Seeking Short Range Transit Plan Input in Chapel Hill

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Chapel Hill Transit Service Alert:  Chapel Hill Transit Seeks Public Input on Short Range Transit Plan

The Chapel Hill Transit service area is continuing to grow and how people get around is changing. Building on past planning work, Chapel Hill Transit is conducting a Short-Range Transit Plan (SRTP) that will service as a roadmap for the next 10 years and position the system for continued future success.  This plan is being developed in coordination with similar short range transit planning efforts being undertaken by Orange Public Transportation and GoTriangle.

What can Chapel Hill Transit do to better meet your transit needs?

  • More frequent service
  • Service in new areas
  • Service at earlier and/or later times
  • More service on weekends
  • More service to/from areas outside of Chapel Hill?
  • Faster connections
  • Enhanced bus stop amenities

You’re Invited!  To provide feedback, Chapel Hill Transit invites you to attend one of the following Community Meetings to kick off the plan:

Monday, September 25 – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

  • Carrboro Town Hall
  • 301 West Main Street
  • Carrboro, NC 27510

 Served by CW Route

Tuesday, September 26 – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

  • Chapel Hill Town Hall – HRD Training Room 2nd Floor
  • 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
  • Chapel Hill, NC 27514

  Served by A, G, N, NS and T Routes

 

Thursday, September 28 – 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

  • UNC Hospitals — Children’s Hospital Lobby

  Served by most CHT Routes

 

Thursday, September 28 – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

  • UNC Campus – Student Union
  • Outdoor Plaza

   Served by most CHT Routes

Additional input opportunities will be announced as the planning effort continues. We want you to tell us how Chapel Hill Transit can make your life easier and serve you better. At these meetings, you will have an opportunity to learn about transit trends and discuss your transit needs. View exhibits, discuss transit options and issues with the staff, and complete a survey to help shape the future of transit for the area. If you are unable to attend in person, complete a five-minute, interactive survey at http://chapelhillsurvey.com/. For more information, contact Chapel Hill Transit at (919) 485-7433.

Interested persons unable to attend the Community Meetings may submit comments by any of the following methods:

  1. Email to chtransit@townofchapelhill.org
  2. Call (919) 485-7433 and press 1 for customer service
  3. Mail to 6900 Millhouse Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-8175, Attn: Public InputAll comments received by 5:00 p.m. on October 6, 2017, will become part of the official public forum record and will be considered by Chapel Hill Transit.