Research Triangle Park, N.C. –  Beginning the week of November 13th, the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) will  continue its intensive public outreach for its strategic investment program for Bus, Vanpool and Paratransit Services. 

Community meetings will be held in Durham, Raleigh, Cary and Chapel Hill focusing on:

• how to improve existing services
• providing quality service, and not just quantity of routes
• new vehicle design choices for upcoming purchases

These meetings will be a complement to the extensive work that has already gone into defining future transit corridors and help “define the TTA experience.”

TTA staff held public workshops around the region last week, allowing riders and non-riders to see some of the newer, most technologically advanced buses available on the market.

TTA General Manager David King said, “This is a great opportunity for us to listen to what folks think we ought to be doing to develop services, facilities and amenities that will improve our regional public transportation services.”

DURHAM

Monday, November 13, 2006 from 5:30-8:00 PM

Stanford L Warren Branch Library

1201 Fayetteville Street

CARY

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 from 5:30-8:00 PM

Bond Park Senior Citizen Center                                                                           (High House Road between Cary Parkway & NW Maynard Road)

150 Metro Park Drive

RALEIGH

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 from 5:30-8:00 PM

Urban Design Center

133 Fayetteville Street

CHAPEL HILL

Thursday, November 16, 2006 from 5:30-8:00 PM

Chapel Hill Public Library

100 Library Drive

Recommendations are expected to go to the TTA Board of Trustees in Spring 2007.

TTA is a regional public service provider, offering a wide variety of transit and vanpool services to North Carolina's greater Triangle Region and outlying counties.  Bus service is available to Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Garner, Hillsborough, RDU International Airport, Research Triangle Park and Raleigh.  The Triangle Transit Authority also    provides commuter resources and hosts GoTriangle.org, the on-line resource for public transportation in the Triangle.

TTA is the implementation agency responsible for carrying out a regional plan to build a rail transit system with stations connecting Durham, RTP, Cary and Raleigh, with shuttles linking RDU International Airport and Research Triangle Park. For more information, visit www.rideTTA.org or call (919) 549-9999.