http://www.letsgetmoving.org/index.php en test@test.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-16T19:37:02+00:00 http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/regional-transportation-alliance-spring-2012-transit-poll-results-released/ http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/regional-transportation-alliance-spring-2012-transit-poll-results-released/#When:19:37:02Z The Regional Transportation Alliance released the results of its most recent spring transit poll Tuesday afternoon, May 15.  Nearly 60% of Orange County voters support sales tax; Wake County numbers remain above 50%  RTA News 2012-05-16T19:37:02+00:00 http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/a-home-run-for-rdu-rta-and-our-regions-economy/ http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/a-home-run-for-rdu-rta-and-our-regions-economy/#When:19:01:06Z Today marks the achievement of RTA’s highest priority for enhancing domestic air service from RDU Airport:  United Airlines will begin nonstop service from RDU to San Francisco (SFO) in August 2012.  The creation of a new nonstop flight from RDU to Silicon Valley removes a primary obstacle to expanded business investment and strengthens our region’s ability to attract new companies. RTA News 2012-04-11T19:01:06+00:00 http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/a-new-addition-to-our-regional-freeway-network/ http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/a-new-addition-to-our-regional-freeway-network/#When:02:41:24Z In early February 2012 the NC Department of Transportation raised the speed limit on the Wade Avenue Extension freeway between the I-440 and I-40 interchange areas in west Raleigh from 55 MPH to 60 MPH. RTA News 2012-02-15T02:41:24+00:00 http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/tolling-begins-on-toll-147-portion-of-triangle-expressway-north-carolinas-f/ http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/tolling-begins-on-toll-147-portion-of-triangle-expressway-north-carolinas-f/#When:13:48:28Z North Carolina’s first modern toll road, the Triangle Expressway (“Tri-Ex”), begins collecting tolls today, Tuesday, January 3, on its first phase north of NC 540.  The Toll 147 section of Tri-Ex, which opened to traffic in early December, extends highway 147 south more than three additional miles and creates a new signal-free connection between I-40 in Durham County with NC 540 in Wake County.  The Toll 147 turnpike freeway creates a new north-south connection through Research Triangle Park that avoids travel on I-40 and provides access to both Hopson Road and Davis Drive. Parallel connector roads between Hopson and Davis will serve as new, toll-free linkages for local RTP motorists. Media 2012-01-03T13:48:28+00:00 http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/10th-annual-meeting-a-celebration-of-mobility/ http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/10th-annual-meeting-a-celebration-of-mobility/#When:07:24:11Z The Regional Transportation Alliance business leadership group held its 10th annual meeting on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at the Embassy Suites Raleigh/Durham/Research Triangle in Cary.  The event included recognitions for outgoing RDU Airport Director John Brantley, Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker, Durham Mayor Bill Bell, and long-term investors in the RTA.  The celebration also included presentations on both the State of Mobility 2011 as well as a look to the future of transportation in our market, and remarks from incoming RDU Airport Director Michael Landguth.  You can download the entire presentation deck from the event here. RTA News 2011-11-17T07:24:11+00:00 http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/raleigh-transportation-bonds-on-ballot-for-tuesday-oct-11/ http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/raleigh-transportation-bonds-on-ballot-for-tuesday-oct-11/#When:19:15:05Z The RTA Steering Committee has endorsed the City of Raleigh’s transportation bond referendum proposal that is on the ballot for this Tuesday, October 11.  We encourage all Raleigh residents to vote for the bond proposal and supportseveral projects that will improve the transportation network in the capital city. RTA News 2011-10-10T19:15:05+00:00 http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/rta-endorses-durham-transit-referendum/ http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/rta-endorses-durham-transit-referendum/#When:19:28:22Z Enhanced transit options in Durham and throughout the region will be increasingly important to our success and quality of life as we continue to grow. The RTA has formally issued a statement of support of the fall 2011 Durham transit referendum and enthusiastically supports the vision and leadership of Durham – the central county in our region – to move transit forward by authorizing a referendum on a half-cent sales tax for transit investment. RTA News 2011-09-21T19:28:22+00:00 http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/i-40-widening-substantial-completion-achieved/ http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/i-40-widening-substantial-completion-achieved/#When:04:59:47Z All three through lanes are now open in both directions -- six lanes total -- for the I-40 Cary/Raleigh widening project.  This means that the project has achieved substantial completion, and that represents welcome relief for travelers on the most traveled freeway in our area, and the culmination of a four-year long effort of NCDOT, the Capital Area MPO, and the RTA to advance improvements on this corridor. RTA News 2011-05-11T04:59:47+00:00 http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/4m-for-hsr-richmond-raleigh/ http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/4m-for-hsr-richmond-raleigh/#When:14:02:49Z Richmond-Raleigh high speed rail line receives $4 million from the Federal Railroad Administration to complete its environmental study and update ridership and revenue estimates. RTA News 2011-05-10T14:02:49+00:00 http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/ridership-records-set-at-triangle-transit/ http://www.letsgetmoving.org/site/ridership-records-set-at-triangle-transit/#When:13:14:39Z Rising fuel prices have increased usage and support of public transportation in record numbers as of March 2011, according to Triangle Transit, our area's regional transit agency. RTA News 2011-04-28T13:14:39+00:00