Board of Trustees

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

Board members

Board committees

Meeting minutes

Calendar

Board Meeting Agenda (.pdf)

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 4600 Emperor Blvd., Suite 100, in Durham. Click here for directions.

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

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


Jeff Merritt Chair Wake County Appointed 2006 Term Expires 2013		Ellen Reckhow Vice-Chair Durham County Appointed 2005 Term Expires 2011

Sig Hutchinson Secretary City of Raleigh Appointed 2006 Term Expires 2011		Mary Ann Baldwin Treasurer City of Raleigh Appointed 2008 Term Expires 2011

Members


William V. Bell Durham City/County Appointed 2010 Term Expires 2013	Howard Clement III City of Durham Appointed 2010 Term Expires 2013	Fred N. Day IV Wake County Appointed 2010 Term Expires 2013

Alice Gordon Orange County Appointed 1995 Term Expires 2011	Ed Harrison Town of Chapel Hill Appointed 2010 Term Expires 2013	Julie Aberg Robison Town of Cary Appointed 2009 Term Expires 2011

Nina Szlosberg-Landis NC Board of Transportation Appointed 2001	Chuck Watts NC Board of Transportation Appointed 2010

Board & Committee Meeting Calendar

Month	Personnel	Planning & Legislative	Operations & Finance	Board Work Session	Board Meeting
Time	1:00 - 2:30 p.m. As scheduled	11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. 1st Tuesday except*	10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 1st Thursday except*	10 a.m. As scheduled	1 - 5 p.m. 4th Wed. except *
Jan		Cancelled	*Jan. 14	Jan. 27, 10 a.m.	Jan. 27
Feb	Feb. 2	Cancelled	Cancelled		Feb. 24
Mar		Cancelled	Mar. 4		Mar. 24
April		April 14	April 1	FY 2011 Budget, April 28, 10 a.m.	April 28
May	May 11	Cancelled	May 6		May 26
June		Cancelled	June 3		June 23
July		*July 13	Cancelled		July 28
Aug		Cancelled	Cancelled		Aug. 25
Sept	Sept.14	Sept. 7	Sept. 2	Sept. 22	Sept. 22
Oct		Oct. 5	Oct. 7		Oct. 27
Nov		*Nov. 9	Nov. 4		*Nov. 17
Dec		Dec. 7	Dec. 2		*Dec. 15

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.