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A M E R I C A ’ S M O S T F O R W A R D - M O V I N G R E G I O N

R T A 2 0 1 8 T r i a n g l e M o b i l i t y R e p o r t

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A M E R I C A ’ S M O S T F O R W A R D - M O V I N G R E G I O NR T A 2 0 1 8 T r i a n g l e M o b i l i t y R e p o r t

FORBES

201 7BEST PLACES FOR BUSINESS AND CAREERS

1. Port land, OR

2. Raleigh, NC

3. Seatt le, WA

4. Denver, CO

5. Des Moines, IA

6. Provo, UT

7. Char lot te, NC

8. Aust in, TX

9. At lanta, GA

10. Dal las, TX

W E L C O M E T O A G R O W I N G C O M M U N I T Y T H AT W I L L G R O W O N Y O U .

T h e Tr i a n g l e m a r k e t i s o n e o f t h e f a s t e s t - g r o w i n g r e g i o n s i n t h e c o u n t r y ,

a n d w e a r e c o n s i s t e n t l y n a m e d o n e o f t h e b e s t p l a c e s t o l i v e a n d w o r k .

I n f a c t , R a l e i g h i s t h e o n l y U . S . c i t y t h a t h a s b e e n n a m e d i n t h e t o p

3 b e s t p l a c e s f o r b u s i n e s s a n d c a r e e r s b y F o r b e s f o r e a c h o f t h e

p a s t 1 5 y e a r s .

T h i s r e p o r t h i g h l i g h t s w h e r e w e h a v e b e e n a n d w h e r e w e

i n t e n d t o g o w i t h e n h a n c e d r e g i o n a l m o b i l i t y t o e n s u r e

t h a t o u r m a r k e t m a i n t a i n s i t s c o m p e t i t i v e a d v a n t a g e

a s w e g r o w.

2 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0

2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0

1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0

1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0

5 0 0 , 0 0 0

2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030

Population Employment

T R I A N G L E G R O W T H P R O J E C T I O N S

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Source: Triangle Regional Model, v5

U R B A N L A N D I N S T I T U T E 2 0 1 8 U . S . M A R K E T S T O W AT C H

1. Seatt le, WA

2. Aust in, TX

3. Sal t Lake Ci ty, UT

4. Raleigh/Durham, NC

5. Dal las, TX

6. Ft . Lauderdale, FL

7. Los Angeles, CA

8. San Jose, CA

9. Nashvi l le , TN

10. Boston, MA

U . S . N E W S & W O R L D R E P O R T 2 0 1 7 B E S T P L A C E S T O L I V E

1. Aust in, TX

2. Denver, CO

3. San Jose, CA

4. Washington, DC

5. Fayettev i l le , AR

6. Seatt le, WA

7. Raleigh & Durham, NC

8. Boston, MA

9. Des Moines, IA

10. Sal t Lake Ci ty, UT


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RDU

Raleigh

Durham

""540

""147

Cary

§̈¦85

""54

""55

ChapelHill

""86

§̈¦540

§̈¦40

§̈¦95

£¤501

£¤15

£¤70

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£¤64

£¤264

§̈¦42

§̈¦87

RTP

Facility Type

Freeways

Other Highways

Freeway Projects Completed Since 2000

New Freeway

Freeway Widening

W E H A V E N ’ T S A T S T I L L , B E C A U S E W E D O N ’ T W A N T T O S I T S T I L L .

O u r h i g h - g r o w t h r e g i o n h a s b e e n p r i o r i t i z i n g i n v e s t m e n t

i n k e y t r a n s p o r t a t i o n c o r r i d o r s a n d f a r - r e a c h i n g p o l i c i e s

f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s . F o r e x a m p l e , w e h a v e a d d e d m o r e t h a n

5 0 m i l e s o f n e w f r e e w a y s j u s t s i n c e 2 0 0 0 .

50 MILES

O F N E W F R E E W AY

S I N C E 2 0 0 0 .

