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County officials describe state‑funded transit pilot to link Davidson County with Winston‑Salem
Summary
A transit official told commissioners the county can apply for a 100%‑funded NCDOT Integrated Mobility grant (~$400,000) to plan and pilot a route connecting Lexington and Thomasville with Winston‑Salem; preliminary annual operating cost estimates are around $225,000 if run several trips per day.
A transit representative described a new NCDOT Integrated Mobility planning grant that would allow Davidson County to pilot a route connecting to Forsyth County transit hubs. The presenter said the current planning award is fully funded (about $400,000) for this year and that future years would likely require a local match.
On operations, the presenter said the route could be run with limited service (for example three morning and three afternoon runs) and that a preliminary operating cost estimate was "maybe 225,000 a year" depending on frequency and stops. Commissioners asked staff to track ridership and return after the pilot period with ridership numbers to inform whether to continue the service.
