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Wave Transit DART driver tests positive for COVID-19, no service interruption Driver with Wave's DART program tests positive By WECT Staff | February 8, 2021 at 9:18 PM EST - Updated February 8 at 11:45 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A driver in the WAVE Transit Dial-A-Ride Transportation (DART) program has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a post on the system’s Twitter page Monday night. Executive Director Marie Parker confirmed the information, saying the DART program’s services are running on regular schedule, and no shutdown happened because of this positive test. W...

Listen here. It’s been just over a year since New Hanover County leaders, and particularly County Chair Julia Olson-Boseman, pushed for a redesign of Wave. The county cited funding shortfalls, and a need for new leadership. Now, Wave’s new Executive Director Marie Parker is tasked with overseeing the transit system’s reboot. Parker isn’t a stranger to North Carolina or public transportation. She joins Wave after spending 21 years at GoRaleigh, the transit system operating in — you guessed it — Raleigh.  “I actually started out in the finance department. So I started out in a d...

Wave Transit will offer door-to-door transportation service to individuals 65 and older needing a ride to get a Covid-19 vaccine. Once more groups are…

But amid the state's funding issues, Councilman Neil Anderson said the council will have to prioritize projects and find alternative sources of funding for needed improvements, pointing to the Southwest end of Independence Boulevard as an area in need of attention. "If the state doesn't have the funds, we could either sit back and watch things get worse or we can try to be proactive," Anderson said.  The Wilmington area's population is expected to grow nearly 90% by 2040, according to New Hanover County's comprehensive plan. That growth will bring challenges not only for roadways, but for ...