RTA news and media coverage

May 14, 2009
2009 Transportation Breakfast

• News & Observer blog
• News 14 story
• Prepared remarks of Secretary Conti

March 24, 2009
RTA initial transit poll released 

• RTA initial transit poll released
• RTA poll results -- regional snapshot
• RTA poll results -- county-by-county

Selected media coverage of March 2009 poll:

• News & Observer story, blog
• WRAL
• TBJ
• News 14
  
• WTVD ABC 11
• Herald-Sun (1, 2, registration required to view)

Selected recent transit articles:

• Transit in the western Triangle  (May '09, registration required to view)
• Editorial from N&O in favor of transit tax  (Mar '09)
• Editorial from N&O in favor of transit tax  (Feb '09)
• Transit legislation advances  (Feb '09)
• Reality Check  (1, 2) (Feb '09)
  
• MPO plans include more transit than before (Feb '09)
• Opinion piece from John Locke Foundation  (Feb '09)

Selected recent articles on I-40 and 540/Turnpike

• Turnpike approved, work beginning on 540 and 40 (Jul '09)
• I-40 Cary/Raleigh accelerated again  (Feb '09)

Selected recent articles on Intersection improvements

• Cary approves quadrant roadway concept highlighted at 2008 RTA Solutions Forum (Mar '09)

December 9, 2008
The State of Mobility 2008 event and presentation
WRAL
 • Story
 • Video
 • Poll

NBC 17
 • Story w/ embedded video:

News 14
 • Story
 • Video