A STATEWIDE , DATA-

DR IVEN APPROACH AND

ENHANCED STATE

FUNDING HAVE ADVANCED

KEY PROJECTS .

S E L E C T E D M A J O R H I G H W A Y I M P R O V E M E N T S S I N C E 2 0 0 0 :

l Opening of I-540, the Raleigh Outer Loop freeway in North Raleigh

l Widening of I-40 between Cary and Raleigh, rel ieving the region’s

top bott leneck

l Widening of I-85 in Durham

l Creat ion of NC 147/540 “Tr iangle Expressway” tol l system

l Development of new I-87 freeway to I-95 north

Freeway Improvements since 2000


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G R O W I N G U P, W I T H O U T G R O W I N G C O N G E S T I O N .

T h e m a j o r i t y o f o u r p e e r m a r k e t s w i t h a n a l y t i c s , t e c h n o l o g y, a n d l i f e

s c i e n c e s c l u s t e r s h a v e h i g h e r t r a f f i c c o n g e s t i o n i n d e x r a n k i n g s a n d

o v e r a l l d e l a y — b o t h d u r i n g r u s h h o u r p e r i o d s a n d t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y.

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M A I N T A I N L O W

C O N G E S T I O N

L E V E L S

INRIX Conges�on Index

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

%

Percentage of Mid-Day Travel that is Congested

L o r e m i p s u m d o l o r s i t

a m e t , n i b c o n s e c t e t u e r

a d i p i s c i n g e l i t , d i a m

n o n u m m y n i b h e u i s m o d

t i n c i d u n t u t l a o r e e t

d o l o r e m a g n a a l i q u a m

e r a t v o l u t p a t . A d i p i s c i n g

e l i t , d i a m n o n u m m y n i b h

e u i s m o d t i n c i d u n t u t

l a o r e e t

21

1815 14 14

12 129 8 8

4

0

5

10

15

20

25

Min

utes

per

Per

son

Daily Time Spent in Conges�on During Peak Periods

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

%

Percentage of Peak Travel that is Congested

R E S E A R C H T R I A N G L EA R e g i o n i n M o t i o n

Source data: INRIX, 2017




3 4

M A I N T A I N L O W

C O N G E S T I O N

L E V E L S

INRIX Conges�on Index

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

%

Percentage of Mid-Day Travel that is Congested

L o r e m i p s u m d o l o r s i t

a m e t , n i b c o n s e c t e t u e r

a d i p i s c i n g e l i t , d i a m

n o n u m m y n i b h e u i s m o d

t i n c i d u n t u t l a o r e e t

d o l o r e m a g n a a l i q u a m

e r a t v o l u t p a t . A d i p i s c i n g

e l i t , d i a m n o n u m m y n i b h

e u i s m o d t i n c i d u n t u t

l a o r e e t

21

1815 14 14

12 129 8 8

4

0

5

10

15

20

25

Min

utes

per

Per

son

Daily Time Spent in Conges�on During Peak Periods

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

%

Percentage of Peak Travel that is Congested

R E S E A R C H T R I A N G L EA R e g i o n i n M o t i o n





0

5

10

15

20

25

%

Percentage of Mid-Day Travel Within the Region that is Congested

T H E T R I A N G L E

H A S LOWER

CONGESTION

AT A L L T I M E S O F

D AY C O M PA R E D

W I T H M O S T P E E R

M A R K E T S .

L E S S T H A N

5 MINUTES

S P E N T I N

P E A K P E R I O D

C O N G E S T I O N

P E R P E R S O N

E A C H D AY.

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

%

Percentage of Peak Hours Spent in Conges�on To/From Region

0

5

10

15

20

25

%

Percentage of Peak Hours Spent in Conges�on Within Region

Source data: INRIX 2017




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T H E G R O W I N G 5 4 0 / T R I A N G L E E X P R E S S W AY

S Y S T E M I S T H E MOST ADVANCED

TURNPIKE IN AMERICA A N D

A U S D O T- D E S I G N AT E D A U T O M AT E D

P R O V I N G G R O U N D .

