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City weighs hub‑and‑spoke tradeoffs with studies for grid, BRT and park‑and‑ride options
Summary
Staff outlined long-term choices between Raleigh’s existing hub‑and‑spoke transit model and a more gridded network, described origin–destination survey results showing most transfers occur at GoRaleigh Station, and proposed Wake Transit–funded studies for feasibility of decentralized nodes, BRT trunk lines and park‑and‑ride facilities.
Patel, transportation transit, said Raleigh’s network historically grew as a radial hub-and-spoke system focused on downtown. He told councilors that origin–destination data (2023) indicates 32% of riders transfer within the system and that about 70% of those transfers happen at GoRaleigh Station — a finding staff say supports the station’s current role as the primary transfer hub.
Staff described tradeoffs for a gridded system that would…
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