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Apex Planning Board recommends town council accept transit prioritization study, endorses phased route and service improvements
Summary
The board recommended town council accept the Transit Prioritization Study, which proposes near-term Go Apex Route 1 frequency increases, new fixed-route concepts (Pine Plaza'Pleasant Park and Viridian East Village), a downtown mobility hub, and studies of services for seniors and those outside the current paratransit bubble.
The Apex Planning Board on a recommendation vote moved the Transit Prioritization Study forward to town council, endorsing a package of near-term service improvements, new fixed-route concepts and a set of supportive projects aimed at expanding local public transit over the next several years.
Katie Schwing, transit planner in the town planning department, described the staff-led study as a project to develop priorities for improvements and expansion to local public transit over an approximately five-year timeframe. She said the study produced two recommendation sets: fixed-route service concepts and a group of supporting projects and investigations to improve access and operations.
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