussion of the FY26 amendments and the cost-per-hour calculation. The tax district confirmed $2.5 million in liquidity for FY26, on the strength of which a Carrboro budget transfer request will proceed as a revenue-neutral information item.
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The annual transit budget under the 2023 transit governance agreement, which needs approval from both this board and GoTriangle's trustees. Staff wanted direction before the draft work program is released in February 2026.
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A look-back and look-forward exercise with board members. Frequent topics over the past year were Safe Routes to School, the Orange Grove Road sidewalk, board policies and orientation materials, and SPOT and non-STIP projects. The most discussed were Mobility on Demand, fare-free transit, the Blue and Orange routes, H…
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Adoption of an amended grant project ordinance for the FY2026 FTA Section 5303 metropolitan transit planning grant.
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Draft project sheets were due in early December with final drafts by December 18, and a special meeting was set for January 9 to review them all.
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A subcommittee to standardize reimbursement documentation and processes across the participating organizations, after unclear requirements caused delays. Members debated whether a committee was needed or an appendix listing required documents would do. Orange County will chair it.Charter approved 11-0, amended 11-0 to let financial staff attend
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Adding the transit tax district administration as a non-voting member, to recognize its authority and clarify roles. Members raised concern that it gives GoTriangle more representation, and suggested revisiting after the GoTriangle staffing study concludes.Approved 9-2
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The FY26 global operating project agreements remain unexecuted for Orange County and GoTriangle; all others are signed. No capital reimbursements have been made. Revenues are trending lower and a conservative approach was recommended.
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Chapel Hill Transit has a high-capacity transit corridor study under way with a pilot project being identified. Carrboro has advertised Morgan Creek Greenway Phase 1 for bid. Triangle West will issue a staffing study request for qualifications, concluding procurement by January, and has asked NCDOT about increasing no…Staff or committee report Broadband and technologyContracts and procurementParks and recreationRoads and transportationTransit
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Renewal and revision of the town's interlocal agreement with Wake County for ADA paratransit service this fiscal year.
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Public hearing on amending the town's transit plan map for the Veridea development.
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Fee changes making Orange County Public Transportation's fixed routes fare-free from January 2, 2026 for one year. Staff said it saves about $32,000 a year, since the fare collection equipment is at end of life and boarding is faster without qualifying riders for reduced fares. Fixed routes run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on-de…Approved unanimously
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Eight items: two sets of minutes; motor vehicle and property tax releases; four electric conversion vans for accessible transportation for people who cannot use fixed-route buses; health department personal health services fee changes; budget amendment #5; a transit scheduling and dispatch software agreement with budg…Approved unanimously
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Amendments related to the Veridea sustainable development plan.Approved unanimously, 7-0 with one member recused
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Council liaison assignments to the town's nine advisory boards and commissions, plus seats on joint committees with Apex, Chatham County and Morrisville, the economic development committee, Western Wake Partners, CAMPO's executive board, the GoTriangle board of trustees, the Central Pines Regional Council and its Jord…
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The county commissioners considered the future Millhouse Road Park property in November and will entertain offers from nonprofits to purchase part of it and manage a soccer and playing field complex in the public interest; the back portion stays with the county undeveloped. Staff also reported the UNC CoGen rail corri…
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Renews FY2026 Wake Transit general operating and capital funding agreements for GoWake Access paratransit service.Consent agenda Transit
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Renews the FY2026 Wake Transit SmartRide agreement for GoWake Access service.Consent agenda Transit
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A review of which outside boards need a commissioner. The board stopped appointing commissioners to Healthy Carolinians, the Orange Care Coalition and the north-south bus rapid transit board, which is inactive, and decided the county manager could designate a staff member to the juvenile crime prevention council. It k…Slate approved unanimously; one motion failed 3-4
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Largest items: a $1,193,227.00 contract with Southern Wall Systems for Justice Services Center exterior and window work; a $974,879.51 contract with KBS Earthworks for the Whispering Pines stream restoration, alongside a $600,000 NCDEQ grant for the project; a $535,356 annual grant to Urban Ministries of Durham; adopt…
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Fifteen items including the October 21 minutes, board and commission appointments, the Abolition Day proclamation, budget amendment #4, a Governor's Highway Safety Program grant for the sheriff's office, White Cross fire truck financing, booth replacement and equipment for solid waste and recycling, vehicles for sever…Approved unanimously
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Nine residents spoke. Six urged the board to fund the county's cultural arts plan. They included the executive director of Pine Cone and the interim director of the NC Arts Foundation. Other speakers raised GoTriangle bus service to the airport, meeting broadcast visibility, and a residential rezoning near Lake Crabtr…
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Consent reappointment of Patrick Hannah as the joint city/county representative to the GoTriangle board, term to November 2029.