I F W E B U I L D I T , T H E Y C A N C O M E .

O u r m a r k e t w i l l b e a d d i n g m o r e

t h a n 4 0 m i l e s o f n e w f r e e w a y o v e r

t h e n e x t 1 0 - 1 2 y e a r s — i n c l u d i n g

a n e x p a n s i o n o f t h e m o s t a d v a n c e d

t u r n p i k e i n A m e r i c a — a l o n g w i t h

d o z e n s o f m i l e s o f h i g h w a y w i d e n i n g

a n d m o d e r n i z a t i o n p r o j e c t s .

£¤264

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Raleigh

Durham

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§̈¦85

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""86

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£¤501

£¤15

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""147

£¤64

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§̈¦42

§̈¦87

RTP

§̈¦95

Facility Type

Freeways

Other Highways

Funded Major Highway Improvements

New Freeway

Freeway Widening

Upgrade to Freeway

Other Widening

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Raleigh

Durham

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""86

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§̈¦95

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£¤15

£¤70

""147

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§̈¦42

§̈¦87

RTP

Facility Type

Freeways

Other Highways

RTP

Current Regional Road Network 2027 Regional Road Network

4 0 + M I L E S O F N E W

F R E E W AY O R U P G R A D E

T O F R E E W AY A R E

FULLY FUNDED.

K E Y P R O J E C T S

l U p g r a d e o f U S 1 n o r t h t o f r e e w a y

l U p g r a d e o f U S 7 0 e a s t o f D u r h a m t o f r e e w a y

l A c c e l e r a t i o n o f 5 4 0 t o I - 4 0 a n d I - 4 2 i n

s o u t h e r n W a k e C o u n t y


1110

W H A T ’ S L U C K G O T T O D O W I T H I T ?

T h i s Tr i a n g l e b e n e f i t s f r o m h a v i n g b o t h I - 8 5 a n d I - 9 5 i n r e l a t i v e l y

c l o s e p r o x i m i t y t o o u r r e g i o n , w i t h o u t e i t h e r o f t h e s e p r i m a r y

n o r t h - s o u t h I n t e r s t a t e s s e r v i n g a s a m a j o r c o m m u t i n g c o r r i d o r

f o r o u r m a r k e t . T h i s r e d u c e s c o n g e s t i o n l e v e l s a n d b u y s u s m o r e

t i m e f o r i m p r o v e m e n t s .

Charlotte

Raleigh

Richmond

VA

NC

To Washington, D.C.

To Miami

To Atlanta

T H E T R I A N G L E H A S EASY ACCESS T O

I - 8 5 A N D I - 9 5 — W I T H O U T T H E I R T R A F F I C

I M PA C T S O N O U R D A I LY C O M M U T E S .

P R I M A R Y I N T E R S T A T E S I N

T R I A N G L E A R E A

l I - 4 0

l I - 4 2

l I - 8 5

l I - 8 7

l I - 9 5


1312

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Raleigh

Durham

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Raleigh - 2030

O U R B O O M I N G R E G I O N I S S H O W I N G N O S I G N S O F S L O W I N G D O W N .

W h e t h e r o n e i s s t a r t i n g f r o m

D o w n t o w n D u r h a m o r D o w n t o w n

R a l e i g h , y o u c a n t y p i c a l l y

t r a v e l c o n s i d e r a b l e d i s t a n c e s

d u r i n g p e a k p e r i o d s t o d a y i n

a g i v e n a m o u n t o f t i m e — a n d

i n t h e f u t u r e a s w e l l , t h a n k s t o

f u n d e d , s u s t a i n e d i n v e s t m e n t s

i n r e g i o n a l t r a n s p o r t a t i o n .

