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GoRaleigh reports rising ridership and shifting funding share under Wake Transit Plan
Summary
City transportation staff told the council GoRaleigh saw 7.5 million rides last year, will operate on a proposed $94.7 million budget next year, and that Wake Transit Plan funding is projected to grow from roughly 49% of fixed-route funding in FY27 toward 60% by 2030.
Patel, transportation transit, told the Raleigh City Council that GoRaleigh recorded about 7.5 million annual rides last year and will operate on an approximately $94.7 million budget next fiscal year.
The presentation said the system runs 34 routes, about 120 buses and roughly 1,400 stops; high-frequency corridors (15-minute or better) expanded from 40 miles to 137 miles between 2024 and March 2026. Councilors were shown that the system returned to fares in fall 2024; before the pandemic roughly 32% of riders rode free through programs such as…
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