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Carrboro residents will have weekday transit service to Durham beginning on Monday, August 8th.
“We’re pleased to offer this service that meets a need we’ve heard from Carrboro residents,” said GoTriangle General Manager Jeff Mann. “By extending our former Chapel Hill to Durham route in the busy 15-501 corridor, we’ll give passengers an efficient one seat ride from Carrboro to downtown Chapel Hill, Duke, the VA and downtown Durham.”
The fare is $2.25 one way. The route will run in weekday peak hours.

Some of America’s newest companies are getting their start in Durham.  It’s happening downtown at American Underground on the American Tobacco campus. 

From GoTriangle General Manager Jeff Mann on the proposed budget announced last night at the General Assembly:

GoTriangle is proud to partner with the Durham Bulls for “Bike to the Ballpark”, another way to show our community the many options available to go together instead of traveling alone by car.

As Father's Day approaches, Ben August was kind enough to take some time and talk to us about why he and his son, Jacob, #GoTogether

This weekend, when thousands of Triangle area supporters gather to celebrate survivors, honor those who have lost their battle and run or walk to raise funds and awareness to find a cure for breast cancer, GoTriangle employees will be there to help get them to the starting line.

For the 7th year, GoTriangle will provide buses and staff to support the Susan G. Komen Triangle Race for the Cure.

The proposed State Senate budget, like the House version, removes a $500 thousand cap on light rail projects that was inserted late last session, but the Senate version also adds new restrictive provisions that would further compromise the integrity of the Strategic Transportation Investments law, and put the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (DOLRT) project in jeopardy from both a timing and funding standpoint.

The new Senate provisions would:

Later this summer, Carrboro will have weekday transit service to Durham.  The GoTriangle Board of Trustees approved the new service this month. 

“We’re pleased to extend service to Carrboro, giving passengers a one seat ride to and from Durham,” said General Manager Jeff Mann.  “Carrboro has been a great partner in developing this service and I expect the peak commuting hour service will be well received.” 

The GoTriangle Board of Trustees unanimously voted to approve the Recommended Wake County Transit Plan and to enter into an interlocal agreement with the county and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO). This is the second of three votes needed to put it on the ballot this fall.

Wake County and CAMPO introduced the plan that will strengthen regional connections across county lines; connect Wake County communities to a more robust transit network; and provide frequent, reliable service to education, healthcare and employment centers.