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§̈¦85

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""86

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§̈¦40

£¤15

£¤70

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Raleigh - 2010

MAPS SHOW HOW FAR Y O U C A N T R A V E L

WITHIN:

1 0 M I N U T E S2 0 M I N U T E S3 0 M I N U T E S

MAPS SHOW HOW FAR

Y O U C A N T R A V E L WITHIN:

10M I N U T E S

20M I N U T E S

30M I N U T E S

DURINGPEAK PERIODS

Potential Travel Area from Downtown Raleigh, 2010

§̈¦40

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§̈¦85

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""86

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£¤15

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Durham - 2030

Potential Travel Area from Downtown Durham, 2030 Potential Travel Area from Downtown Raleigh, 2030

D E S P I T E O U R

G R O W T H R AT E ,

W E E X P E C T

LARGELY

STABLE

TRAVEL

TIMES

T H R O U G H 2 0 3 0 .

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Raleigh

Durham

""540

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§̈¦85

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""86

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£¤15

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""147

£¤501

Durham - 2010

Durham

Durham

Raleigh

Raleigh

MAPS SHOW HOW FAR Y O U C A N T R A V E L

WITHIN:

1 0 M I N U T E S2 0 M I N U T E S3 0 M I N U T E S

MAPS SHOW HOW FAR

Y O U C A N T R A V E L WITHIN:

10M I N U T E S

20M I N U T E S

30M I N U T E S

DURINGPEAK PERIODS

Potential Travel Area from Downtown Durham, 2010


14 15

M A K I N G T H E B E S T U S E O F E V E R Y M I L E – A N D E V E R Y M I N U T E .

70+ MILES O F

70 MPH S P E E D

L I M I T S A D D E D

S I N C E 2 0 1 2 .

§̈¦40

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Raleigh

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""540

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""86

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RTP

Speed Limit Increased To:

60 MPH

65 MPH

70 MPH

FUTURE EXPRESSSHOULDER LANES

EXISTING ON-RAMP SIGNALS

40

70

1

540

O u r r e g i o n i s d e v e l o p i n g t h e l o n g e s t

e x p r e s s s h o u l d e r m a n a g e d l a n e i n

A m e r i c a a l o n g I - 5 4 0 . I n a d d i t i o n , w e

h a v e a c t i v a t e d s e v e r a l o n - r a m p s i g n a l s .

A s w e l l , m o r e t h a n 7 0 m i l e s o f f r e e w a y

s p e e d l i m i t s h a v e b e e n i n c r e a s e d i n t h e

l a s t f i v e y e a r s .

Freeway Speed Limit Increases since 2012

T H E N E W LY- F U N D E D E X P R E S S

S H O U L D E R L A N E O N I - 5 4 0

W I L L B E 1/7 THE COST

O F A T Y P I C A L E X P R E S S L A N E .


16 17

G R E E N I S T H E C O L O R O F M O B I L I T Y.

O u r r e g i o n h a s m o r e t h a n 3 0 0 m i l e s o f l o c a l

a n d n a t i o n a l g r e e n w a y s f o r c o m m u t i n g a n d

r e c r e a t i o n , i n a d d i t i o n t o a g r o w i n g n e t w o r k

o f b i c y c l e l a n e s . I n f a c t , f u l l y 9 7 % o f t h e

Tr i a n g l e ’s p o r t i o n o f t h e M a i n e - t o - F l o r i d a E a s t

C o a s t G r e e n w a y w i l l b e o f f - r o a d b y 2 0 1 9 .

T H E T R I A N G L E I S T H E M O S T

CONNECTED AND COMPLETED

M E T R O A R E A O N T H E E A S T C O A S T G R E E N W AY.

M O R E T H A N 11 MILLION

MILES B I K E D P E R Y E A R O N

T H E E A S T C O A S T G R E E N W AY

I N T H E T R I A N G L E .

