Comments on: R-Line A Month Later http://dtraleigh.com/2009/03/r-line-a-month-later/ A Downtown Raleigh Blog Fri, 18 May 2012 19:54:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joanna http://dtraleigh.com/2009/03/r-line-a-month-later/#comment-1866 Joanna Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:49:07 +0000 http://dtraleigh.com/?p=732#comment-1866 OK, 40% hybrid lets just say thats a failing grade anyway you look at it. Why isn't anyone calling it out for what it is...its called greenwash people, Greenwash. Look it up Raleigh Downtown Alliance/Cat. and I don't feel good about having helped pay for their PR stunt or paying for the alliance period with tax payers money. Speaking of that the r-line is NOT free, 80% of the 2.5 million being spent came from your federal taxes and 20% came fom your local taxes. that is an expensive shuttle. What a waste for some PR. Shame on you City of Raleigh, Shame on you MR.Mayor and city council, shame. OK, 40% hybrid lets just say thats a failing grade anyway you look at it. Why isn’t anyone calling it out for what it is…its called greenwash people, Greenwash.

Look it up Raleigh Downtown Alliance/Cat. and I don’t feel good about having helped pay for their PR stunt or paying for the alliance period with tax payers money.

Speaking of that the r-line is NOT free, 80% of the 2.5 million being spent came from your federal taxes and 20% came fom your local taxes. that is an expensive shuttle. What a waste for some PR.
Shame on you City of Raleigh, Shame on you MR.Mayor and city council, shame.

]]> By: DPK http://dtraleigh.com/2009/03/r-line-a-month-later/#comment-1709 DPK Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:32:32 +0000 http://dtraleigh.com/?p=732#comment-1709 I agree with Thomas and RaleighRob. These things are just too big for the current demand. I love the idea, but like Rob said, they should have gotten more medium sized buses. Then they could have been more flexible with the route. I agree with Thomas and RaleighRob. These things are just too big for the current demand. I love the idea, but like Rob said, they should have gotten more medium sized buses. Then they could have been more flexible with the route.

]]> By: RaleighRob http://dtraleigh.com/2009/03/r-line-a-month-later/#comment-1708 RaleighRob Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:21:24 +0000 http://dtraleigh.com/?p=732#comment-1708 Thomas makes a good point. Instead of two gigantic buses running the route they should have gotten 3 small-to-medium sized buses. Thomas makes a good point. Instead of two gigantic buses running the route they should have gotten 3 small-to-medium sized buses.

]]> By: Suzanne http://dtraleigh.com/2009/03/r-line-a-month-later/#comment-1707 Suzanne Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:53:24 +0000 http://dtraleigh.com/?p=732#comment-1707 The TranLoc idea is brilliant! It would be awesome to know where the bus is. The TranLoc idea is brilliant! It would be awesome to know where the bus is.

]]> By: Thomas http://dtraleigh.com/2009/03/r-line-a-month-later/#comment-1706 Thomas Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:38:10 +0000 http://dtraleigh.com/?p=732#comment-1706 The size of these buses is laughable. One of the buses the other day, held up traffic for 4 minutes trying to make a right hand turn (I was in that mess), could not cut the corner (traffic backed up, the bus driver had to do a 5 point turn). What a JOKE! The buses need to be half the size, come on Raleigh! Get your heads out of your back end, wipe yourselves off and open your eyes. Can we do anything right around here when it comes to transit service? The size of these buses is laughable. One of the buses the other day, held up traffic for 4 minutes trying to make a right hand turn (I was in that mess), could not cut the corner (traffic backed up, the bus driver had to do a 5 point turn). What a JOKE!

The buses need to be half the size, come on Raleigh! Get your heads out of your back end, wipe yourselves off and open your eyes. Can we do anything right around here when it comes to transit service?

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