Archive for the ‘Transportation’ Category
Friday, August 13th, 2010
City of Raleigh Public Hearing on the Proposed Southeast High Speed Rail Project on August 31, 2010 at 7 p.m.
If you have any comments on the proposed Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) project within Raleigh’s jurisdiction, please submit them to railservice@raleighnc.gov prior to August 27th. The project is looking to connect Raleigh NC, to Richmond, VA (which would connect us to Washington DC and beyond).
To view the recommendations of the City’s Passenger Rail Task Force and those of city staff, visit www.raleighnc.gov. (more…)
Tags: growth, neighborhoods, rail, raleigh, richmond, sehsr, task force
Posted in DDNA, Events, Transportation | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
We talked last week about Sharrows Coming to Raleigh. This week, we’ve discovered additional information and a few resources that are helping to education both cyclists and motorist about sharrows. In fact, the paint is drying as you read this, in some area’s of the Triangle.
An article posted on the Go Traingle Wordpess blog, Ride this way! Sharrows popping up in Raleigh and Cary! tells us about the criteria on where sharrows can be placed: (more…)
Tags: bike plan, bikes, cary, cyclists, growth, neighborhoods, planning, raleigh, transportation_plan
Posted in Transportation | 1 Comment »
Friday, August 6th, 2010
I was reading an article on the Raleigh Public Record summarizing some of the efforts on Raleigh’s approach to improving bike amenities throughout the city, ‘Sharrows’ to make city more bike-friendly, when I thought about our part of town. I briefly mentioned my vision for sharrows on Lineberry Drive in this article, but didn’t really take the time to articulate where or why.
The Raleigh Public Record article called sharrows a “9-foot-long reminder to share the road.” And that is what my vision for Linberry Drive would accomplish.
Example of a sharrow, Source: http://streetswiki.wikispaces.com/Sharrow
(more…)
Tags: bike plan, bikes, community, growth, improvements, planning, raleigh, sharrow, transportation_plan
Posted in DDNA, Lineberry Alliance, Raleigh City Council, Transportation | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Anyone who has been down Avent Ferry Road during the past two weeks might have noticed the road is in the process of being resurfaced; to the price tag of $4 million dollars. I’m super stoked about the project, as I avoided the pot-hole laden, right-hand, North bound lane like the plague before the project started. I imagine that frequent users of Avent Ferry welcome the resurfacing project as well.
You might remember in an earlier interview with Eric Lamb, Transportation Services Division, City of Raleigh Public Works Department, he told us that Avent Ferry Road was scheduled for resurfacing this summer. I would argue that NCDOT, the authority responsible for Avent Ferry Road maintenance, is missing a huge opportunity to improve the road and make it a complete street, satisfying much needed pedestrian amenities and making it safer for pedestrians crossing a five-lane road. (more…)
Tags: avent ferry, bike plan, community, complete streets, district D, frogger, ncdot, planning, raleigh, trailwood
Posted in DDNA, NC State, SWCAC, Transportation | 4 Comments »
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
A new interactive map that overlays existing Google Maps has been published on the web, showing the future of Raleigh’s bike system. In our case, the future seems far away. The site takes the existing Google bike layer, which includes other Triangle spots like Durham and Cary, and lets the user add different layers of Raleigh’s bike plan.
Don’t take my word for it. Go see for yourself and check out the different layers and future bike plans at (more…)
Tags: avent ferry, bike plan, bike_path, cary, durham, lake_johnson, maps, raleigh, wake county
Posted in DDNA, NC State, Transportation | Comments Off
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
High speed rail from Raleigh to D.C.? It could happen. Right now, citizens are able to comment on the Tier II Environmental Impact Statement for the Southeast High Speed Rail Project (SEHSR). See the information below about the upcoming Virginia-North Carolina High Speed Rail Compact meeting on July 12, 2010 from 12:00-2:00 pm.
NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA HIGH SPEED RAIL COMPACT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 12
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) will hold the inaugural meeting of the Virginia-North Carolina High Speed Rail Compact on July 12 from noon to 2 p.m. The meeting will be held in room 150 of the NCDOT headquarters at 1 S. Wilmington St.
At this public meeting the members of the compact will be (more…)
Tags: DRPT, ncdot, rail, transit, transportation_plan, wake county
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
I’m not sure if there will be an opportunity to lobby for Tryon Road improvements at this meeting, so if anyone knows, please add a comment below.
