CAMPO presents draft 10‑year Wake Transit investment strategy, prioritizes BRT and community funding areas

Ben Howell, Wake Transit program manager at the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), briefed the Wake County Board of Commissioners on April 14 on a draft update to the Wake Transit Plan that would set transit funding priorities for the next 10 years.

The draft plan assumes roughly $3.3 billion in available revenue over the next decade — led by the local half‑cent sales tax and long‑term bond proceeds — and, Howell said, “please note everything. All the numbers in this presentation are draft.” He told commissioners the draft would be released for public review and that final adoption is expected later this year by CAMPO’s executive board and the GoTriangle board.

Why it matters: the plan guides how Wake Transit sales tax revenue will be programmed across capital and operating needs. The draft directs new money toward a core bus rapid transit (BRT) network, regional rail readiness, more frequent bus service, and expanded community funding area (CFA) grants for municipalities without established transit service.

Key elements of the draft investment strategy

- Revenue and capacity: Howell said the team expects…