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Yes (sort of.) A fourth daily round trip between Charlotte and Raleigh will start up by 2016. But that's probably not what you meant; real local (commuter) service will never happen unless and until a sales tax referendum is passed.
And we will likely never get a chance to vote on a transit sales tax as long as Paul Coble is the chairman of the Wake County board of commissioners.
I see that the Chapel Town council is now balking at supporting the county transit tax referendum, because the county says the tax can only be used to support future/additional transit projects. The town council wants it opened up to support existing and/or future service/projects.
Yes (sort of.) A fourth daily round trip between Charlotte and Raleigh will start up by 2016. But that's probably not what you meant; real local (commuter) service will never happen unless and until a sales tax referendum is passed.
And we will likely never get a chance to vote on a transit sales tax as long as Paul Coble is the chairman of the Wake County board of commissioners.
It is sad to see all these local governments being hampered by the one side of the Wake County BOC. For something this large, you need everyone to pitch in.
They could put the Rolls Royce of buses out on the streets but it won't make a difference if they don't address the issue of long commute times on the buses.
They could put the Rolls Royce of buses out on the streets but it won't make a difference if they don't address the issue of long commute times on the buses.
half of the article is about ways to shorten the commute times on buses.
The problem is I don't see the Triangle implementing those sorts of changes with the leaders currently in place. They can't even get the timing of lights on roads like Six Forks done correctly.
I bumped the RTP thread, but the RTP master plan also talks about a commuter and light rail.
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The commuter rail proposal would connect downtown Durham to southeast Raleigh/Garner by adding a commuter rail track to North Carolina Railroad’s (NCRR) existing freight and regional passenger line, currently running along the Park’s eastern edge.
Two stations are planned at the edge of RTP. The RTP North Station, proximate to the intersection of Cornwallis and Miami, is the location of one of the proposed cluster development districts.
The second station, at Triangle Metro Center, is located at the edge of the Park.
A connector to RDU airport, if realized, could also link to the RTP North Station, perhaps near term by dedicated bus-way, and long term by the elevated Automated People Mover (APM) envisioned by the airport authority.
While the timeline for realizing light rail at the Park is unknown, it is prudent to plan for potential LRT In the context of a 50-
year RTP Master Plan.
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