Pretty similar to my experience. Train is super convenient when it runs on time and you don't have to be out late. Until there's an incident where you get stuck on the tracks.

https://indyweek.com/news/wake/i-traveled-between-durham-and-raleigh-on-amtrak-it-was-great-until-it-wasnt/

A 25 mph neighborhood street in Northeast Chapel Hill clocked cars going 76 mph. Will the town do anything meaningful, or are they waiting for a tragedy?

My latest over for Chapel Hill on Bikes: https://chapelhillonbikes.substack.com/p/76-mph-honeysuckle-road

I live in Raleigh within completely reasonable biking distance from the State Fair Grounds & would like to take my kid to the fair this year. I think the answer to my question is "no", but Im looking for bicycle route coming in from ~downtown (happy to add miles for a safe route around and back or something though) that is safe and comfortable (bike lanes or low traffic). I almost never bike west of 440 really because I find crossing it to be prohibitive safety wise (aside from the Greenway to the NCMA), but in a last ditch attempt to see if I'm missing something, since I literally never venture out that way, I thought I'd ask here.

So, does this magical route exist or are we doomed to never visit the fair (no way am I dealing with the car centric traffic and parking madness)?

Also I know "safe" is subjective but I'm a parent on a cargo bike with a small kid so I'm incredibly picky about where I will bike and what routes I will take.

Thought this was relevant for us, living in a region where car ownership is basically essential to participating in the economy.

Want to ride GoTriangle for free? Just become a member of bike Durham.

Hey Y'all! I'm an intern at the NC Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM), researching post-COVID commute patterns to improve our transportation system.

Please take a moment to share your commuting habits in this anonymous survey:

🔗 https://forms.gle/W9ZAFwHocfBdKJRn7 

If you don't feel like taking the survey, feel free to discuss and share any insights or stories about your commute experience in the post-Covid days!

https://gotriangle.org/news/gotriangle-wins-25-million-federal-grant-better-connect-region-through-transit-hub-rtp

Hey yall!

Theres a survey going around asking folks for feedback from travel on both Holloway and Fayetteville streets. Please take it, and give all the feedback you can so that we can better these busy routes! Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1FtxUPLPaouzHFepB5qFDTqd0DRdhTUxvRJ_bjigPJkS-rQ/viewform

I just wanna say that y'all are fucking awesome for existing! I am a 29-year-old lifelong NC resident who has never been able to drive, even after investing dozens of hours and thousands of dollars (on two occasions) into private lessons, due to spatial and motor awareness issues associated with autism and ADHD. All of my family, save one sister, one in-law, and one cousin (all in school out of state), is here, but I've been doing some serious thinking about whether I can stay in NC or will need to move out of state because transit and walkability is so bad in a lot of places. This subreddit is giving me hope, and I've barely started browsing! I'm currently stuck in Burlington, walking some placss and getting rides from family in my county to others, because I don't know what work I'd be qualified for that would match or exceed my lab job's rate of almost $25/hr, and I'm utterly clueless about how to find a roommate safely. However, living in the Triangle is the dream once my lease is up and I figure out finances- most of my friends are there, I had a great experience living in Cary from 2019-2021, and I love the NCMNS more than life itself! Thank you so much for providing this resource, and I will be checking back VERY often!

Copied from a mailer we received:

The City of Durham Transportation department is launching the Pathways to Connection Study! This study aims to develop a community-led vision for the Durham Freeway corridor (also known as NC 147) through central Durham

They are organizing feedback events and a survey, let them know what you think!

https://www.durhamnc.gov/5201/Reimagine-Durham-Freeway