The Durham City Council hears coordinated public comments urging continued fare-free GoDurham and ACCESS service using existing transit sales tax funds, funding Bike Walk Plan projects in the new 10-year CIP, and creating a street design manual. Speakers also call for sidewalks near the planned Hoover Road aquatic center and support for a community-led quick-build traffic calming program to make neighborhood streets safer.

The Durham City Council reviews how rising paratransit and fare-free transit costs are driving major budget gaps, debating options like institutional contributions, higher county support, and possible tax changes while trying to avoid restoring fares. The council also confronts a money-losing downtown parking fund, where debt, discounts, and redevelopment plans are increasingly tied to the general fund.

The Durham County Board of Commissioners hears how the Bike and Walk Plan update elevates five county corridor projects, from Forest View Elementary connections to the Falls Lake I‑85 overhaul. Commissioners also weigh fragmented sidewalk maintenance, “orphan” segments, and what a county-run program would cost.

The Durham City Council hears emotional testimony about deadly and dangerous crashes on Guess Road and other state-maintained corridors, including a petition from concerned neighbors, then turns to how bond-funded repaving, traffic calming, and an updated joint city–county bike and walk plan will guide future safety investments.

The Durham County Board of Commissioners reviews downtown’s new blueprint before confronting slowing transit tax revenues, an unsustainable long‑range transit model, and pressure to delay or cancel projects rather than amend the current plan. Commissioners debate city–county cost sharing, the idea of a new transit tax, and how updated development rules and street designs could better support walking, biking, and bus rapid transit.