I’d love to see how those bus stops will be spruced up, too, but the grant approval’s language sounds to me like there’s many more unknowns that have to be figured out. …as if even the city doesn’t know, yet, which ones to start with. I’d be pleasantly surprised if we see any sheet drawings for those by the end of this calendar year.
I think there’s a more likely candidate for the first truly new, not-immediately-associated-with-BRT transit center that we’ll get to see pretty pictures of: North Hills.
When the Planning Commission reviewed Kane Realty’s request to upzone parts of North Hills last May, the developers agreed to set aside space for, among other things, a future bus station. Plus, both Wake County and NCDOT has already been saving money to buy property in FY2024 (which starts this July) and start construction in FY’25. This means, by this summer, the city should hopefully:
- Know which part of North Hills should be used for the Transit Center;
- Be able to start purchasing property, and;
- Know whether it’s worth it to extend BRT to Midtown
…such that they have enough information to begin some basic design work.