GoCary, GoDurham, GoRaleigh And GoTriangle Suspend Bus Fares Through June 30, 2022
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – GoCary, GoDurham, GoRaleigh, and GoTriangle have announced that they will continue to suspend bus fares through June 30, 2022.
The transit agencies suspended fares in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Riders were asked to use the rear door to board buses to help maintain social distancing. The transit agencies also sought to ease financial burdens for the frontline workers and community members who were relying on transit to get to critical jobs or food and health care.
Because the transit agencies are committed to the safety of passengers and employees, they have decided not to include any fare revenue in the budgets prepared for the fiscal year 2022, which starts July 1, 2021, and runs through June 30, 2022. The agencies will continue to follow all CDC and FTA safety guidelines.
The agencies will use money from the federal CARES Act to help offset the loss of fare revenue. In March 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration allocated $25 billion in federal funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to help the nation’s public transportation systems respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
About GoTriangle
The Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority, known as GoTriangle (previously Triangle Transit and Triangle Transit Authority or TTA), provides regional bus service to the Research Triangle region of North Carolina in Wake, Durham, and Orange counties. The GoTriangle name was adopted in 2015 as part of the consolidated GoTransit branding scheme for the Triangle. GoTriangle offers a wide variety of transit and vanpool services to the Triangle Region and outlying counties. Regional bus and shuttle service is available to Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Hillsborough, RDU International Airport, Research Triangle Park, Raleigh, Wake Forest, Wendell, and Zebulon. For route and schedule information please visit www.goraleigh.org.
About GoRaleigh
GoRaleigh is the City’s public transit bus service for all residents. GoRaleigh operates 87 buses in peak service, serving approximately 18,000 passengers per day, and covers a territory of 144 square miles. For route and schedule information please visit www.goraleigh.org.
About GoCary
GoCary is the public transportation provider in Cary. While the city of Raleigh provides service to most of the county via GoRaleigh, Cary opted to retain its own town-owned system. There are eight fixed routes. There is also a door-to-door service for the elderly (60+) and riders with disabilities. For route and schedule information please visit www.gocary.org.
About GoDurham
GoDurham, formerly Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA), is the public transit system serving Durham. It was rebranded under the consolidated GoTransit branding scheme for the Research Triangle region. The fixed-route system incorporates 53 buses transporting more than 13,000 daily riders on 18 routes. The paratransit system includes 43 vans and 57 employees transporting clients to various places within the city and nearby Chapel Hill. For route and schedule information please visit www.godurhamtransit.org.