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Wake Transi sit Dr Draft Wor ork Pl Plan Summary - Fisc scal Year 2020 -

WAKE COUNTY IS GROWING 2 • The Triangle is one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation. • Wake County population exceeds one million and grows by more than 60 60 people a day. • Growth brings new jobs and new opportunities, but also more traffic on already congested roadways. • A strong regional transit system means better access and opportunities for everyone.

RESPONDING TO GROWTH 3 The Wake Transit Plan aims to: CREATE 2 4 CONNECT frequent, the region reliable urban mobility ENHANCE CONNECT 1 3 access to all Wake County transit communities

A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT 4 Wake Transit Referendum Wake County voters approved a transit-dedicated half-cent sales tax investment to expand and better connect the public transit network. To reach its goals, the Wake Transit Plan will: Increase bus Improve bus Implement bus Build a 37-mile service stops and rapid transit commuter rail shelters system

YOUR INVESTMENT AT WORK 5 Through your investment in the Wake Transit Plan, we have been able to accomplish a number of amazing initiatives including: Y outh GoPass ss • T ogether we made transit more accessible to to ri riders rs 18 and younger who need to get to school, jobs, museums and other places, and encouraged them to become lifelong transit riders. • As of December 2018, over 3, 3,700 Yo Youth Go GoPasses had been issued and used in over 15 150,000 boardings. Raleigh Union Bus s Station • We’re leveraging federal funds! GoTriangle won a $2 $20 million federa ral BU BUILD grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help construct a unique bus transfer facility that will connect to the new downtown Raleigh Union Station.

YOUR INVESTMENT AT WORK 6 Improved Bus s Services s and Amenities • Extended service in Southeast • Added a new high-frequency route Raleigh along Poole, Barwell and along Raleigh’s Martin Luther King Rock Quarry roads, creating new Jr. Boulevard, Poole Road and connections to the Barwell Road Sunnybrook Road that will operate Community Center, the Shoppes at every 15 minutes from 7 a.m. to 7 Battle Bridge, Farmington Square p.m. and every 30 minutes until Shopping Center and local schools. midnight . • Extended service in northwest • Added more park-and-ride lots Raleigh along Edwards Mill and and improved existing ones. Blue Ridge roads, providing much • Added service hours to GoTriangle needed service to the N.C. Route 100, which serves RDU. Museum of Art, the N.C. • Improved roughly 55 bus stops . Fairgrounds and the PNC Arena. • Purchased additional and • Created a new route serving Cary’s replacement buses for GoRaleigh largest employment corridor, and GoTriangle to support Weston Parkway, and Park West additional bus service in the years Village in Morrisville, which will ahead. begin later this year! GoWake added 3,600 trips for nonfixed route and rural areas.

PUTTING THE PUBLIC FIRST 7 In meetings s and su surveys, s, the public ask sked for: • Expanded service to underserved locations (such as Apex, Southeast Raleigh, Holly Springs) and new transit routes. • Improved transit services through increased frequency, longer service spans and additional Sunday service. • Additional service on express routes including Fuquay-Varina-Raleigh (FRX), Durham- Raleigh (DRX) and Chapel Hill-Raleigh (CRX). • More connections to RTP and RDU airport. • Better passenger facilities, including more bus stops with benches, shelters and better signage.

PROPOSED INVESTMENTS FOR FY20 8 Anticipated Revenues and Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2020: July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020 Re Revenues Expe Ex pendi ditures 1% 13% Half-cent local option $91.3 million sales tax Vehicle rental tax $4.3 million 44% 26% $7 vehicle rental fee $6.6 million $3 vehicle rental fee $2.8 million Total Local $105 million 2% 2% 12% Other (Federal, state, fares, $58.4 million Bus Operations/Purchases/Infrastructure Debt Service prior year funds, debt proceeds) Allocation to Reserves Transit Plan and Tax District Administration Commuter Rail TOTAL $163.4 million Bus Rapid Transit Capital Planning FY 2020 is the first year of the Community Funding Area Program!

