— Raleigh residents had the chance Wednesday night to weigh in on transit plans in Wake County.

The Wake County Transit Community meeting at the Chavis Heights Community Center gave residents an opportunity to see a layout of some of the plans for bus service and commuter rails.

Last year, voters approved a half-cent sales tax to pay for public transit projects. That money has already paid for expanded transit studies, bus shelters and routes.

“Longer and better service to the airport, to downtown Cary, to places all over the City of Raleigh, extending into the weekends where it didn’t before. So, some significant improvements early on, but it’s just the beginning of this large community investment in transit,” said Mike Charbonneau with Go Triangle.

Charbonneau said the public’s input remains an integral part of the ongoing process. Wednesday night’s meeting was the first of 10 scheduled meetings around the Triangle.

Go Triangle is also encouraging all residents to fill out a Wake Transit Plan survey.