Safety Action Plan
The Town is currently working with a consultant to create its first transportation Safety Action Plan. The plan will take a comprehensive look at crash hot spots, speed limits and traffic calming infrastructure. The year long planning process began in December 2023. For information on how to provide input online and in person, visit the Safety Action Plan website.
ShiftKnightdale: Comprehensive Transportation Plan
The Town’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) presents a long-term vision for roadways, transit and bicycle and pedestrian facilities in Knightdale. The plan was developed over a year long process which included extensive public and stakeholder outreach. The Town of Knightdale adopted the CTP on November 16, 2022. The CTP will guide the Town in pursuing projects to implement the long-term transportation vision.
Transit
GoRaleigh bus route #33 serves the Town of Knightdale. The route operates hourly between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The route connects the Town of Knightdale to the City of Raleigh primarily via Knightdale Boulevard with deviations to downtown Knightdale and other community destinations. For more information on the route location, bus stops and fares, please visit the GoRaleigh website for route 33.
Greenways
Public and private trails exist throughout the Town of Knightdale. Some trails are internal to residential neighborhood subdivisions while others are part of the regional trail network vision. The Mingo Creek Greenway is the primary regional greenway in the Town of Knightdale. The Mingo Creek Greenway runs for approximately 3.5 miles between the Neuse River Greenway to the west and Mingo Creek Park in the east. For a map of the existing Mingo Creek Greenway, please visit the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Programs Department website.
Regional Transportation Planning
The Town of Knightdale participates in federally mandated regional transportation planning as a member of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO). CAMPO works with NCDOT, transit operators and local governments in the Raleigh Urbanized Area to conduct short and long range regional transportation planning for the region. For more information on regional transportation planning, please visit CAMPO’s website.
Projects
Old Knight and Knightdale Boulevard Pedestrian Improvement Project
The Town is currently designing sidewalk and crosswalk improvements at select locations along Knightdale Boulevard and Old Knight Road. For more information on the specific locations and overall schedule, please visit the project page.
Mingo Creek Greenway Extension
The Town is currently constructing an extension of the Mingo Creek Greenway between the current eastern terminus at Mingo Creek Park and the Sycamore Street intersection of N. 1st Avenue in downtown (Knightdale Station Park). Construction is anticipated to be completed in late summer or early fall of 2024.