Triangle_Transit

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Triangle Transit Triangle Transit 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: 1. Regional Bus Service 2. Vanpool Service 3. Regional Transit Planning From 1995 the cornerstone of Triangle Transit’s long-term plan was a 28-mile rail 1989 corridor from northeast Raleigh, through downtown Raleigh, Cary, and Research Tri4600 Emperor Blvd. Durham angle Park, to Durham using DMU techno"The Triangle" logy. There were proposals to extend this bus service, express bus service, corridor 7 miles to Chapel Hill with light rail park and ride, paratransit technology. However, in 2006 Triangle Transit deferred implementation indefinitely Regional Transit Center, when the Federal Transit Administration de901 Slater Rd. Durham clined to fund the program. triangletransit.org Founded Headquarters Service area Service type Stations Web site 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. 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 TTA bus advertising as gas prices soar in July, 2008. 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: 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Triangle Transit Connecting local municipal transit systems 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 RLine, a downtown circulator. Routes and services 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. C-Tran (Cary) TTA bus at the DATA terminal in downtown Durham. 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, and Wake Forest. 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] 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. 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. 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. References 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Triangle Transit • Carpool and Vanpool Matching • Transittime.com - Description of the Project • Special Transit Advisory Commission Report External links • Triangle Transit • GoTriangle.Org - Triangle Region Trip Planner Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Transit" Categories: Bus transportation in North Carolina, Transportation in Raleigh, North Carolina, The Triangle, North Carolina This page was last modified on 14 April 2009, at 19:35 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 3