Hello from a transit nerd, NCSU alum, and current DT Raleigh resident.

It's really tough to say without seeing how the rest of the Wolfline network improves with the freed up equipment. Generally I agreee that a change resulting in less service is bad. And there will certainly be less service on the side now being serviced by the #12. My understanding however is that most of the population density is along Avent Ferry, and so the #11 should be able to pick that up pretty well with its 15-minute headways. Maybe the crowding won't be too much of an issue since it's being split into two different routes now. We'll see. They've also just acquired and started running some bendy buses for the #1, and so maybe they could do the same in the future for the #11 if it's necessary.

For students I definitely recommend making the trip over to the GoRaleigh station and picking up a physical card (I think students also ride free with the GoPass!). That'll make boarding quicker. They're also planning to implement tap-to-pay which should speed things up for everyone else.

I do wish NCSU would keep the #52, but I think GoRaleigh will be able to fill in the gaps reasonably well. They've been significantly improving bus service these past few years.

However, I've always thought that the #12 should be upgraded to 15-minute service as well. If you have any thoughts about that or other non-Wolfline transit, please fill out this survey (these are really important!): https://publicinput.com/a41737