Comments for “Central Durham Bus Rapid Transit Interactive Map”
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Please add bus service to Cornwallis or Academy
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A forward thinking planner would enable a Durham-to-RDU extension here in the BRT plan or as a next phase. An airport connection is sorely needed to improve access and reduce airport traffic congestion and parking congestion. Frequent shuttles from airports to city centers are a hallmark of the most livable and high-quality cities.
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There needs to be a major stop in this central downtown intersection. It has housing, restaurants, shopping, and more that many people will want to frequently access.
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Must avoid pushing BTR through Blackwell St. along Bulls Park and DPAC. While these are major destinations, this street is a nightmare to get through already. Instead, stops should be placed on the north and/or south ends of the street to place people as close as possible to these destinations without entering the street.
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There should be a transit hub and/or major stop here to enable students and professionals to transfer from Duke campus to the BTR and vice versa.
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There should be a connection between Duke campus transit and the BTR, like a mini-transit hub to allow riders to easily switch between the services.
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There should be a bus stop at the 9th st intersection, but the BRT route should avoid 9th St., which is already too congested and busy.
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A bus station at or near Food Lion would help people improve access to groceries and food. However, this store is frequently visited by homeless/destitute folks who can make others feel unsafe/uncomfortable, so extra security and safety may be necessary at this juncture.
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A stop here would be nice to make it more feasible to do smaller, more frequent grocery trips and not rely on car to do it.
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I like the plan to upgrade this area with BRT
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Would want to make sure BRT operations/location would not make this stretch of Erwin road harder to navigate for ambulances coming to the ER. The parking garage there creates a lot of challenging pedestrian traffic already
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A stop in this area would be nice with all the auto shops. You could go do things while waiting for your car
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A station in this area would help folks going to bars not need to drive which could reduce potential drunk driving. Also, alleviate parking issues when all the bars open and busy
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I see the BRT as simply the current 11B & 3B lines, extended further to the edge of the county. Speeds can drop off at the edges of the county to every 15 or 30 min, but consider extending the lines across the county. Is there a possibility of a park and ride somewhere around West Hills?
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I would strongly consider extending the line east-west all of the way across the county. It doesn't have to run at BRT speeds outside the center, but the line should continue out on 98 and/or down 70. However getting through this intersection on 98 and 885 during rush hour is a nightmare.
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Old East Durham should be included in this transit line, as many people commute from this neighborhood by bus.
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Hayti is the poster child of Durham's history of redlining, as well as a magnet of controversy when it comes to recent trends around gentrification, displacement, and economic inequality driven by private real estate investments.
Even if BRT doesn't go here, you need to be careful about (1) how early, (2) how often, and (3) how deeply the historically Black, long-time residents of Durham perceive the project as an indirect threat to their abilities to live and thrive in their community.
If there's any reason for the Indy or the News & Observer to write a hit piece about this BRT project, it will be like the 15-501 light rail all over again. Please don't let that happen again.
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Connections to this area in Durham could be useful since there are many shopping areas here which are frequented by residents. Walking here is very difficult so better bus connectivity, either through BRT or existing buses, could be helpful.
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We need good public transit here for the neighborhood, this would improve the overall health of it.
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This area is where Duke has their employee parking lots and then shuttle bus. Can you partner with Duke to use the future BRT as their parking shuttle? Potential win-win
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The trailhead for the ATT will be a critical juncutre for connecting bicycle and walking transit to the bus transit
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Would it be feasible to include downtown Old East Durham in this route?
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I agree that making the station a decent place to be would greatly improve matters. From the station eastbound, CH St is more workable than Main, and would go by the Main PO and get to the library. Westbound through downtown, the Morgan St. loop might be better, before going to the station then back up to the History Hub.
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Take eastbound route behind Brighleas along Peabody, and rejoin Main via Duke. Or possibly Duke to Morgan and around to bus station. Or else Peabody to Gregson to W. CH to bus station.
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Get the westbound route over to Morgan past the History Hub, and back onto Main at the Residence Inn. Main by Brightleas absolutely does not need any more large vehicles.