Chapel Hill Transit -

Chapel Hill bus shelter art honors activists and events from the Civil Rights Movement

By Vina Senthil | February 21

The Chapel Hill Public Library recently highlighted three bus shelters in Chapel Hill with art that depicts important moments in the Civil Rights Movement ...

Chapel Hill Transit to reimplement real-time bus tracking using new equipment

By Avery Baker | February 14

After a series of delays, Chapel Hill Transit is beginning to receive the new equipment needed to get Next Bus live bus tracking running again. Transit ...

Community responses to Chapel Hill public transit are generally positive

How satisfied are local residents regarding Chapel Hill Transit services?

By Bridget Bendezu | February 6

In January and February of last year, the ETC Institute administered a survey to Chapel Hill residents and 429 households responded. The responses were ...

Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate Transit Equity Day, hope to improve safety

By Caroline Horne | February 6

On Saturday, Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrated Transit Equity Day, which lined up with Rosa Parks’ birthday in order to commemorate her role in the ...

CHCCS works to mitigate student transportation issues amid bus driver shortage

By Carly Breland | February 5

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district is facing a shortage of bus drivers, resulting in a transportation crisis that affects students on a daily ...

'Incredibly safe': Chapel Hill Transit works to ensure passenger safety on buses

By Tori Newby | January 30

After a recent report of sexual assault on a Chapel Hill Transit bus, leaders are working to ensure passenger safety – both on buses and at bus stops. Director ...

Chapel Hill Town Council talks housing, zoning and transit expansion

By Sierra President | January 27

Raleigh Transit Authority recommends bus fares, NC buses remain fare-free

By Lily Richardson | November 17

Although the Raleigh Transit Authority recently voted 6-2 to recommend to the Raleigh City Council to reinstate bus fares in July 2023, GoTriangle, GoDurham ...

'God bless the bus': Moovit app provides transit users with bus schedules

By Bailey White | November 15

Chapel Hill Transit Director Brian Litchfield said Moovit has been on his phone for several years. Moovit includes other transit options, including Uber ...

'It's really dangerous': Residents along NC-54 struggle with lack of crosswalks

By Olivia Gschwind | November 15

Some areas of NC-54 lack crosswalks near bus stops, which poses a problem to pedestrians trying to reach those across the road. The highway is one of ...

Sistine Chapel or Chapel Hill? Art + Transit program searches for bus ceiling artists

By Jenna Rupp | October 27

A new Arts + Transit program is looking for two artists to design art for the ceilings of Chapel Hill buses. The application is open to artists living ...

Chapel Hill Transit bus trackers delayed again, scheduled for November

By Sam Kornylak | October 24

New bus tracking modems have been delayed a second time, and are now expected to arrive sometime this November. The previous tracking system operated ...

Chapel Hill Transit bus driver numbers improve, although still not at full operation

By Annika Duneja | October 3

After a pandemic-induced bus driver shortage, Chapel Hill Transit is trying to fill about 20 vacancies as it adapts to post-pandemic life. To expedite ...

New Orange County transportation director aims to expand services

By Lucy Marques | September 11

Orange County announced Nish Trivedi as its new transportation director on Sept. 1. Trivedi has worked with Orange County Public Transportation since ...

Chapel Hill begins developing Bus Rapid Transit project to improve service and safety

By Madelyn Van Meter | September 5

The Town of Chapel Hill has started to look for sponsorships to help with the development and implementation of the North-South Bus Rapid Transit (N-S ...

New updates to Chapel Hill Transit system service Town residents and students

By Sam Kornylak | August 15

While there are no current changes to existing routes, services like the TransLoc locator app will be updated sometime this semester.

Chapel Hill Art + Transit partners with local artists for LGBTQ+ themed designs

By Taylor Barnhill | August 14

Chapel Hill Art + Transit unveiled a new LGBTQ+ themed bus and bus shelter after partnering with two local queer artists. Including the Pride installation, ...

Chapel Hill Transit facility renamed after first Black mayor Howard Lee and wife Lillian

By Maddie Singleton | June 21

The Chapel Hill Transit Facility was dedicated to former Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee and his wife Lillian Lee at a ceremony on Monday.

A guide to getting around Chapel Hill and Carrboro as a UNC student

By Eliza Benbow | May 11

Here's what you need to know about getting around Chapel Hill and Carrboro as a student.

Disabled and low-income residents raise Chapel Hill parking accessibility concerns

By Samuel Long | April 19

Although all Chapel Hill residents know the struggle of finding parking downtown, the issue is even greater for those limited by a disability or cost. ...