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GoCary suspended its Downtown Loop service Thursday due to a shortage of bus drivers. But transit officials say the change will have little impact on riders.<\/p>\n

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The Downtown Loop service began in June 2024 and operated Thursday through Sunday between the Town Hall parking deck and destinations throughout downtown Cary.<\/p>\n

But the service had \u201cnever really taken off,\u201d Transit Director Kelly Blazey said.<\/p>\n

The route averaged between 10 and 15 riders a day, making it the least disruptive service to suspend as GoCary works to preserve service on busier routes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we have to make changes, we\u2019re wanting as little impact as possible,\u201d Blazey said. \u201cA route that has low ridership and is also served by other routes just made sense to be the one that we needed to make the change to.\u201d<\/p>\n

GoCary trains its operators to drive every route so they can fill in wherever they\u2019re needed. Drivers on the loop route worked overtime, and supervisors and managers had to fill in behind the wheel to keep the service running. Blazey said a manager had been driving the Downtown Loop for several weeks before the route\u2019s suspension.<\/p>\n

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Nearly all the Downtown Loop\u2019s stops will continue to be served by other GoCary routes. Only three stops \u2014 one at the Town Hall parking deck and two along Walker Street \u2014 are not directly served by another route, but Blazey said each is near another bus stop.<\/p>\n

Routes 1 and 5, along with parts of Route 6, continue serving many of the same downtown destinations. Riders can also park at the Cary Depot, where all GoCary routes connect.<\/p>\n

The Downtown Loop was created to address concerns about parking in downtown Cary, but Blazey said those concerns have since eased as the town has opened new parking decks and free parking downtown. GoCary also expanded service last November, adding Route 2, which provides a direct connection to Raleigh, and Route 9, which connects Cary and Apex.<\/p>\n

But expanding service has also increased the agency\u2019s need for drivers. Hiring qualified commercial driver\u2019s license holders has become more difficult as transit agencies compete with school districts and delivery companies for workers, Blazey said.<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published July 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GoCary suspended its Downtown Loop service due to a bus driver shortage. Officials say riders can still reach downtown destinations using other routes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"\nGoCary suspends Downtown Loop bus service. 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