Durham’s long-discussed Central Bus Rapid Transit line just got a lot more real. On Thursday, city transportation staff dropped a short video that walks viewers through proposed station locations, introduces key project staff and lays out what happens next. The corridor is framed as a crucial link tying together the Duke/VA medical campus, downtown and East Durham’s Village shopping district, and residents are being urged to weigh in as the plan heads toward engineering and environmental review. For riders, it is the first real peek at station concepts and a build-out timeline that city leaders say will take years to complete.
Project route and scope
City materials describe Central Durham BRT as a 5.1-mile corridor running between the Duke/VA Medical Center and The Village (Wellons Village) shopping center in East Durham, with stops at downtown Durham, Duke University, the county library and other high-demand spots, according…..