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GoDurham Better Bus Project | Durham, NC

GoDurham Better Bus Project | Durham, NC
BETTER BUS PROJECT OVERVIEW

The Better Bus Project consists of five individual projects that will identify GoDurham bus access and service improvements system-wide, with additional focus on GoDurham Routes 3 and 5. To learn about each of the five projects, explore each of their pages to the left. 

The project is divided into three phases: Planning, Design, and Construction. It is currently in the design phase and will continue throughout 2025.

Phase 1 Planning (2021-2022) includes the Bus Access Project, Bus Speed and Reliability Project, Durham Station Transit Area, Fayetteville Street Corridor, Holloway Street Corridor and Village Transit Center, and Horton Road Pedestrian Improvements Project 

Phase 2 Design (2023-2025) information is forthcoming. 

Phase 3 Construction (2026+): Information on phase three will be shared upon the completion of phase two design. 

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Purpose 

The GoDurham Better Bus Project will design street, sidewalk, and bus stop improvements that provide safe access to bus stops, enhance comfort at bus stops, and improve bus service on GoDurham routes. 

Bus AccessRecommend and design sidewalks, crosswalks, curb ramps, and other pedestrian improvements that provide better access to bus stops.Improved Bus StopsBus StopsRecommend shelters, benches, and other improvements at bus stops that make waiting for the bus more comfortable and convenient.Bus ServiceIdentify bus delay hot spots and design bus priority projects like changes to traffic signals, pavement markings, and signage that improve bus speed and reliability.Better BUS PROJECT Survey summary from phase 1 - Planning

BBP Survey Results

Better BUS PROJECT Survey summary from phase 2 - Design

Phase 2 Survey Summary

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