Transportation
Transportation in Wake County includes many local and state options such as state and federal highways, local bus transit systems, and international air travel from RDU.
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Triangle Transit, in collaboration with Wake County, local municipalities, regional planning organizations, state and federal agencies and the public, continues to evaluate new and improved mass transit services with the goal of creating a regional rail transit system and significant expansion of the bus-way network to address the region’s transportation needs. Triangle Transit has initiated the next phase of this effort by beginning the Alternatives Analysis process. This process is the study of regional rail investment opportunities within the area’s rail corridors. The corridor study area spans Orange, Durham and Wake counties and will provide a comprehensive analysis of rail line corridors. This becomes the region’s document for submittal to the Federal Transportation Administration to seek federal monetary participation.
A key component of the Alternatives Analysis process is to establish and implement a broad-reaching public input plan that considers regional transportation needs. To guide this effort, Triangle Transit has formed a steering committee composed of regional representatives who have technical expertise and related knowledge to contribute to the planning and implementation of the public input process.
The first series of public meetings have been scheduled throughout the region. Each public meeting will provide valuable information related to the transit vision and current plans, implementation, next steps, and opportunity for public comment and input. A schedule of the first series of public meetings is below. Meetings will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday, June 28: Raleigh Convention and Conference Center, Room 304, 500 S. Salisbury St.
Wednesday, June 30: Durham Public Library, Auditorium, 300 N. Roxboro St.
Tuesday, July 6: Cary Town Hall, Atrium, 316 N. Academy St.
Wednesday, July 7: Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Wednesday, July 14: Knightdale Town Hall, 950 Steeple Square Court
Thursday, July 15: Halle Center for the Cultural Arts, 237 N. Salem St.
The Southeast High Speed Rail, Richmond, Va., to Raleigh, N.C., Passenger Rail Project, is holding open house information sessions for the Tier II Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Dates and locations for the public hearings are listed below. Open house Information Sessions will be held from 5–7 p.m. followed by public hearings at 7 p.m.
July 13, 2010 Northside Elementary School, 164 Elementary Ave., Norlina, NC
July 15, 2010 Southside Virginia Community College, Christianna Campus, 109 Campus Drive, Alberta, Va.
July 20, 2010 Virginia DMV Cafeteria, 2300 W. Broad St., 1st floor, Richmond, Va.
July 21, 2010 Union Station, 103 River St., Petersburg, Va.
July 22, 2010 Sunnyside Elementary School, 10203 Sunnyside Road, McKenney, Va.
July 26, 2010 Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC
July 27, 2010 Aycock Elementary School, 305 Carey Chapel Road, Henderson, NC
July 29, 2010 Franklinton High School, 3 Main St., Franklinton, NC