E A S T C O A S T G R E E N W A Y

RDU

Raleigh

Durham

Cary

Chapel Hill

RTP

Facility TypeBike Lane

Greenway

T R I A N G L E

East Coast Greenway map for the Triangle RegionTriangle Area Greenways and Bicycle Lanes

Completed Trail

Trail in Development

Courtesy of East Coast Greenway, 2017


18 19

S H A R E A N D S H A R E D I F F E R E N T.

The innovat ive Tr iangle market is the home to s ix d i fferent b icyc le share

programs — both dockless and with docking stat ions — in three area

munic ipal i t ies and three univers i t ies.

6 BIKESHARE

PROGRAMS

L A U N C H E D R E G I O N W I D E ,

D U R I N G 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 .

T R I A N G L E A R E A B I C Y C L E S H A R E

l C h a p e l H i l l

− G o t c h a B i k e ( U N C C h a p e l H i l l )

l D u r h a m

− L i m e B i k e

− S p i n

− Z a g s t e r ( N C C e n t r a l U n i v e r s i t y )

l R a l e i g h

− B e w e g e n o p e n i n g s p r i n g 2 0 1 8

− L i m e B i k e ( N C S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y )


20 21

T R A N S I T W I L L C O N N E C T A L L T H E D O T S .

$1 BILLION I N

N E W L O C A L F U N D S

D E D I C AT E D T O

N E W T R A N S I T

S E R V I C E O V E R T H E

N E X T 1 0 Y E A R S .

M O R E T H A N

$4 BILLION

I N N E W T R A N S I T

I N V E S T M E N T

B Y 2 0 2 8 .

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RDU

Raleigh

Durham

""540

""147

Cary

§̈¦85

""54

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""86

§̈¦540

£¤501

£¤15 £¤70

""147

RTP

Garner

Legend

Committed Transit InfrastructureBus Rapid Transit

Light Rail

Commuter Rail

Triangle Area Transit Infrastructure, 2028

O u r r e g i o n ’s t h r e e c o r e c o u n t i e s h a v e a l l r e c e n t l y p a s s e d

v o t e r r e f e r e n d a t o p r o v i d e m o r e t h a n $ 1 b i l l i o n i n l o c a l l y -

c o n t r o l l e d f u n d i n g v i a a ½ - c e n t s a l e s t a x f o r n e w a n d

e n h a n c e d t r a n s i t . T h e r e s u l t w i l l b e a m a s s i v e i n c r e a s e

i n t r a n s i t s e r v i c e a n d i n f r a s t r u c t u r e b y 2 0 3 0 a c r o s s o u r

r e g i o n . T h i s w i l l i n c l u d e m o r e t h a n 2 5 m i l e s o f b u s r a p i d

t r a n s i t , m o r e t h a n 3 5 m i l e s o f c o m m u t e r r a i l , a n d m o r e

t h a n 1 5 m i l e s o f l i g h t r a i l .

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1.9 1.8 1.81.6

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Exis�ng Commi�ed

$0

$50,000,000

$100,000,000

$150,000,000

$200,000,000

$250,000,000

$300,000,000

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

Local Revenues for Expanded Transit

Wake County Durham County Orange County

Sources: National Transit Database, Recommended Wake County Transit Plan

NOTE: Durham and Orange counties began collecting local sales tax in 2013; Wake County began in 2017Sources: Wake County, GoTriangle


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§̈¦40

§̈¦440

§̈¦540

£¤70

§̈¦87

§̈¦40

Raleigh

Cary

Legend

Committed Frequent Transit NetworkExisting

Future

Raleigh

Cary

I T O N LY G E T S B E T T E R F R O M H E R E .

Raleigh-Cary Frequent Transit Network, 2028

70 MILES O F

1 5 M I N U T E

F R E Q U E N T

S E R V I C E T O B E

A D D E D I N T H E

N E X T 1 0 Y E A R S .

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Wake County Popula�on and Jobs Within 3/4 Mile of Frequent Service

Exis�ng Frequent Network

Proposed FrequentNetwork

9%

21%

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20%

43%

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DOUBLE I N W A K E C O U N T Y.

