Come Monday, GoTriangle will expand the number of weekday trips offered on its popular express route between Raleigh and Durham from 24 to 34, a 41 percent increase in service that has regular DRX rider Bob Spaziano stoked.
Aug. 6 is independence day for Triangle teens and their parents or guardians. That’s when those ages 13 to 18 can start using a free Youth GoPass to explore a three-county world of malls, museums, jobs and schools – with a bus operator doing the driving.
The increasing popularity of GoTriangle’s long-distance express routes is just one reason the regional transit agency is trying out a higher-capacity transit coach over the next month.
Billy Lane hopes the story of his transit awakening helps other Triangle residents skip the baby steps and get right to a full-on run to a stress-free, money-saving and time-creating ride.
Started by the American Public Transportation Association in 2006 to encourage people to ride public transportation instead of driving alone in a car, the National Dump the Pump Day for 2018 is Thursday, June 21.
We appreciate the General Assembly’s decision to amend budget language that would have made it nearly impossible for Durham and Orange counties’ light-rail project to secure the $1.2 billion federal investment needed to build the project.
In response to lawmakers that suggested there may be some “ambiguity” in the requirements to receive federal funding for large transit projects like Durham and Orange counties’ light rail.
