History

The Wake Transit Plan, which is supported by a half-cent sales tax passed by voters in November 2016, guides investment in public transit in Wake County. One of the four big moves of the Plan is to “Enhance Access to Transit." One of the key ideas of this is “Enhanced Customer Service.”

This project contributes to these goals by creating a comfortable place to wait for the bus at a high ridership stop serving local and regional routes. Although this will be the first transit bulb in Raleigh, they are widely used across the world to improve bus access, reduce congestion on sidewalks at active transit stops and improve traffic safety.

Transit bulbs are a section of sidewalk that extends from the curb of an existing parking lane to the edge of the adjacent through lane. There is limited shelter at the stop today due to space constraints. Adding a bulb will provide enough space for shelter amenities, improve ADA access, mitigate traffic conflicts between buses and private vehicles and will not obstruct the view of the adjacent historic North Caroline Department of Justice building.