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Apex planning board recommends town council consider updates to transit plan map, including new local routes and service changes
Summary
The Apex Planning Board unanimously recommended that town council review proposed amendments to the Apex Transit Plan map that would revise GoApex Route 1, create two future local routes (Route 2 and Route 3), replace the Apex Carry Express with an all‑day Route 9 and consolidate a proposed local transit center with a nearby mobility hub.
At its Oct. 13 meeting, the Apex Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend that town council consider a package of amendments to the Apex Transit Plan map that would revise local routing and reflect recommendations from the town’s transit prioritization study.
Katie Schwing, planning staff, presented the package and described the principal changes: revisions to the existing GoApex Route 1 routing; creation of a new future GoApex Route 2 (a Pine Plaza–Pleasant Park concept) and future GoApex Route 3 to serve the Viridian East Village area; removal of some existing Route 1 segments; and consolidation of a proposed bus transit center near East Williams and Hughes Street with a nearby bus-and-rail transfer center identified in a mobility-hub study. Schwing told the board the map lines are “conceptual in nature” and that final service plans will be developed later.
The staff presentation also noted regional-service updates: GoCarry plans to discontinue the Apex Carry Express (ACX) and introduce an all-day GoCarry Route 9 on Nov. 1, and GoTriangle’s Route 311 remains suspended but is programmed to return in fiscal 2027 with a modified routing. Schwing said the transit-plan map changes are intended to reflect agencies’ current and planned service and to give the community a clearer picture of future routing.
Board members asked operational questions about transfers and signage. Schwing said GoApex is a fare‑free service and riders can transfer between routes at shared stops; where agencies share a stop, each agency posts its own sign. A community member suggested moving the Pleasant Park stop closer to the playground and parking lot to reduce a roughly 0.4-mile walk for families; staff said the study considered that loop but expressed concern about exceeding a one‑hour round‑trip target for the route and said staff will revisit the issue during detailed service planning.
There were no public commenters on the item. Jeff moved that the board recommend town council approve the proposed transit-plan map amendments; Preston seconded, and the motion passed by unanimous voice vote.
Next steps: staff will present the same informational material to town council at a scheduled Oct. 28 meeting, and the town will hold public forums on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 for Peak Plan 2055-related outreach as part of ongoing public engagement.
Votes and motions: The board recorded a motion to recommend council approval (moved by Jeff, seconded by Preston) and approved it unanimously by voice vote.
Context: The changes flow from the recently completed Apex transit prioritization study; staff emphasized the map updates are conceptual and subject to further service-planning work and additional public input.
