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That's a multi-decade project. They should get started now and will be competitive for whatever the Amazon of 2040 is. The first step is a backbone rail line t
by bradleyjg 9y ago
That's a multi-decade project. They should get started now and will be competitive for whatever the Amazon of 2040 is.
The first step is a backbone rail line that starts in Chapel Hill, runs up to Duke, then through Durham to RTP, to the Airport, and from there to and through Raleigh. Then add spurs and spokes to cover the region and funnel people to the backbone.
Good luck getting the legislature to authorize, much less fund that.
- noahl 9y agoThe Chapel Hill-Durham section of that is already in planning: http://ourtransitfuture.com/projects/lrt/ http://ourtransitfuture.com/projects/lrt/
- tamcap 9y agoThe current airport authority will sadly fight rail at the airport tooth and nail. I believe they make more money off parking fees than the flight ops. Moreover, the strongest / largest municipality in the region (Wake/Raleigh) seems to be the least interested in serious non-road public transport projects, as they just withdrew from their chunk of the light rail connection with Durham / CH.
- xienze 9y agoHow did we ever manage to get where we are today without all that? Pretty much every major company has a presence here, not sure why Amazon alone warrants all that infrastructure.