WAKE FOREST PUBLIC TRANSIT PLAN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Town of Wake Forest is seeking to expand its transit service. The Wake Forest Loop (WFL) circulator and the Wake Forest-Raleigh Express (WRX) have served the Town since 2008. The circulator service provides residents access to public services, medical facilities, and commercial destinations in Wake Forest and the Wakefield neighborhood in Raleigh. The express service provides commuter access to downtown Raleigh. With a rapid increase in population and development, expanded transit services are necessary in Wake Forest to provide residents, employees, and visitors additional mobility options beyond that of an automobile. The Town conducted the Wake Forest Public Transit Plan (Transit Plan) to explore the options to expand transit to serve growing parts of the Town and connect to key activity centers. The Transit Plan summarizes the evaluation of existing transit services in Wake Forest, discusses the viability of different transit expansion alternatives, and recommends a preferred option to expand transit – including the service type, cost of the service expansion, and steps to implement the service. An interdepartmental group of Town staff, with the support of a consultant team (the “project team”) developed the Transit Plan with input from the community. The project team held open house events at key milestones and conducted a community survey, a rider survey, and a pop-up engagement event to better understand the community’s transit needs and solicit feedback on alternative service scenarios. The Transit Plan presents the preferred alternative and next steps to implement the service, including an overview the preferred alternative operations – map(s) and operating assumptions.
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