Presentations
Overview of City of Durham Transportation Department Budget ( Tom Devlin)
48.8M FY23 budget
transit 36.2
general 9.4
parking 3.2
2.5M on sidewalk projects
Parking
losing money after covid
council was all for the most aggressive scenario which increases rates
was there consideration into other ways to make revenue from the land used by parking spaces?
Parking downtown
Fare free continues for GoDurham in FY23
relationship/inform ->
GoDurham Fare Free Advocacy
Should Durham keep fare free buses?
what is required for permanent approval?
Transit
three transit fund positions to implement $22m in Better Bus Project and Durham Station improvements
Durham Station may have solar roof
GoDurham Connect, credit for using ride share
6 battery electric buses
12 new ACCESS vans
Questions from Scott Carter
paying for bike lanes, what’s the main cost?
parking, what was the main cost?
increases in ridership, due to gas prices?
yes but driver shortages hurts frequency
Questions from Ed Rizzuto
connect, ride share
how is the program being communicated?
is ride share considered a supplement to ACCESS?
Milton Kendall
what are you most excited about in this budget?
transit improvements, sidewalks
what would you like to do more of that you don’t have the budget for yet?
arguing every year to build sidewalks is tiresome
dedicated funding source would help get a lot more done
rail trail?
$9M from feds
moving it to be FTA money because they manage lots of FTA grants per year
project complete by 2029