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The proposal to make all four county fixed routes fare-free was set to go before the county commissioners in December. Staff said it would save time qualifying riders for reduced fares and remove fare collection equipment that is expensive to replace and takes vehicles out of service. A contract was in progress to cha…
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A public hearing on permanently closing 229 feet of Hayti Lane east of Old Fayetteville Street and redesignating the resulting parcel as a Transit Opportunity Area in the comprehensive plan.
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The recycling and waste drop-off centre must move off the North Carolina Railroad right-of-way. A new site would be expensive, would likely need to sit in a bond referendum, and could mean a gap in service. Members noted the site is a block or two from the future multimodal centre and asked whether the corridor could…
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A proposed bylaws amendment requires the affirmative vote of all eligible voting members and seven days' written notice. Because notice had not been given within that window, the item was postponed to December. The chair said he would likely not call the subcommittee until the tax district could join it formally.Postponed 10-0Procedural Transit
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August and September minutes approved; October minutes postponed for further corrections requested by GoTriangle.Two approved 10-0, one postponed 10-0Minutes approval Transit
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The Triangle West planning organization promoted an annual regional safety summit on November 20 at the Chapel Hill Library. GoTriangle reported regaining two routes previously run by Raleigh, with improvements at the regional transit center benefiting Orange County riders on routes 800, 400 and 405.
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Preliminary unaudited FY25 results. Sales tax came in low, including one month posting negative because of refunds, and the district is checking with the state Department of Revenue and the DMV. Interest earnings above $1 million at nearly 5 percent brought total revenue to $13.6 million despite a $400,000 drop in Art…
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The FY27 revenue assumption drops from $13.3 million to $11.845 million to match the current adopted budget, after the FY25 decline. Given economic uncertainty, the district recommends holding FY27 flat rather than assuming 3 percent growth, with 2 percent for FY28 and the existing baseline beyond, and will revisit in…
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Chapel Hill is updating its 2022 short range transit plan, never fully implemented because of COVID, and reported higher September ridership. GoTriangle is procuring construction for bus stop improvements at East Town on 15-501, expected to start in early 2026, and reported October ridership on routes 400 and 405 up a…
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The transportation workgroup reported on the help line, classes and tabling, and the volunteer driver program, tied to county strategic plan objectives on travel training, expanded options for older adults and better collaboration among providers. The communication workgroup produced five 'how to use our website' vide…Staff or committee report Broadband and technologyCivil rights and nondiscriminationHealth and human servicesLGBTQ+ policyTransit
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The consent agenda covers a Durham-passed sub-recipient grant for the Sheriff's Office, federal transit funding, WakeBrook renovation funding, November proclamations and tax committee recommendations.Commissioner Stallings moved, seconded by Vice Chair Mial to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:Consent agenda Transit
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The county accepts an FY26 Federal Transit Administration CARES Act funding agreement and appropriates the funds.
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Vivian Jones completes her term on the GoTriangle Board of Trustees; the board considers reappointing Chair Susan Evans as its commissioner appointee.
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December brings reappointments across eight municipal and county boards, including the Energy Advisory Commission, GoTriangle, and planning and zoning or adjustment boards in Fuquay-Varina, Morrisville, Rolesville and Wake Forest.
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Staff present the Durham Bus Rapid Transit Vision Plan, including a developing 'universe of corridors' under technical analysis and public engagement, and funding options for the project.
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Amends an existing project to move already-allocated capital vehicle funding from operating to capital, and renames it to reflect that the funds now cover North-South Bus Rapid Transit vehicles replacing Chapel Hill Transit's existing NS Route. The fiscal impact on the overall FY26 work plan is $0.
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Amends the project description and scope of the combined NSBRT vehicles project to clarify how the $2.07 million in allocated funding will be used, needed for Chapel Hill Transit's federal funding readiness review.
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GoTriangle requests 5 additional revenue service hours for Route 800, with 50% of the added cost allocated to Orange County.
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A new project funding 0.34 of a full-time GoTriangle service planning staff position.
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Administrative amendment changing the listed project contact for the county's transit service software project; no funding or scope change.Budget action Transit
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Administrative amendment changing the listed project contact for the Hillsborough circulator operations project.Budget action Transit
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Administrative amendment changing the listed project contact for the Increase Cost of Existing Services project.Budget action Transit
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Administrative amendment changing the listed project contact for the demand-response and paratransit services project.Budget action Transit
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