FY25 Q3 Wake Transit Work Plan Amendment Requests (Dec. 9 – Jan. 10, 2024)
Eight (8) Wake Transit Work Plan amendment requests were submitted by CAMPO, the Town of Cary, the Town of Knightdale, the Town of Morrisville, and Wake County for consideration in the 3nd quarter of FY 2025. The amendment requests include funding to extend Sunday service on the Morrisville Smart Shuttle, provide replacement vehicles for GoWake Access, provide additional funds for capital projects in the Town of Cary and the Town of Knightdale, and more.
These amendment requests are being made available for public review and comment for thirty (30) days running from December 9, 2024, to January 10, 2025.
All Eight (8) of the requests fall into the ‘Major Amendment’ category. Follow the link below to view the Amendment Request Packet and to submit comments directly to the planning team.
https://www.campo-nc.us/programs-studies/transit/wake-transit-plan/annual-work-plans
Five (5) Wake Transit Work Plan amendment requests were submitted by CAMPO, GoTriangle, the Town of Morrisville, the Town of Wake Forest, and Wake County for consideration in the 2nd quarter of FY 2025. The amendment requests include funding to extend Saturday service on the Morrisville Smart Shuttle, support for a regional rail study, and the purchase of 16 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
These amendment requests are being made available for public review and comment for thirty (30) days running from September 3, 2024, to October 4, 2024.
Four (4) of the requests fall into the “Major Amendment” category, with the remaining one (1) falling into the “Minor Amendment” category. Follow the link below to view the amendment request packet and submit questions and/or comments directly to the planning team.
2035 WAKE TRANSIT PLAN UPDATE INCLUDES $1B FOR IMPROVEMENTS
In 2016, Wake County voters approved a half-cent sales tax referendum dedicated to expanding and strengthening transit services in Wake County. The Wake Transit Plan (WTP) is the countywide transit investment program that decides how those funds will be spent on services and projects to shape the future of transit service across Wake County. Every four years, the Wake Transit Plan is updated to revisit and confirm the region’s ten-year transit investment strategy. This plan will decide how to invest nearly $1 billion over the next 10 years to make it easier for people in Wake County to use public transportation.
Last summer, approximately 1,900 people took a survey that asked them to share their ideas and priorities for making public transportation better in Wake County. These ideas are part of what we are sharing now and are helping us develop an investment strategy that will:
We need your input! Help decide which projects should come first. To take the survey, visit the project page at https://publicinput.com/waketransit2035. Anyone who is interested in the project can provide comments by completing the online survey in English or Spanish until January 31, 2025.
To stay in the know on all things public transportation, visit the GoForward website, https://www.GoForwardNC.org/GetInvolvedWake, to sign-up for alerts.