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Most people think of transit as a service offered solely for people who need it, and have no other options. And while a large portion of public transit ridership across the country may be made up of these kinds of people, that doesn't mean everyone else can't utilize these services that are offered to them. We at The Triangle Commuter are just regular dudes who live in the suburbs of West Cary and Holly Springs. But there's something about transit that we've grown to love. Transit in the triangle is overwhelmingly diverse - with 3 cities (Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill) and all of those in-between towns such as Cary, Apex, and Morrisville making up North Carolina's Research triangle, over 2.3 million people call this region home. Not to mention, the Research Triangle Park in Durham provides thousands of jobs that citizens commute to and from daily. 8 fixed-route transit agencies serve the Triangle, these of course being local city-based routes like GoRaleigh, GoDurham, GoCary, and GoApex, alongside the college routes like Chapel Hill Transit, N.C. State Wolfline, and Duke Transit, as well as our regional service that connects all of these agencies and more, GoTriangle. Alongside these, we have a fair amount of micro-transit around here for the smaller communities as well, such as the Morrisville Smart Shuttle, GO Wake Forest, GoRaleigh Microlink, and the newest of them all, the Holly Springs Hopper. As you can tell, with this many agencies at hand, a lot of people rely on and are interested in our local transit, and they deserve to know when important things are happening, and what these things are. While larger local outlets do a good job of covering the major events, a lot more happens behind the scenes that most people aren't aware of. So, our goal is to let everyone know when things that may affect them (for better or for worse) happen, even if it's not very significant. Examples of these things include when an agency receives new buses, or retires some, infrastructure improvements, service changes, new routes, you name it, whatever it is, we'll be here to cover it. Our goal is to improve your transit experience and help you learn a little more about it. We hope to be able to publish breaking news articles when applicable and editorials here and there to scratch the occasional brain itch pertaining oddly specific things we may have from time to time.Â
There's just two of us here. That's it.
Jude standing in front of the first bus he rode, a now retired GoTriangle 2008 Gillig, #2843.
Jude is the main writer and editor for The Triangle Commuter. He became a true bus nerd in 2024, but the love for big things that make big noise has always been there, for reasons of which he has a few speculations. You can get him to do almost anything if it involves a 2008 Gillig.
Favorite bus: Rapid Transit Series (RTS)
Favorite agency: GoTriangle
Favorite engine: Detroit Diesel Series 50
Favorite route: GoTriangle 305
Dylan pointing at a GoDurham bus stop sign.
Dylan does not write as much as Jude, but he is knowledgeable when it comes to the fine details of transit. He became interested in transit around the same time as Jude, yet it didn't take nearly as long for it to fully take over. You can also get him to do almost anything if it involves a 2008 Gillig.
Favorite bus: New Flyer D40LF
Favorite agency: Grand River Transit
Favorite engine: Cummins ISL
Favorite route: GoDurham 7