Draft FY 2026 Wake Transit Work Plan
Draft FY 2026 Wake Transit Work Plan
The Wake Transit Plan sets the vision for improving and expanding the public transit network in Wake County. Your input is an important piece of designing the future of that network. About $178.9 million in transit operating and capital investments has been proposed in the draft FY 2026 Wake Transit Work Plan, now available for review at GoForwardNC.org. The public review and comment period is open March 4 - April 2, 2025. Let us know what you think.
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The proposed operations budget is $62.2 million. The total for operations includes investments in new and existing bus routes and services, as well as additional investments. The following examples are just a few of the many operations highlights:
• $45.2 million is budgeted for the continuation of existing services funded in prior years, including the implementation of several new routes by Raleigh, Cary, Wake County, Wendell, Apex, Morrisville, and GoTriangle.
• $3.4 million is budgeted for other operating services, such as fare collection technology, the continuation of the GoPass low income and youth fare discount programs for GoRaleigh and GoTriangle, and the Community Funding Area Program (microtransit).
• $1.8 million is budgeted for the continued security, operations, and maintenance of bus facilities for Raleigh, Cary, GoTriangle, Wendell, and Zebulon.
Do you agree that these proposed operating investments move us toward our goal of an improved and expanded Wake County transit system?
The proposed capital budget is $116.7 million and includes a variety of projects that provide the infrastructure required for operating bus services on a countywide and regional scale. The following examples are just a few of the Work Plan’s many capital highlights:
• $55 million is budgeted for the City of Raleigh’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects, which include Wake BRT: Western Corridor; Wake BRT: Triangle Town Corridor; and Wake BRT: Midtown Corridor.
• $39.6 million is budgeted for bus infrastructure projects that include transfer points, transit centers, park-and-ride lots, bus stop and sidewalk improvements, bus maintenance facilities, streetside facilities, advanced technologies, and other improvements.
• $21 million is budgeted for the acquisition of buses and related support vehicles, including those for paratransit and GoWake ACCESS services.
Do you agree that these proposed capital investments move us toward our goal of an improved and expanded Wake County transit system?
Do you believe these operating and capital investments are helpful to you and/or your community?
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