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Hillsborough Street Bike Lanes on Public Works Agenda Tuesday
Show your support for bike lanes on Hillsborough Street by attending the public works meeting on Tuesday.
I-40 in Raleigh is 50th Worst Commute in America
Raleigh’s commute is bad, but it’s not the worst in North Carolina.
TTA: A Plan Crashed And Derailed
Triangle Transit recently adopted a new theme song made popular by Britney Spears. Oops!..I did it again.
Free Wifi on (Some) Triangle Transit Buses
Triangle Transit has announced Wi-Fi will be available on certain routes beginning today.
Bike Ride to Show Council Support for Hillsborough Bike Lanes
Tomorrow the council reconsiders bike lanes on Hillsborough Street.
Pothead Punks DOT on Hillsborough
This morning a DOT flashing sign on Hillsborough Street instructed drivers to “SMOKE BUD.” Video below.
Bike To Work Week Begins Friday
There are a bunch of Bike Friendly events across Raleigh this Friday and through next week. All in an effort to promote alternative transit.
Downtown Wayfinding System Installed
“Wayfinding is as much a cultural change as a physical one.” reads Corbin Design’s homepage. Corbin, the Michigan firm who has designed similar systems for Los Angeles and Atlanta, first presented their designs to the public in July of 2007.
Give Me Tolls; Give Me Taxes
Peter Eichenberger is tired of breathing your exhaust fumes. I haven’t ridden the thing yet, first, ‘cause I have this thing about busses, second, that unless one is incapacitated, like too drunk to walk, downtown Raleigh is as walkable as you’ll find, and finally, that free is really free via the bicycle. But forget me, the R bus line, by reducing the “necessity” of driving a car everywhere one must go, rain or shine, night or day, in a dense, urban grid, is the best, smartest idea Raleigh has had in, gee, I dunno, a generation. But here’s the predicable Greek Chorus, “whaaah, whaaah, whaaah,” from the car set: “It’s not free! It costs me money and I don’t ride it.” Listen up, ya babies, let’s talk about “free.” How did it somehow become written in the sky and implicitly understood by every mother’s child that the motorist is exempt from some normal standards of responsibility with this century-long free ride to foul their path with zero or minimal responsibility to clean up the mess their fiendish contraptions leave? Every time I go anywhere, I have to breathe your exhaust fumes, dodge your oil spills and jagged heaps of broken car that litter nearly every intersection and never seem to get swept up – not to mention never getting a chance to relax from the mortal danger waiting at every turn via inattentive drivers futzing with their music, phones, hair, yada, yada. So tough tits. [Continued below the fold.]
Smart Decision or Illegal Parking Job?
What happens if you park a Smart car perpendicular to the curb in downtown Raleigh? More than likely you’ll get a ticket but should this be the case?
Downtown Raleigh Alliance Rolls out R-Line Bus and YouRHere Branding
On Thursday night, The Downtown Raleigh Alliance introduced their new branding and Circulator Bus to around 500 members and guests at their annual meeting at the Marriott Hotel on Fayetteville Street.
What’s Your Preferred Method of Transit?
In this week’s Q&A, New Raleigh wants to know how you prefer to get around town: car, bike, bus, or legs? While many of our writers have found alternative transporation surprisingly reliable and even liberating, others of us still cling tightly to the safety and private road rage provided by our own four wheels.