§̈¦40

£¤501

Durham

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RTP

Legend

Committed Frequent Transit NetworkExisting

Future

DurhamChapel Hill

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m i l e s o f f r e q u e n t t r a n s i t

s e r v i c e — e v e r y 1 5 m i n u t e s

o r b e t t e r , a l l d a y — w i t h

a n o v e r a l l t r i p l i n g o f b u s

s e r v i c e w i t h i n W a k e C o u n t y

( R a l e i g h a n d C a r y a r e a ) b y

2 0 2 7 .

Durham-Chapel Hill Frequent Transit Network, 2028


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L E V E R A G I N G B O T H L O W A N D H I G H - T E C H T R A N S I T .

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M O R E T H A N

40 SHOULDER-MILES

O F A C T I V E B U S O N S H O U L D E R

S Y S T E M T O D AY.

W e h a v e o n e o f t h e l a r g e s t b u s o n s h o u l d e r

s y s t e m s ( B O S S ) i n A m e r i c a t o k e e p r e g i o n a l

b u s e s m o v i n g b y u s i n g e x i s t i n g f r e e w a y

s h o u l d e r s w h e n c o n g e s t i o n o c c u r s . I n a d d i t i o n ,

e v e r y b u s i n o u r r e g i o n i s t r a c k a b l e v i a a r e a l

t i m e m o b i l e p h o n e a p p , w i t h 2 0 1 8 b r i n g i n g

o n - d e m a n d s h u t t l e s f o r a l l o f R e s e a r c h

Tr i a n g l e P a r k .

T H E F I R S T R E G I O N I N T H E

U . S . W I T H REAL-TIME

BUS TRACKING

A C R O S S T H E E N T I R E S Y S T E M .


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L E V E R A G I N G M O R E T H A N 1 5 0 Y E A R S O F F O R E S I G H T.

T h e N o r t h C a r o l i n a R a i l r o a d C o m p a n y i s a p r i v a t e c o m p a n y w i t h

o n e h u n d r e d p e r c e n t o f t h e s t o c k o w n e d b y t h e s t a t e o f N o r t h

C a r o l i n a . T h e 3 0 0 + m i l e r a i l r o a d c o r r i d o r t h a t r u n s f r o m C h a r l o t t e

t h r o u g h t h e Tr i a n g l e , t o t h e c o a s t a l p o r t o f M o r e h e a d C i t y ,

p r o v i d e s e c o n o m i c a l l y v i t a l f r e i g h t a n d c o m m e r c e l i n k a g e s f o r

t h e Tr i a n g l e a s w e l l a s e x p a n d e d i n t e r c i t y r a i l s e r v i c e , i n c l u d i n g

p o t e n t i a l h i g h e r s p e e d t r a i n s a n d f u t u r e c o m m u t e r r a i l .

Courtesy of the North Carolina Railroad Company, 2017

T H E P R I VAT E LY O W N E D N O R T H

C A R O L I N A R A I L R O A D C O R R I D O R I S

A 3 0 0 + M I L E COMPETITIVE

ADVANTAGE F O R O U R R E G I O N

A N D S TAT E .

R A L E I G H - C A R Y - D U R H A M - G R E E N S B O R O -

C H A R L O T T E P A S S E N G E R R A I L S E R V I C E

l 6 t r a i n s p e r d a y To d a y ( 3 e a c h w a y )

l 8 t r a i n s p e r d a y i n 2 0 1 8 ( 4 e a c h w a y )

l 1 0 t r a i n s p e r d a y i n 2 0 1 9 ( 5 e a c h w a y )

New Raleigh Union Station – Opening Early 2018


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Y O U C A N G E T T H E R E F R O M H E R E .

