Potential downtown sites were evaluated using selection criteria including rail access, traffic access, station area connectivity, sustainability, and development possibilities. A feasibility study also examined alternatives for how BRT facilities traversing the Town will interact with the new multi-modal center in a manner that facilitates safe, efficient, and well-coordinated circulation.

Concept planning and design is consistent with the vision set out in the Imagine Cary Community Plan with the goal of creating a vibrant and connected public space within Downtown Cary. Town Council approved a proposed site area for a new Downtown Cary Multi-Modal Center in February of 2020, with acceptance by the CAMPO Executive Board in February 2021.

For more information, view the Downtown Cary Multi-Modal Center Project FAQ.

Project Background

The region is undertaking the implementation of the Wake Transit Plan, which was adopted in 2016 by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), Wake County and the Research Triangle Public Transportation Authority (GoTriangle). The Wake Transit Plan allocates significant resources to the Town of Cary’s transit system (GoCary) to support the system’s growth of community-based fixed route bus services where need exists over the next 10 years.

Local and regional transit service
has outgrown the Depot’s current location.  The Wake Transit Plan allocation further supports  Cary’s need to expand and enhance its local fixed-route bus services to serve more of its citizens in a comfortable and convenient manner.  The Town must provide adequate supportive facilities to accommodate the infrastructure needs of this growth. Further, the Wake Transit Plan allocates resources to the development of fixed-guideway transit in the form of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Commuter Rail (CRT) transit.  These will converge in Downtown Cary at the multi-modal center, which will serve as the Town’s central transfer hub.

Project Details

A feasibility study was an important step in determining the best location to:

As defined in the Imagine Cary Community Plan, the vision for Downtown Cary is supported by "a multi-modal transportation hub serving pedestrians, bicyclists, bus transit, train and motorists."

For more information, view the Downtown Cary Multi-Modal Center Project FAQ.