Wake Forest Public Transit Plan - October 2023


Executive Summary
4

Purpose and Need for Expanded Transit in Wake Forest
5

Previous Plans and Studies
5

Existing and Planned Transit
6

Population Growth and Transit Needs
10

Community and Stakeholder Feedback
13

Transit Service Alternatives
18

Alternative A
19

Alternative B1
20

Alternative B2
21

Alternative C
22

Additional Considerations
23

Alternatives Evaluation
25

High-Level Operating Costs
25

Assumptions
25

Circulator
25

Microtransit
25

Strengths and Weaknesses
26

Preferred Option
28

Operating Characteristics
28

Circulators
28

Microtransit
29

Route Alignment and Zone
30

Circulators
30

Microtransit
31

Preferred Option Feasibility
33

Planning-Level Costs
33

Capital Costs
33

Operating Costs
33

Circulators
34

Microtransit
37

Funding Opportunities and Partnerships
39

Implementation Partnerships
39

Community Funding Area Program (CFAP)
39

Locally Administered Projects Program (LAPP)
39

Federal Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program – 5339(a) and Urbanized Area Formula Grants – 5307
40

Farebox Recovery Feasiblity
40

Next Steps
42

Action Item Matrix
42

Appendix A: Phase 1 Outreach Summary
44

Appendix B: Rider Survey Summary Report
67

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