GoDurham

Transit district in Durham, North Carolina, U. S.

GoDurham, formerly Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA), is the public transit system serving Durham, North Carolina. It is currently operated by First Transit, managed by GoTriangle, and funded by the City of Durham. It was renamed under the consolidated GoTransit branding scheme for the Research Triangle region. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of .

To benefit more riders in safety and accessibility, DATA purchased 31 new Gillig Low Floors in 2002. The first bus arrived on April 16, 2003. The next day on April 17, the bus ran in revenue service on Route 7. The first bus ran through all routes to attract passengers of the fleet. These included LED destination signs, longer 40 foot buses, and automated announcements.

In 2005, DATA collaborated and funded with Capital Area Transit (now GoRaleigh) and Triangle Transit Authority (now GoTriangle) to create a route connecting the DATA Downtown Terminal with the Brier Creek Shopping Center in Raleigh. The new route, designated 15, began in November 2005. The downtown terminal, located at Great Jones St and W Main St, was relocated to a new transportation center, named Durham Station. This also serves the GoTriangle and Greyhound Lines buses on February 22, 2009. It later served Megabus and FlixBus. The building was designed by the Freelon group. Triangle Transit decided to merge operations with DATA in 2010. As a result, DATA was dissolved, with Triangle Transit (now GoTriangle) handling management, planning, and marketing. The first major thing they did was in 2011, when DATA, along with GoTriangle began the Designing Better Bus Service project, a project offering the following improvements:

Better on time performance. Revamped routes, with new diversions. Improved bus stop and route alignment. These revamped routes debuted in two phases. Phase One, which affected routes 1 (became 1/1A/1B/1N), 6 (became 6/6B), and 11 (became 11/11B) began on September 29, 2012. The rest of the routes were changed on January 9, 2013.

In 2015, as part of the GoTransit naming scheme, DATA was renamed GoDurham. Total ridership, for the fiscal year 2015 was almost 6.3 million ridership. To plan enhance service, GoTriangle introduced GoDurham's Short Range Transit Plan in April 2019. During 2022, further service restorations occurred. To provide lost service to Croasdaile Crossings previously served by the 1 route, on February 1, 2022, route 6 service was extended to serve Croasdaile Crossings during weekday daytime hours. Major restorations occurred on October 28, when GoDurham restored 15 minute service, discontinuing the 5K route again, minor changes to the 11/11B routes, and restoring the 12B route. Service started to be mostly restored in February 13, full service returned on route 7. On June 24, routes 2, 8, 11/11B were restored to full frequencies and service. In October, GoDurham plans to get full service restored by early 2024. On November 11, routes 1 and 4 will have restored overnight service, Frequent Service Network on route 5 will be active on Saturdays, and 10/10B will have expanded service.

Here is the list of routes in the current system. Refer to the GoDurham site for more information. Service can run at 15 minute, half hourly, or hourly depending on route and time. Select routes run under the Frequent Service Network program, which provides 15 minute service during daytime hours and 30 minute service during evenings and weekends. RouteTerminalStreets ServedNotes1Horton RdGuess Rd North Pointe Dr, Northgate, & Guess Rd This route occasionally serves Croasdaile Crossing during select trips. Half hourly service all week.2Brier Creek Shopping CenterE. Main St, Angier Avenue, & Brier Creek Half hourly service all week. Frequent Service Network route. Operates via Main Street from Durham Station to Alston Avenue with routes 12/12B.3Glenview StationWalmartHolloway St, The Village, & E Geer St Frequent Service Network route. Operates via Holloway Street from Durham Station to The Village Shopping Center with routes 3B/3C3BSouthern High SchoolFreeman RoadHolloway St, The Village & Freeman Rd3CAlston AvenueMain StreetHolloway St, The Village, & Alston Ave4Horton Rd North Duke CrossingN. Roxboro St & N. Duke St Half hourly service all week.5The Streets at SouthpointFayetteville St, NCCU, & Renaissance Pkwy Frequent Service Network route. Operates via Fayetteville St from Durham Station to The Streets at Southpoint.6Douglas StPratt StW. Chapel Hill St & Flowers Rd Half hourly service on weekday daytimes. Hourly service on Sundays, weekday evenings, and holidays.7Forest Hills Shopping CenterMLK Jr. PkwyS. Roxboro St, Weaver Av, & MLK Jr. Pkwy Half hourly service on weekday daytimes. Hourly service on Sundays, weekday evenings, and holidays.8Capps StAlston AvenueS. Roxboro St, Lawson St, & Briggs Av Half hourly service on weekday daytimes. Hourly service on Sundays, weekday evenings, and holidays.9ARiverside High SchoolDearborn Dr, N. Roxboro Rd, & Horton Rd Hourly service all week. Route 9 runs weekday evenings, Sundays, and holidays. From Oxford Commons to Durham Station, 9A/9B routes run half hourly service.9BNorthern High SchoolDearborn Dr, Ben Franklin Rd, & N. Roxboro Rd10New Hope CommonsChapel Hill Rd, University Drive, & Garrett Road Half hourly service all week. Frequent Service Network route. Operates with route 10B from Durham Station & South Square. Every hour, buses stop at Nation Av at Bedford St.10BSouth Squarevia Chapel Hill Rd, University Drive, & Westgate Dr Half hourly service weekday daytimes only. Frequent Service Network route. Operates with route 10 from Durham Station & South Square.11Hillsborough RdUS 15 501 SBW. Main St, Hillsborough Rd, & Erwin Road Half hourly service all week. Frequent Service Network route. Operates with route 11 from Durham Station & Duke/VA Hospitals11BConstitution DrNeal RoadW. Main St, Hillsborough Rd, & Neal Road Half hourly service all week. Frequent Service Network route. Operates with route 11B from Durham Station & Duke/VA Hospitals12The Streets at SouthpointE. Main St, NCCU, & Renaissance Pkwy Hourly service all week. Frequent Service Network route. Operates 15 minute service from Durham Station & Alston Avenue with route 2. In Alston Avenue, from Main St to NC 55, service runs half hourly with route 12B.12BGoTriangleRegional Transit CenterE. Main St, NCCU, and Regional Transit Center Hourly service during weekday daytimes only. Frequent Service Network route. Runs with the 2 and 12 routes via Main St to Alston Avenue. In Alston Avenue, from Main St to NC 55, service runs half hourly with route 12.

In the summer of 2023, GoDurham and GoTriangle provided the draft for the new Short Range Transit Plan., which is planned to redesign the bus network in Durham from 2024 to 2028. Funding has been approved for these services, which the changes would happen between 2024 to 2028. These changes would be:
Add crosstown routes connecting NCCU and The Village Shopping Center, assigned as route 13 and Duke/VA Hospitals and Duke Regional Hospital, assigned as route 14. Increase 9H/9G routes to serve until midnight, thus route 9N service would only run partially in Saturday and only run all day on Sunday. Improve 75 bus stops are scheduled to be improved, with 114 more being planned. Increase frequency on route 3, 4, 9, and 10 routes to run 15 minute service from 7 am to 7 pm on weekdays and Saturdays. Increase all service to run every 30 minutes during weekdays, evening, and weekends. Create a transportation center in The Village, serving the 3, 3B, and 3C routes. (or what will be the 3, 13, and 16 routes)
Increased service on GoTriangle routes for Durham.