The public wants it – can they deliver it?
A recent poll in the Triangle Area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) clearly indicates that the public wants a regional transit system, but the municipal leaders can't figure it out. Eighty percent of those surveyed said that the Triangle needs improved mass transit, but they were divided on what kind. The Triangle Transit Authority hasn't been able to materialize their commuter rail vision and has given up on seeking Federal money for the plan. Durham's Mayor is quoted as saying, "We shouldn't let the financing drive the vision. The important thing is to get buy-in from the general public about what kind of system they want, and then go out and try to find the dollars." Unfortunately, they tried that with the commuter rail scheme, and the money wasn't there. Besides, the poll indicates that the public isn't of one mind about what they want, and they probably wouldn't use what is most affordable (buses). I don't know what the ultimate solution is, but it is clear that people are getting increasingly fed up with sitting in traffic on I40.
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ebs | 12:41 PM |
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