Bull City Connector Launches August 16

Connecting Durham from the Innovation of Duke to the History of Downtown to the Creativity of Golden Belt – that is the goal of the new Bull City Connector, a convenient, frequent, and fare-free service transporting visitors, business travelers, students, and Downtown workers to key destinations in and around Durham's central corridor, including Duke University, Durham's historic Downtown, Ninth Street, and Golden Belt.

The Bull City Connector will launch its colorful hybrid-electric buses at a ceremony on Monday, August 16 and will operate every 15 minutes from 7am-6pm, Monday through Friday, and every 20 minutes 6pm to midnight, Monday through Friday. It will also run every 20 minutes 7am to Midnight on Saturday and holidays.

Stops along the route include: Duke Medical Center, Duke West Campus, Duke Central Campus, Ninth Street District, Duke East Campus, Brightleaf Square, West Village, Durham Arts Council, Durham Station & American Tobacco, Five Points, CCB Plaza, Mangum Street, Durham County Government, the Health Department, Durham Hosiery Mills, and Golden Belt.

In addition to the Bull City Connector buses, NC Central University and Duke University students and faculty who would like to use the Bull City Connector may ride DATA Route 5 fare-free between NCCU campus and Durham Station; a university ID is required.

The Bull City Connector is a service provided by the City of Durham with major support from Duke University. The Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau is partnering with the City and other organizations to help market the connector, including collaborating on the production of a pocket-sized route map and other materials.

A new website, bullcityconnector.org, will go live the week of August 2, featuring the route map as well as information about points of interest near each stop.