Homepage concept by Atelier Vivance for the Wave Transit Website Redesign RFP. Not an official Wave Transit website. How it answers the RFP
Wave Transit
Service alert

Routes 105, 107, 109 and 712 changed on August 16, 2026. See the new maps Shown until the date staff set, then it removes itself.

Design note. On 1 Nov 2026 the live homepage still showed the trolley's "final day September 26" alert, and announced the October 22 board meeting as "the next regular meeting". Here every alert and notice has an end date, so riders never read old news.

Wilmington · New Hanover County

Your bus, right on the homepage.

Next arrivals, every route and every service, without leaving Wave's own website.

    Sample times for this concept. The build reads Wave's live Connexionz feed, the same data as Real-Time Tracking.

    Full live map Plan a trip
    Photo: Route 205 on South Front Street, RadioKAOS, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Ways to ride

    One Wave, every service

    Port City TrolleySeasonal service downtown. Back in spring 2027.See trolley times →Photo: Long Pyles, CC0 Fixed-route bus12 routes across Wilmington, with maps and timetables.Open → RideMICROOn-demand rides, booked in the app.Open → DART accessible vanAccessible van service for eligible riders.Open → Seahawk ShuttleUNCW campus service.Open →

    Design note. The RFP asks for links and embeds to Connexionz, Spare (RideMICRO) and CTS (DART), and room to add fare payment or change provider later. Each card is a slot: the provider behind it can change without redesigning the page.

    Fares

    Fares and passes

    Prices by rider type and where to buy, in one clear table. Ready for a mobile-ticket button the day Wave adds fare payment.

    See fares and passes

    Board of the Authority

    Public meetings

    Forden Station, Wilmington

    Meetings are held at Forden Station, 505 Cando St. The next date, agenda and comment form appear here, and drop off once the meeting has passed.

    Board of Directors Photo: Forden Station, RadioKAOS, CC BY-SA 3.0

    For the evaluation committee

    How this concept answers the RFP

    We checked the current homepage on 1 November 2026, by reading it and running Google Lighthouse (mobile, accessibility score 91 of 100). This concept scores 100. The items found:

    Found on the current siteIn this concept
    Expired alert and past meeting still shown as currentAlerts and notices carry an end date and remove themselves
    Real-time arrivals only on a separate Connexionz siteNext buses on the homepage from the same live feed, plus a route finder
    The "Route and Schedule Changes" and "Real-Time Tracking" links in the alerts box fail colour contrastEvery colour pair at 4.5:1 or better (WCAG 2.2 AA), plus a high-contrast switch
    No main landmark, so screen-reader users cannot jump to the contentSkip link and a proper main region
    Logo link has no readable name; "Learn More" link has no contextEvery link says where it goes
    Machine translation into 100+ languages through a pluginReviewed Spanish built in (try the Español button), other languages on request
    One browser console error (a blocked file, 403)Zero console errors as a launch check

    About the studio

    Atelier Vivance is a web design studio. Two of our recent builds: Ponente and Cinq Terres. Studio site: ateliervivance.com.

    Contact: Fasih, fasih@ateliervivance.com, +92 307 5789282