Comments on: All aboard for regional rail http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/02/04/all-aboard-for-regional-rail/ A citizen's take on Raleigh's zen. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:57:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Helen Tart http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/02/04/all-aboard-for-regional-rail/#comment-6183 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:48:53 +0000 http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/02/04/all-aboard-for-regional-rail/#comment-6183 I'm happy to see the Chapel Hill is finally getting something out of this. Chapel Hill/Orange has been a stanch supporter of a regional transit system all along, without any hope of getting rail for decades. The Chapel Hill-Raleigh Express bus is one of the most heavily used bus routes that TTA has. Chapel Hill also has the best of the local bus systems(while the university is in session anyway). I agree with Bradshaw that a half-cent sales tax would lead to federal funding, especially since Charlotte has already gotten their money based on that. If nothing else, the sales tax money could be used -- as it was in Charlotte -- to support the local bus systems until the state and federal funding comes through. I wish STAC luck. I’m happy to see the Chapel Hill is finally getting something out of this. Chapel Hill/Orange has been a stanch supporter of a regional transit system all along, without any hope of getting rail for decades. The Chapel Hill-Raleigh Express bus is one of the most heavily used bus routes that TTA has. Chapel Hill also has the best of the local bus systems(while the university is in session anyway).

I agree with Bradshaw that a half-cent sales tax would lead to federal funding, especially since Charlotte has already gotten their money based on that. If nothing else, the sales tax money could be used — as it was in Charlotte — to support the local bus systems until the state and federal funding comes through.

I wish STAC luck.

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