Friday, April 29, 2005
Raleigh's Future Mass Transit - what a joke!
The Triangle Transit Authority's future mass transit rail plan is a real joke. At at cost of 631 million, theTTA estimates that a whopping 22,000 daily riders will use the service by 2025. Forty percent (252 million) will be funded from state and local funds. I am especially amused by the stops that are being planned for this massive project. The rail system will run from downtown Durham, through RTP, downtown Cary, and on to downtown Raleigh. You can see the proposed stops at the following link:
Oops, did you think I forgot to list a stop at the airport? No, that is where you are wrong. A stop at the airport was considered not cost effective at this time. As a former resident of Atlanta, I am infuriated that so much money is being wasted on a system that does not include the airport. Atlanta's mass transit system (MARTA) includes stops at the airport, malls, downtown, major sporting venues, etc. I actually used the MARTA system. Wouldn't it be a help for our new convention center if we could promote how easy it would be for visitors to fly into Raleigh and take the train downtown? Lets not let the TTA give us a ticket to ride to nowhere!
