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Transit
New Express Bus links Zebulon and Wendell to Raleigh!
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 2:51pm.The much-needed and much-anticipated rush-hour express bus between Raleigh and the eastern Wake towns of Zebulon and Wendell will start service on Monday October 26!
WakeUP Wake County Applauds Governor Perdue for Signing Transit Bill into Law
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 10:32am.For immediate release:
Contact: Karen Rindge, Executive Director, WakeUP Wake County, 828-3833, 637-4271 (M)Date: August 27, 2009
The Triangle is one major step closer to building a regional mass transit system. Today, WakeUP Wake County and other civic organizations applaud Governor Bev Perdue for signing HB 148, legislation that will allow plans to build a regional public transit system in the Triangle. Gov. Perdue signed the bill into law at a ceremony in the state capitol building at 8:30 am this morning. The new law authorizes referenda in Triangle counties to fund a transit system of expanded bus service and light rail through a half cent sales tax, and authorizes other funding measures for transit.
WakeUP Wake County Applauds NC Senate for Advancing Mass Transit and Falls Lake Cleanup
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:00am.For immediate release:
Contact: Karen Rindge, Executive Director, WakeUP WakeCounty, 828-3833, 637-4271 (C)Date: August 6, 2009
Triangle residents stand to gain from two significant actions by the N.C. Senate yesterday. Amidst the flurry of legislative activity yesterday, as the NC General Assembly prepares to wrap-up its 2009 session, the Senate passed HB 148, legislation that will allow plans to build a regional mass transit system in the Triangle. The bill, almost identical to one passed by the NC House of Representatives in April, authorizes referenda in Triangle counties to fund a transit system through a half cent sales tax, and authorizes other funding measures for transit. The Senate also approved environmental legislation (HB 1099) that included provisions to start the cleanup process for Falls Lake.
Little known US transit systems
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 12:57pm.I just read an interesting article on Grist.org about transit systems across the US that you don't hear much about. I hope to see the Triangle area on this list in the not too distant future! Click here to check it out.
Transit or Traffic?
Submitted by Greg Flynn on Fri, 05/08/2009 - 6:40pm.Urge your State Senator and Senate Finance Committee Chairs and Members to support the Transit Bill aka the "Congestion Relief/Intermodal Transport Fund" Senate Bill 151 / House Bill 148. Otherwise, enjoy the traffic:
Help Dan, Save Traffic
New Poll Shows Support for Transit in the Triangle!
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:10am.The Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA), a Triangle business organization and member of the Capital Area Friends of Transit, released a poll of Triangle voters on March 24 that demonstrates significant support for transit. More than 60% of those polled in Wake, Durham and Orange Counties support a mixture of expanded bus service, light rail and commuter rail to link our communities via mass transit. They also said clearly that a transit system should be regional, rather than just local.
Raleigh-Cary Area Ranks Top in US in Growth! WakeUP Calls for Transit
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 3:43pm.WAKEUP WAKE COUNTY SAYS NEW GROWTH DATA SUPPORTS NEED FOR TRANSIT BILL
WakeUP Wake County, a citizens' nonprofit supporting good growth solutions in Wake County and the Triangle, is calling upon the North Carolina General Assembly to move quickly to approve legislation needed to support plans for regional transit. "According to census data released today, the Raleigh-Cary area is the fastest growing metro area in the nation. Yet we are one of the few urban areas without a real transit system," said Karen Rindge, WakeUP's executive director. "We need to act now on plans for transit, and passing HB 148 / SB 151 - the Congestion Relief transit legislation is absolutely necessary to help up get moving on a bus and rail mass transit system," Rindge commented.
"We are number one in growth, and if we don't plan for the doubling of population expected in the Triangle in the next 20 years, we will experience greatly increased traffic congestion, air pollution and sprawl," said Rindge.
CAMPO Releases Transit Map
Submitted by Greg Flynn on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 7:11pm.The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), a group of local mayors and county commissioners, are currently reviewing long-range plans for transportation in Wake County and beyond.
On Wednesday, CAMPO met to review plans for transportation and transit through 2035. CAMPO released a new transit map, that proposes light rail all the way from Apex to Cary, Raleigh and Wake Forest -- and commuter rail to Garner and Clayton. Bus service will be greatly expanded too.
Of course, several things must happen BEFORE this transit system will be implemented. CAMPO must approve this plan (possibly Feb. 21), legislation must pass the NC General Assembly, and the voters must pass a referendum for funding.
Go to CAMPO to comment on the 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan.
East Wake Bus Service Forums & Surveys
Submitted by Greg Flynn on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 10:39pm.Triangle Transit, along with the City of Raleigh and the Towns of Knightdale, Wendell, and Zebulon, is considering the introduction of bus service to eastern Wake County. Triangle Transit would like to collect as much feedback about this potential service from any commuters who live in eastern Wake County or areas further east.
http://www.gotriangle.org/ewake
The GoTriangle.org site contains information about upcoming information forums in Knightdale, Wendell, and Zebulon and links to online surveys which are currently “live” and will remain open until March 13th. All of the material on the site is available in Spanish.
Reinventing the Way We Commute
Submitted by Phil Poe on Fri, 07/25/2008 - 9:51am.Soaring gas prices have more commuters leaving their cars and switching to company-subsidized transportation. It saves money and the environment, and they can work while they commute
