As the first winter storm of 2017 makes its way toward North Carolina, the GoTriangle operations team is checking equipment and preparing buses to help safely get people where they need to go “Safety is our number one priority. We are watching the forecast closely, and getting our crews and gear ready ahead of the storm, to provide the best possible service for our customers, said Tellis Chandler, GoTriangle’s Bus Operations Director.
The MPOs unanimous vote to approve the NEPA Preferred Alternative is another milestone in efforts to build the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project. The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization has heard from citizens, business leaders, and neighborhood and community groups over the last three years and GoTriangle has met with over 5,500 people to get their feedback on the project.
The commute is tough and getting tougher. But, soon the Triangle will celebrate commuters and organizations committed to finding better ways to get around the region.
The Golden Modes Award program, at 2:30 P.M. on Thursday, November 12th at the PNC Conference Center at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, will honor those working to improve our environment by reducing traffic, lowering commute costs and impacts to residents.
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation (DEIS) for the proposed Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (D-O LRT) Project drew thousands of comments during the 45-day public comment period.
During today’s Board of Trustees meeting, the staff reported that from August 28 to October 13, the agency received over 1,300 comments from 575 individuals at public information sessions and two public hearings in Chapel Hill and Durham.
Over the past several weeks, GoTriangle and supporters of the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project have worked to seek a solution to the $500,000 state funding cap for light rail projects that was placed in the state budget.
Public hearings are coming up on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (D-O LRT) Project.
The public hearings follow last month’s release of the DEIS. The document reports on the environmental, transportation, social, and economic impacts associated with the transportation improvements in the Durham-Orange (D-O) Corridor, and the proposed 17-mile light rail project between Chapel Hill and Durham.
What you can do with a parking space is amazing. And this year, the Association for Commuter Transportation has recognized GoSmart with a national award for public sector marketing and creativity in promoting different uses for a parking space. The award was presented this week during ACT’s annual meeting in Baltimore.
GoSmart, managed by GoTriangle, is a Triangle-based resource agency that assists employers, employees and agencies with commuter resources using transit, vanpooling, teleworking, carpooling and biking.
GoTriangle changes next month will add new trips on the Chapel Hill-Raleigh Express and Durham-Raleigh Express in rush hours and provide new service to Perimeter Park in Morrisville.
The changes were approved in June by the GoTriangle Board of Trustees and will take effect on August 16, 2015.
The love story on the bus continues. Now that your favorite TV series are on summer hiatus, catch up on Season Two of the mini-series “As the Bus Stops.”
The first transit-centered soap opera, “As The Bus Stops,” uses classic themes such as love, betrayal, longing stares, the impossible choice between Right and Wrong, Questions and Unexpected Answers and because it all happens on the bus, the mini-series makes this newest GoTriangle video another creative approach to learning about transit.
Fans can see the first video of the new season and all the rest at:
The GoTriangle Board of Trustees today named Jeff Mann the agency’s next General Manager.
Mann, currently a Deputy Secretary with the NC Department of Transportation, will begin work in late July.
“GoTriangle is proud to welcome Jeff Mann, who is well-respected among transportation professionals across the country,” said GoTriangle Board Chair William V. “Bill” Bell. “We are confident that Jeff’s leadership skills will serve us well as we address our region’s mobility challenges.”