Transit
I'd like to remind everyone that Triangle Transit has some new route and schedule changes effective today as well as some fare changes. In particular I'd like to point out that travel on Triangle Transit is now free for those 65 years or over and for those under 12. So if you know of someone who might benefit from these free fares please mention it to them. Also mention the useful trip planner available at http://www.gotriangle.org/
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010.
The Institute for Emerging Issues, in conjunction with WUNC TV and Blueprint America, is holding a public education forum, Transit in the Triangle: the Benefits for You and the Region, on January 28, 2010, from 5-8 pm at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh.
This forum will be an excellent opportunity to learn about the importance of transit for the Triangle region, how your life could be improved with transit, what does transit look like today, and how other metro regions have benefited from transit and transit-oriented development.
The Capital Area Friends of Transit, the Durham-Orange Friends of Transit and WakeUP Wake County are partners in the forum.
This event is free and open to the public.
McKimmon Center, NC State University
January 28, 2010
5:00 - 8:00 pm
5:00 - 5:30 Networking
5:30 - 5:35 Welcome
Anita Brown-Graham, Director, Institute for Emerging Issues
5:35 - 5:45 Introduction to Blueprint America
Shannon Vickery, Director of Production, WUNC-TV
5:45 - 6:15 Transit and Our Quality of Life
Nina Szlosberg, President, Circle Squared Media
6:15 - 6:45 Transit Options for the Triangle
David King, CEO and General Manager, Triangle Transit
6:45 - 7:15 The Dallas Example: Opportunities for the Triangle
Date:
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 12:00pm
Location:
McKimmon Center, NC State University
I just left a public information session put on by the Town of Chapel Hill about the Chapel Hill/Carrboro/UNC Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), as discussed on the Town's website. Chapel Hill's plan includes the assumption that the LRTP of the Durham-Chael Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) will be adopted and that light rail will be a reality along the NC 54 corridor and on some of US 15/501. Other than that admittedly optimistic assumption, the plan is extremely feasable. Don't get me wrong, I desperately hope that light rail will implemented, but it is far from assured.
The Durham-Orange Friends of Transit had its first organizational meeting last night. I had received no fewer than NINE separate invitations to go, so I figured I'd show up, especially since two of them were from completely separate elected officials, and personally extended to me directly (Ed Harrison and Alice Gordon).
A day after the elections for city-wide offices in Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough several of our elected officials joined advocates for transit to publicly launch "DO Transit" - Durham Orange Friends of Transit. Thanks to Gerry Cohen for posting info about the kick-off meeting here on OP and for being there last night to help explain House Bill 148. The newly enacted legislation establishes the Congestion Relief and Intermodal Transportation 21st Century Fund, providing the Triangle with an unprecedented opportunity to build a robust transit system.
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