PROPOSED BUS SERVICE EXPANSION 9 For Fiscal Year 2020: July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020 Lives will be transformed as more Wake County homes are connected to job, educational and recreational opportunities! • Rou • Rou • Rou Routes 20 & 20L: NEW routes Route HS HSX: NEW Express Route 31 310: Replaces Route providing all-day weekday Route serving Holly Springs 300, providing hourly midday service from downtown Raleigh and Apex, during peak travel and evening service between to Garner, with connections to times Mon-Fri. Cary and the Regional Transit White Oak Shopping Center. Center (RTC), and 30-minute shuttle service from the RTC • Rou Route 33: NEW route providing to the Wake T ech RTP all-day weekday service campus. between Knightdale and a new • 2, 2,360 additional trips will be • Rou transfer center in East Raleigh. Route NRX RX: : This NEW express provided for elderly, disabled service will run along I-540 and rural Wake residents • Rol Rolesville Express: NEW route from Triangle T own Center to currently not on a fixed bus connecting Rolesville with the RTC, operating hourly route. Triangle T own Center, during peak times Mon-Fri. operating during peak periods. Holly Springs and Rolesville will be served for the first time by transit!

ADDITIONAL TRANSIT INVESTMENTS 10 For Fiscal Year 2020: July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020 Mo Mobile Bus s St Stop Fa Fare Capping Wake Tech Wa Ti Ticketing Im Improvements Park an Pa and Ride A system that would allow single fares Including benches, GoTriangle’s Route FRX A new technology paid by riders to be shelters, signage, will begin directly serving that would allow “capped” when they lighting and ADA Wake T ech’s campus with customers to use reach the cost of an access ramps at new an on-campus park and their smart phones unlimited-ride pass. and existing bus ride. This park and ride to buy and use bus stops. will replace the current passes. Hilltop Shopping Center Park and Ride.

LONGER TERM INVESTMENTS 11 For Fiscal Year 2020: July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020 Ne Nearly $63 million (39%) of transit-de dedi dicated d revenue collected d in the next fiscal year will help to advance the planning, design and construction of: fi f: Bus s Rapid Transi sit (BRT): The City of Raleigh is working on advancing four BRT projects included in the Wake Transit Plan. BRT corridors will operate east, west, south and north from downtown connecting to Cary, Garner, WakeMed, NC State and other key destinations. Commuter Rail Transi sit: 37 miles of rail service from Garner to Downtown Raleigh, N.C. State University, Cary, Morrisville and the Research Triangle Park continuing to Durham. Will use existing railroad corridor to provide comfortable passenger service that allows riders to relax or work on their way to key destinations. One bus rapid transit corridor will be submitted this spring for FTA funding consideration! Funding for other BRT corridors is identified for environmental review and beginning design.

WORK PLAN APPROVAL TIMELINE 12 Draft FY20 Work Plan CAMPO public hearing during May/ released to the public. Feb regularly scheduled board meeting. June 1 2019 Public comment period GoTriangle public hearing during opens.. regularly scheduled board meeting. CAMPO and GoTriangle boards By March Public comment period vote on FY20 Work Plan. June 3 closes.. 30 GoTriangle board votes on Wake operating and capital ordinances. TPAC incorporates feedback Upon plan's approval, agencies July and prepares recommended April provide new and expanded 2019- Work Plan to forward to the routes and services. Studies 2019 2020 CAMPO and GoTriangle continue for long-term boards for consideration. investments.

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! LE 13 Help sh shape y your commu mmunity invest stme ment i in transi sit For more information and to review the detailed draft work plan, go to go goforwardn dnc.org/ g/wa waketransit. Submit your comments online at go goforwardn dnc.org/ g/wa waketransit. . Or mail them to: Go GoTriangle, Attn. Juan Carlos Erickson PO Box 13 PO 13787. Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date @wa waketransit.