WAKE FOREST PUBLIC TRANSIT PLAN
In the community survey, 82% of the 679 respondents indicated that they do not ride transit in Wake Forest. See Figure 6.
At least once a week 1%
At least once a month 5%
A few times a year 12%
Never 82%
Figure 6. Frequency of Wake Forest Transit Use Among Survey Respondents, Community Survey February 2023
The low use of transit indicates that the existing transit services are not meeting the mobility needs of the Town. When asked what transit service needed to do differently to encourage people to ride transit more frequently, respondents top three responses were 1) go to more destinations , 2) come closer to their homes , and 3) travel faster . See Figure 7 for the top five reasons given.
49%
Go to more destinations
48%
Come closer to their homes
42%
Travel faster
37% 37%
Have more information available
Come more often
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Figure 7. Things That Would Encourage Respondents to Take Transit More, Community Survey February 2023
Respondents indicated that the top destinations that they would like to access via transit, were: • Downtown Raleigh (66%), • Downtown Wake Forest (54%), • The Rogers Road Shopping Area (37%), • Joyner Park (36%), • Downtown Durham (34%), • South Main Street Wake Forest (34%), and • Wakefield Commons (33%).
See Appendix A for a full summary of results from the community survey.
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