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Congressmen Advocate for Light Rail Progress

Posted by Staff | Feb 7, 2017 | Development

GoTriangle is continuing to work with local and state officials to make the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project a reality. The organization hosted a tour Monday of the project corridor for congressmen David Price and G.K....

Orange County Considers Bus Rapid Transit System for Chapel Hill

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jan 27, 2017 | Local Government

The Orange County Board of Commissioners heard a proposal on Tuesday for a bus rapid transit system that would provide service to residents of Carrboro and Chapel Hill. The proposal was pitched by Brian Litchfield, the director...

GoTriangle: Additional Local Funding May Not Be Necessary for Durham-Orange Light Rail

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 5, 2017 | Development

Funding the Durham-Orange Light Rail project has been a contentious topic in recent months. But GoTriangle now says it may only need additional local funding as a safety net for the project – not as an integral piece of the...

FTA Approves Light Rail Stop at NCCU

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Dec 19, 2016 | Development

Plans for a new stop on the proposed light rail connector between Durham and Chapel Hill were approved this week by the Federal Transit Administration. This decision brings the total number of stations to be constructed along...

Orange County Commissioners Vote to Move Forward with Light Rail Project

Posted by Staff | Dec 6, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

After a long night of discussion and debate, the Board of Orange County Commissioners passed a memorandum of understanding that says the county will look into the possibility of paying an additional 40 million dollars over a...

Orange County Commissioners to Discuss DOLRT Funding Letter of Intent Monday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 5, 2016 | Local Government

The proposed light rail project connecting Orange and Durham Counties has been in the planning phase for several years but has seen its funding model shift multiple times during that stretch. Voters in each county passed a sales...

Work Continuing on Durham-Orange County Light Rail Amid Budgetary Concerns

Posted by Staff | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, Traffic

GoTriangle is continuing working with local universities, health care institutions, government and the private sector to continue its plans for a Light Rail that would potentially travel between Durham and Orange Counties...

Meyer: HB2 Changes Just ‘Political Ploy’ That Won’t Fix Issues

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 29, 2016 | Featured, State Government

The North Carolina General Assembly is coming down the home stretch of the short legislative session hoping to be finish up the remaining legislation to bring the session to a close before the July 4 weekend. Local House...

North Carolina Budget Proposal Includes 10 Percent Cap on Light Rail Spending

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 28, 2016 | Featured, Traffic

While the $500,000 cap on light rail spending that was mysteriously placed in the state budget last year has been removed from this year’s spending proposal, it has been replaced by another cap. The newly-agreed-to budget that...

GoTriangle ‘Optimistic’ Light Rail Funding Will Be Restored After Surprise Alternate Cap from Senate

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 10, 2016 | Featured, Traffic

The Durham – Orange Light Rail project may not be out of the woods quite yet under the budget proposals from the North Carolina legislature. The 17-mile rail proposal has an estimated price tag of nearly $1.6 billion and would...

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