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Wake Transit Update10-16-2015WakeTransit.com @waketransit #waketransit
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Summer 2015Community
Input
Technical and
Financial Work
Elected Official Input
Advisory Committee
Core Design Retreat
Recommended Transit Plan
Fall 2015
Winter 2016
Transit Plan Development Process
• 255 + Outreach Events • 25 Specific Option Input
Sessions (250+ Responses)• Online Poll (400+ Responses)• Statistically Valid Phone Survey
(550+ Responses)• Small Focus Group Meetings
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Public Involvement
• Public Outreach Events in all 12 Municipalities
• Specific conversations with every municipality (elected officials, administration, staff)
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Municipal Involvement
• A Connected Network• The Importance of Frequency• The Hard Choices (Spectrums)• Ridership versus Coverage• Infrastructure versus Service
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Important Concepts still Central
Choices for Our Community
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More Ridership
More Infrastructur
e
More Coverage
More Service
?
Supporting Bus Network• Strong and consistent support for
much improved overall bus network.
Focused on employment, education and access
Focused on where we will actually use the system
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RRT – Rail Rapid Transit• Compounding Issues
Public input on trade-offs (no mandate)
Technical Concerns Timing Concerns
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RRT – Rail Rapid TransitOnline Survey – First Responses
BRT – Ridership 23%BRT – Coverage 24%RRT – Ridership 28%RRT – Coverage 25%
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“Rail”• Strong but “shallow” support
No strong support for a specific corridor or project
Desire for “new”, “different”, “cool” References to quality and status Mixed on trade-offs
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BRT – Bus Rapid TransitModerate but shallow concern about BRT viability.• Will the system actually work as
promised?• Can we overcome the perception
issues on buses?• Is this enough change (cool
enough)?
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Municipal and Local Area support and services• Call for connections to and
services within all municipalities and within some commercial areas Focused on medical appointments, shopping
and jobs Different timeframes for implementation Potential for local support of local services
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Summer 2015Community
Input
Technical and
Financial Work
Elected Official Input
Advisory Committee
Core Design Retreat
Recommended Transit Plan
Fall 2015
Winter 2016
Transit Plan Development Process
