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Wake Transit unveils recommended 2035 plan; Garner to see BRT extensions, more local funding options
Summary
CAMPO and GoTriangle staff presented the recommended Wake Transit 2035 investment strategy to Garner council, highlighting expanded bus rapid transit corridors, a larger community funding area program, stronger stop and sidewalk investments and a public engagement schedule this fall.
Ben Howell, Wake Transit program manager at the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), presented the agency’s recommended Wake Transit 2035 plan to the Town of Garner during the council work session on Aug. 26.
The plan shifts some emphasis from building new commuter rail to investing in regional rail and bus infrastructure. Howell told the council the program has raised nearly $750 million through 2023 and expects to raise about $1 billion more over the next 10 years; Wake Transit has invested more than $200 million since 2017 and “we're expecting to spend roughly $3,000,000,000 over the next 10 years on transit,” he said.
Why it matters: the update outlines where Wake County plans to direct sales-tax and other Wake Transit funds in the coming decade. Several changes would affect Garner directly, including proposed bus rapid transit (BRT) service extensions and an expanded grant program that gives towns more flexibility to design local service.
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