Routes & Schedules
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Real Time Tracking
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Get Accessible Services
We provide a variety of services including Accessible Van Service (DART) , Travel Training, and Community Outreach to help everyone Connect to public transportation.
Making Waves Foundation
This important foundation provides help to those who wouldn’t otherwise have access to transportation. You can change someone’s life with a tax deductible donation.
Service Alerts
Notification of Service Interruption during the 2019 American Craft Walk
As a result of the road closures along Front St. for the American Craft Walk, Route 203 Port City Trolley will be detoured from 10:30am to 6:30pm on Saturday, September 21, 2019. Please click here for a list of stops that will be impacted as a result of this event.
Notification of Change to Customer Code of Conduct- Fixed Route:
Effective August 1, 2019 customers will no longer be allowed to eat and drink while traveling on fixed route vehicles. All food and beverage items will need to be securely packed away in the customer’s belongings or thrown away before a customer will be allowed to board the vehicle.
Seahawk Shuttle services will resume on August 21, 2019. Click HERE for a shuttle schedule.
On Monday, October 15th, a new permanent route for the FREE Downtown Trolley was implemented. Tracking for the FREE Downtown Trolley is available via the Smartphone app or through the website. Click HERE for the New Downtown Trolley Schedule
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Community Center
Change to Customer Code of Conduct
Our team has been working hard to get new buses on our routes and update seats in older buses to improve the customer experience. We want customers to enjoy these improvements for many years to come, and have made a change to the Customer Code of Conduct Food and Drink Policy in order to help protect these investments.
Effective August 1, 2019 customers will no longer be allowed to eat and drink while traveling on fixed route vehicles. All food and beverage items will need to be securely packed away in the customer’s belongings or thrown away before a customer will be allowed to board the vehicle.
Coming Soon…
In October 2019, the new Downtown Transfer Station, located at North 3rd St. and Campbell St., will open and changes will be made to the following bus routes: 101, 104, 108, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, and 209. The current Downtown Transfer Station located at 2nd St. and Princess St. will no longer be used as a transfer point or bus stop. Additional bus routes may also be impacted. Further information about these changes will be provided summer 2019.
Downtown Trolley Naming Contest
Wave Transit received over 300 names in response to the community naming contest for the revised Downtown Trolley Program, released to the public in March 2019. Submissions were vetted and six final contenders were selected to be released for final vote. Community voting to choose the winner took place from May 1, 2019 through Wednesday, May 15, 2019.
Thank you to all who participated! The name that received the most votes was Port City Trolley!
The winning name will inspire revised trolley branding which will be unveiled with the arrival of the new trolley vehicle in Fall 2019. Prizes will be awarded to finalists and a grand prize will be awarded to the winner of the naming contest at the unveiling.
Watch a Video About the Trolley Naming Contest
Did You Know…Wave Transit has a Foundation!
The Making Waves Foundation, established in 2011, is an independent, 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides free or heavily subsidized bus passes to local organizations that provide assistance to individuals who do not have access to affordable transportation. The Foundation also aids Wave Transit in raising funds to promote and improve public transportation in Southeastern North Carolina.
To date, the Making Waves Foundation has provided transportation assistance to over 23,000 of our neighbors in Southeastern North Carolina through grant awards to over 85 community organizations!
Watch the video below to learn more about the Foundation’s impact within our community!
*Please note that Ms. Matheny serves as Wave Transit’s Deputy Director instead of Mobility Manager.
You can help others catch the Wave by making a donation today!
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New Route for the Free Downtown Trolley
Effective Monday, October 15th, the Downtown Trolley will have a new permanent route. Thank you to all those who gave input and helped to improve this service!
Click HERE or on the image below to view a schedule of the new route.
Valerie shares her experience Riding the Wave
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Community Outreach
Wave is YOUR public transportation provider!
We’re out in the community keeping you informed of available transportation, and getting your input to make sure our services reflect your needs.
Click the icon below to see our outreach calendar!
Public Notices
Notice of Public Meeting
A meeting of the Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority will be held on Thursday, September 26 , 2019 at 12:00 pm in the Board Room at Forden Station, 505 Cando Street, Wilmington, NC 28405. Click here for a copy of the meeting agenda.
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