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$58M Going to North Carolina, Virginia for High-speed Rail

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 6, 2022 | State Government, Transit

North Carolina and Virginia are getting $58 million from the federal government to help build out...

Chapel Hill Transit Expecting Delays During NCAA Baseball Action

Posted by Michael Koh | Jun 2, 2022 | News, Sports, Traffic, Transit

The Chapel Hill regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament will be played from Friday, June 3...

Tar Heel Bikes Program To End May 31

Posted by Michael Koh | May 26, 2022 | News, Transit, UNC

Tar Heel Bikes, the UNC campus bikeshare program, will end May 31 of this year with the expiration of its contract, UNC announced last week. Tar Heel Bikes, the campus bikeshare program, will end May 31. The University is in the...

Chapel Hill Transit Unveils Three Electric Buses, Renames Transit Facility

Posted by Ava Pukatch | Apr 11, 2022 | Instagram, Transit

It’s electric! – Chapel Hill Transit’s new fleet that is. The transit service held an unveiling event Friday morning to debut three electric buses. Local and state leaders were in attendance as the community got to explore these new zero-emission vehicles.

Spring Break Brings Temporary Changes to Chapel Hill Transit

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 13, 2022 | Transit

With the UNC campus now on its spring break, Chapel Hill Transit announced plans to shift its...

Chapel Hill Transit Restores Service on Three Routes

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 2, 2022 | Transit

Effective Monday, Chapel Hill Transit has restored more trips on three routes that had seen service cut due to COVID-related staff shortages.

State BRT Funding a Sticking Point in Orange County Transportation Planning

Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 22, 2022 | Local Government, Transit

Local officials hope to finalize a new transit plan this spring – but funding for bus rapid transit (BRT) will hinge on state support.

Hillsborough Drops Net-Zero Plans on Future Train Station Project

Posted by Ava Pukatch | Feb 21, 2022 | Local Government, Transit

While the Hillsborough train station project is chugging along, one initial element has now been dropped from its plans. The initial scope of the project was for the building to be “net-zero,” but that was leading to additional costs in the budget for the project.