Transportation Plan - Town of Garner

passes; providing incentives to employees who regularly use
alternative modes of transportation; inviting area transit services to
conduct lunchtime information forums; and fund guaranteed ride
home programs. New commercial and office development may also
be required to designate parking spaces for employees who commute
via a carpool or vanpool. Other facility considerations may also
include shower and locker facilities for bicycle commuters, bicycle
storage areas, and kiosks containing information about area transit
services.
Figure 15 on the following page illustrates many of the recommended
public transportation improvements. These recommendations include a
downtown circulator loop with service to central and west Garner (green
loop), east side to access the White Oak Shopping Center (yellow), and
the preferred route (orange) that combines the two. Also proposed are
more frequent north‐south bus service to connect Garner with
downtown Raleigh, one additional stop, and long‐term rail service
described below.
During the discussions with the Plan Steering Committee, the St. Mary’s
Street station, which would be primarily a walk‐access location to serve a
revitalized downtown, was preferred over six other candidate station
locations. Three other candidates that could be options, or chosen in
addition to the St. Mary’s Street station to serve commuter volumes, are
also indicated in this figure. The evaluation of these three stations is
shown in Table 12, but are not prioritized in this Plan.
TABLE 12. EVALUATION OF THREE DRIVE‐ACCESS RAIL STATIONS
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