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  • Durham Bus Rapid Transit Moves Ahead
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Good morning, readers.

The wheels are in motion for Durham to get its first bus rapid transit (BRT) line.

Last week, Durham city council received an update on possible routes, funding and implementation for the Central Durham BRT project, a five-mile route that combines existing GoDurham bus routes into a single route and would require investment in new vehicles, upgraded stations, priority lanes, and traffic signal configurations to bring increased speed and efficiency.

The design is expected to be finalized in 2029, with construction completed by 2031 and services running in 2032. Following a feasibility study, the transportation department now estimates that the total cost, from design to construction, will be about $150 million.

With a price tag that high, I suspect that the city ponied up to recruit Ms. Frizzle for BRT head of operations. Let’s just hope Durham transportation doesn’t adopt her notorious “take chances, make mistakes, get messy” motto for this one.

Read more below the forthcoming Central Durham Bus Rapid Transit.

—Justin

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Livable Conditions

The Riverside High School Affordable Housing Club’s founder calls on Durham to enact an ordinance protecting tenants living in dangerous conditions, and holding landlords accountable.

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Civics Lesson

A hiring battle at UNC’s School of Civic Life and Leadership spilled into public view. The Assembly reports on what it says about the role of civics schools more broadly.

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STATE: At President Trump’s behest, North Carolina Republicans plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps to give their party a greater advantage, WUNC reports.

STATE: North Carolina’s medical debt relief program has wiped $6.5 billion in debt for more than two million residents, NC Newsline reports.

STATE: WRAL reports how changes to Medicaid and SNAP, the federal government shutdown, and cuts to a program that puts fresh food in schools are affecting the availability of free and reduced price school lunches.

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