RALEIGH PUBLIC MEETING ON TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS IS SET FOR JUNE 28
Triangle residents will have an opportunity to let their thoughts be heard regarding future transit improvements at upcoming community meetings being offered by the Triangle Regional Transit Program.
The Raleigh meeting will be June 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in room 304 of the Raleigh Convention Center.
The meetings follow work by the Special Transit Advisory Commission in 2008 and adoption of the Long Range Transportation Plan by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO in 2009. Program team members will be available at the meetings to answer questions and share information.
The meetings are part of the federally prescribed alternatives analysis that follows the requirements and procedures of the Federal Transit Administration to support the case for Federal funding of major capital investments.
The alternatives analysis begins with a survey of existing transportation related conditions, identifies and confirms transportation needs and defines the goals and objectives against which project alternatives will be evaluated.
Public input at the meetings will be essential to the success of the program. Follow-up meetings will be held in September and February 2011. Additional, individual meetings, events, a Web site, newsletters, Facebook and Twitter feeds will be used to keep residents informed about the project’s status and provide an opportunity to raise issues or ask questions prior to the study’s completion in the spring of 2011.
The Capital Area MPO and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO are expected to approve and select projects following the evaluation of the alternatives and the completion of the alternative analysis.
In addition to the Raleigh meeting, area meeting will be head as follows: Durham, June 30, Durham County Library auditorium, 300 N. Roxboro St.; Cary, July 6, Cary Town Hall atrium, 316 Academy St.; Chapel Hill, July 7, Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; Knightdale, July 14, Knightdale Town Hall, 950 Steeple Square Ct.; and Apex, July 15, Halle Center for the Cultural Arts, 237 N. Salem St. All meeting times are from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The meeting sites are accessible to persons with disabilities. Accommodations for people with disabilities can be arranged by calling 919-485-7468 at least one week prior to each meeting. Translation services and a court reporter will be available at each meeting.
Tags: CAMPO, raleigh, transit, transportation_plan, tryon_road
Posted in Lineberry Alliance, Transportation | 1 Comment »
Monday, June 7th, 2010
Mary-Ann Baldwin
I got a chance to catch up with one of Raleigh’s At-large City Councilors, Mary-Ann Baldwin, for a five question email interview. If Mary-Ann can survive the Fire Department Operations 101 class, an orientation to the daily grind, risks, and rewards that Raleigh firefighters deal with daily, held on June 5, 2010, then certainly she can survive our questions. I’ve watched Mary-Ann on Raleigh City Council for the past few years and have become more and more impressed. She brings a much needed marketing and communications background and understands business principles such as communication, customer service, and team work. If you follow her on Twitter (she’s @maryannbaldwin by the way) then you know she’s interested in business innovation. See what Mary-Ann has to say about moving the Lightner Center forward, the gang situation in Raleigh (and how you might be wrong about it), how government can foster innovation, and much more in our interview with her.
1) City Council budget hearings are coming up this summer. How is city council going to deal with the budget shortfall and what sacrifices will the City and citizens have to make?
Like many private citizens who are cutting back and living on tighter budgets, the City must do the same. This means that Capital Improvement Projects are going to be (more…)
Tags: budget, gangs, innovation, Lightner Center, raleigh, Raleigh City Council, sales tax, transit, tryon_road, wake county
Posted in DDNA, Lineberry Alliance, Raleigh City Council, Transportation | 1 Comment »
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA) met on May 15, 2010 at the Whole Foods community room at Wade Avenue. District D Councilor Thomas Crowder was unable to attend so Jason Hibbets ran the meeting in his place. At-Large Councilor Russ Stephenson was in attendance. The group got a report on this years intercity Chamber of Commerce trip to Fairfax, Virginia from Councilor Stephenson. Additionally, we discussed the upcoming Raleigh budget review, Union Station, the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), and got an update from the neighborhoods around the district. (more…)
Tags: budget, chamber, DC, hillsborough_street, housing, inclusionary zoning, raleigh, transit, udo, union station, wake county
Posted in DDNA, Raleigh City Council, Transportation | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
Guest Blog: Help improve the safety on Sierra Dirve
I have been working with my Civics and Economics class to get a three-way stop at the intersection of Sierra and Lawrence. This is a dangerous intersection, as some of you may know. There is a hill with blind spots in both directions and parked cars add to the poor visibility at the intersection. We are working on getting a petition signed to install a 3-way stop sign. If you are interested in signing the petition, please e-mail me directly.
Tags: sierra_drive, stop_signs, traffic_calming
Posted in PRR-Watch, Transportation | 1 Comment »
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