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page 2 <br /> 9 <br /> " Triangle Fixed <br /> Guideway Study <br /> ^.1 Regional Transit Plan <br /> ;�z:fUCtt -"O. gi o Durh <br /> : '- nge Cotfn <br /> ounty <br /> =. <br /> s - s time, <br /> thansWvicaes;- rC1il Will tLtl <br /> °attrnQCtifLY10S�Sef�10� iegKKt�S;- ..• _ � \ <br /> is <br /> : g4,..�'.. <br /> Tr>lam .4 ; ;K Ev ll u irrsgtot�cd Fores< <br /> Rolesv <br /> Wake Cou <br /> ,:au <br /> s Mght e <br /> Suggested Components i •°r _�1 --dVadell <br /> Phase 1 Rail Routes /{ • �" <br /> Phase 2 Rail Routes " �'' • <br /> Phase 2 HOV/Busway r <br /> Long-Term Rail Extensions <br /> �., • Express Bus Stops V <br /> k $",` • Shuttle Bus Stops <br /> 50000 FEE1 <br /> ' e <br /> What are the Benefits <br /> of the Regional Transit Plan. <br /> I /LINKS THE TRIANGLE <br /> A � <br /> i° - '^ ` aK �° The proposed regional transit system will work and the fulfillment of the American <br /> oiic. Wort., <br /> For..i .;" operate along the spine of the Triangle, Dream. <br /> ` , t :y ti"":,I _ using existing rail corridors and new tracks <br /> east.Du4f W`�wrll be d s}torF~ near the Airport and between Durham The Regional Transit Plan suggests a sys- <br /> ride away=�cbout 10 blocks?: .' p tem that accommodates both of these ideas. <br /> Durham Bulls fans the station.wig;:` and Chapel Hill. It connects the universi- As we continue to grow,Triangle citizens <br /> ' ties,the region's largest cities,the Airport, <br /> be a one biockwalk koii the neaar-; will make choices about where they live <br /> most major employment centers, and all <br /> ball park.AtNCState; rgeti:o�=% and work. Because of the increasing cost <br /> major sports and event complexes. Bythe of housing and the increased value of <br /> ngwith StateFai�irall"K;. g <br /> a year 2020, the planned regional rail Sys- leisure time, more <br /> buses will quidrly b'i ftms from.: tem will provide time-competitive transit people are choosing <br /> ` `'" � ' "-°` condominiums,cluster homes townhouses <br /> the rail station."to ei Carter-, choices for more than half of the region's ' <br /> Finley Stadium or the Sfi�te s new: and smaller lot sizes. In the future, the <br /> households and over' of its compact and increased near <br /> Sports and EntertainmentCompl�c: employees. Linked together by regional p g mobility <br /> And,-of course, the line will transit stations will appeal to many house- <br /> �P , rail, local buses, and regional express holds. <br /> adjacent to the fairgrounds..Why.' buses, citizens will have real, time com- <br /> driveandparkbngdistancesfrom: petitive alternatives to the private auto. Commercial development and redevelop- <br /> : the gates when you will be able to : /FOCUSES GROWTH AND ment opportunities will also be common <br /> take regional rail to a station within around the transit stations.Fortunately,the <br /> 100 yards of the main gate2M ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Phase I and II regional rail system serves <br /> iTA expech that regional rail,like To some, continued suburban sprawl is many of the locations that Triangle com- <br /> newrailtransitsystemsin rail,li6 ' the problem of modern America. It leads munities have identified for more develop- <br /> newraieransit ystemsui Portlame to a lack of community identity, loss of ment. Development and redevelopment <br /> only a few), will . popular me open space, traffic congestion and air in these areas will resultin lowerlong-term <br /> cause it provides real mobility ber pollution. To others,continued develop- public and private costs because the sup- <br /> ment of predominantly large-lot, single- porting infrastructure is already in place. <br /> Lions to Triangle citizens. family homes is the free market system at (continued on page 3) <br /> Spring 1995, Choices <br />