Transportation
Union Station May 2013 Public Workshop
Conceptual sketch of the future Union Station Yesterday, a group from the City of Raleigh, NCDOT, and Clearscapes were hosting the public at the Contemporary Art Museum to show off some updates to Raleigh’s upcoming Union Station. This is part of an ongoing effort for citizens to take part in the design process of downtown’s [...]
Next Union Station Public Workshop May 1
Raleigh Union Station Public Workshop Date/Time: Wed., May 1 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Contemporary Art Museum 409 West Martin Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Round 2 of the public information sessions on Raleigh Union Station is coming up on May 1. All the information is in the image above.
Getting Started With The Downtown Bus Facilities Master Plan
A lot going on behind the scenes so here’s a lazy post. From a City of Raleigh press release, The Raleigh City Council approved a contract today with Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. to provide professional services with the Downtown Bus Facilities Master Plan. The project involves two phases, one associated with the Union Station Multi-Modal Facility [...]
Video: Bike Share in Raleigh
Bike Share in Raleigh via City of Raleigh on YouTube Here’s another video from the ongoing Raleigh Urban Design Center’s education forums. This one focuses on bicycle sharing programs with guest speakers from Washington DC and Charlotte. The video gives you a ton of statistics and experiences from other systems around the country so I [...]
The West Street Extension Explained
West Street To piggyback on last week’s post about Raleigh Union Station, this week we can talk about the West Street Extension. West Street Extension Project – City of Raleigh The project plans to connect the part of West Street most people know in the warehouse district to the almost two block section of West [...]
Union Station Concepts Shown To Future Raleigh Train Riders
Last night, Raleighites had a chance to hear a presentation about the upcoming Union Station and to comment on some of the high level concepts being drawn up for the new station. This was the first of several meetings to show off the work as it progresses towards a more complete design. I want to [...]
Raleigh Union Station Public Workshop, March 6
The first of a few public information sessions about Raleigh’s train station upgrade, Union station, is coming up. On March 6, come down to the session to see renderings and plans for the new station in the warehouse district. Citizens will be given the opportunity to comment and give feedback towards the future design steps. [...]
Transit for a Better Wake County
Transit for a Better Wake County from CAFT on Vimeo. The video above is from the good people at Capital Area Friends of Transit. They are gearing up for another push to get transit moving forward and if that’s something you are into, take 20 seconds and sign their petition. 2012 saw heated debates on [...]
