Buses, Bikes, and Your Feet

So, you want to walk or bike-commute to work but don't feel like you can walk or ride the whole way?  The local bus systems can help. The Durham Area (DATA) and Triangle Transit Authorities (TTA) provide bike racks on the front of all buses.  The following websites provide information on using DATA, TTA, and other local bus systems. 

Using Bike Racks:  The TTA website provides step-by-step guidelines for how to use the bike rack on each bus. 

Trip Planning:  GoTriangle.Org provides an automated trip planner, ride-share matching service, and information on the Emergency Ride Home program. 

Bus systems:  The following transit websites provide bus schedules, maps, and guidelines on how to use the bus systems. 

Durham (DATA) Triangle-wide (TTA) Chapel Hill Raleigh Area (CAT)

The newest addition to the local bus systems is the American Tobacco Historic District's Lunchtime Trolley. Weekdays, from 11:40am until 2:00pm, the free trolley travels between Blackwell Street downtown and the 9th Street district. You can go to Downtown Durham, Inc.'s website to read more about it, or click here for a printer-friendly map with information.

Information for RTP Commuters:  The SmartCommute Program provides information and services for RTP commuters.  To communicate with other RTP cyclists and pedestrians, join the Bicycle and Pedestrian Listserv for the RTP Area.

As you commute, you may notice ways to improve the safety of bus riders in Durham.  Please contact BPAC with your comments and suggestions.

-- information for this page was compiled by BPAC member Heather Fisher.

Thanks to Jeremy Raw and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization for their assistance with this site.
Site designed by: Phillip Barron