Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority, which operates as Triangle Transit.

Mission statement

Triangle Transit improves our region’s quality of life by connecting people and places with reliable, safe, and easy-to-use travel choices that reduce congestion and energy use, save money, and promote sustainability, healthier lifestyles, and a more environmentally responsible community.

Triangle Transit operates regional bus and shuttle service, paratransit services, and ridematching, vanpools, provides commuter resources, an emergency ride home program, hosts TriangleTransit.org and GoTriangle.org. The agency will also help implement future regional transit improvements as a member of the GoTriangle family of services.

All meetings are held in the Board Room at Triangle Transit’s administrative offices at 68 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park. Click here for directions.

  • Monthly Meeting: 4th Wednesday, 1:00 p.m. (except November & December, 3rd Wednesday)

  • Quarterly Work Session: 2nd Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. (January, April, July, October)

  • Public Comment: The public comment period is held at the regular monthly Board of Trustees meeting to give citizens an opportunity to speak on any item. The session is no more than 30 minutes long and speakers are limited to no more than three minutes each. Speakers are required to sign up prior to the start of the meeting with the Clerk to the Board.

Board members

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The Triangle Transit is governed by a 13-member Board of Trustees. Ten members are appointed by the region’s principal municipalities and counties to staggered four-year terms. Three ex officio non-voting members are appointed by the North Carolina Secretary of Transportation. The Board of Trustees possesses the general legislative powers of Triangle Transit.

Officers

Sig Hutchinson   Bill Strom

Sig Hutchinson
Chair
City of Raleigh
Appointed 2006
Term Expires 2009

Bill Strom
Vice-Chair
Town of Chapel Hill
Appointed 2002
Term Expires 2009

Ellen ReckhowJeff Merritt

Ellen Reckhow
Secretary
Durham County
Appointed 2005
Term Expires 2011

Jeff Merritt
Treasurer
Wake County
Appointed 2006
Term Expires 2009

Members

William V. Bell Jean DavisJoe Freddoso

William V. Bell
Durham City/County
Appointed 1996
Term Expires 2005

Jean Davis
City of Raleigh
Appointed 2007
Term Expires 2011

Joe Freddoso
Wake County
Appointed 2008
Term Expires 2010

Alice GordonRobert HinshawWilliam G. Smith

Alice Gordon
Orange County
Appointed 1995
Term Expires 2008

Robert Hinshaw
Town of Cary
Appointed 1989
Term Expires 2011

William G. Smith
City of Durham
Appointed 1998
Term Expires 2009

Kenneth SpauldingNina Szlosberg

Kenneth Spaulding
NC Board of Transportation
Appointed 2005

Nina Szlosberg
NC Board of Transportation
Appointed 2001

Board & Committee Meeting Calendar

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Month Personnel Planning & Legislative Operations & Finance Board Work Session Board Meeting
Time
11:30am - 1:30pm
As scheduled
11am - 1pm 1st Tuesday except* 1:30 - 3:30pm 1st Thursday except* 11am - 3:30pm
As scheduled
1 - 5pm
4th Wed. except *
Jan * Jan. 8 Jan. 3 Jan. 23
Feb Feb. 7 Feb. 5 * Feb. 7 Feb. 27 Feb. 27
Mar March 4 March 6 March 26
April April 29 April 3 April 16 April 23
May May 1 No meeting May 1 May 28
June June 3
June 25
June 5 June 25
July July 1 July 2 July 23
Aug Aug. 5 Aug. 7 Aug. 27
Sept Sept. 4 Sept. 2 Sept. 4 Sept. 24
Oct Oct. 7 Oct. 4 Oct. 22
Nov * Nov. 11 Nov. 6 * Nov. 19
Dec Dec. 2 Dec. 4 * Dec. 17

Meeting dates listed above are subject to change. Unless otherwise published, all meetings are held in the Board Room of the Triangle Transit Administrative Offices. Click here for directions.

For other information related to the Board of Trustees, email Michelle Dawson, Clerk to the Board of Trustees.

Meeting minutes

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2008

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

2007

January
February
March
April
May
June
July: no meeting
August
September
October
November
December

2006

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

All of the above minutes are in .pdf format. Requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Information about Board minutes not shown here is available from the Clerk to the Board.

If you are visually impaired, please contact the Clerk to the Board to receive Board meeting minutes in an alternate format.

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