W e b e c a m e t h e f i r s t n o n - h u b r e g i o n w i t h t w o d a i l y

n o n s t o p t r a n s a t l a n t i c f l i g h t s i n 2 0 1 6 , w i t h D e l t a s e r v i c e

t o P a r i s c o m p l e m e n t i n g A m e r i c a n s e r v i c e t o L o n d o n . I n

2 0 1 7 R a l e i g h - D u r h a m I n t e r n a t i o n a l ( R D U ) w a s n a m e d

t h e m o s t c o n n e c t e d m i d - s i z e d A i r p o r t i n t h e U . S . ,

w i t h n e a r l y 5 0 n o n s t o p d e s t i n a t i o n s a v a i l a b l e . R D U

h a s a h e a l t h y m i x o f c a r r i e r s t h a t h e l p s k e e p a i r f a r e s

c o m p e t i t i v e t o d a y.

Seattle

San Francisco

LosAngeles

Austin

Phoenix

Las Vegas

Salt Lake CityDenver

Atlanta

CharlotteNashville

Kansas St. Louis

Chicago(O’Hare)

Columbus

Detroit

ClevelandPittsburgh

RDU

Houston (Hobby)

New Orleans

TampaSt. Pete

Punta GordaFt. Lauderdale

Orlando (Sanford)Orlando (International)

Miami

Dallas (Ft. Worth)

Legend

Indianapolis

Chicago Midway

New York (LGA) New York (JFK) NewarkTrenton

Boston

Providence

Philadelphia

Baltimore-Washington Washington (Reagan) Washington (Dulles)

Hartford

Non-Stop Destinations from RDU

Non-stop Destinations

New Non-stop Destinations Added in Last 5 Years

Additional Non-stop Service Added in Last 5 Years

Cincinnati

Dallas (Love)

Houston (Bush)Paris

London

Toronto

Cancun

MinneapolisSt. Paul

R D U I N T E R N AT I O N A L

I S T H E MOST

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M I D - S I Z E D A I R P O R T

I N T H E U . S .

N O W 11

MILLION

A N N U A L

PA S S E N G E R S

AT R D U .

4,000,000

4,500,000

5,000,000

5,500,000

6,000,000

6,500,000

7,000,000

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Sustained Steady Growth at RDU

Annual Seats Annual Enplanements

E x p a n s i o n o f N o n - S t o p S e r v i c e f ro m R D U A i r p o r t S i n c e 2 0 1 2


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A I R C A N A D A

A L L E G I A N T

A L A S K A

F R O N T I E R

J E T B L U E

U N I T E D1 2 %

S O U T H W E S T1 9 %

D E L T A3 0 %

A M E R I C A N2 7 %

Diversified Mix of Air Carriers at RDU Airport

T A K I N G O U R R E G I O N T O N E W H E I G H T S – W I T H O U T T H E H I G H C O S T S .

R a l e i g h - D u r h a m I n t e r n a t i o n a l ( R D U ) h a s a h e a l t h y m i x o f c a r r i e r s t h a t

k e e p s a i r f a r e s c o m p e t i t i v e t o d a y. I n a d d i t i o n , R D U h a s a s t r o n g V i s i o n 2 0 4 0

b u s i n e s s p l a n t o r e p l a c e a n d l e n g t h e n o u r p r i m a r y r u n w a y t o 1 1 , 5 0 0 f e e t t o

p r o v i d e i n c r e a s e d s a f e t y a n d o p e r a t i o n a l f l e x i b i l i t y . R D U w i l l a l s o e x p a n d

t h e n u m b e r o f t e r m i n a l g a t e s , e n h a n c e p a r k i n g o f f e r i n g s , a n d c r e a t e a n e w ,

m o r e c o n v e n i e n t c a r r e n t a l f a c i l i t y .

T H E N .C . S TAT E L E G I S L AT U R E I N 2 017 A P P R O V E D

A R E C U R R I N G I N V E S T M E N T O F M O R E T H A N

$30 MILLION P E R Y E A R I N R D U .

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B R I N G I N G I T A L L T O G E T H E R .

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For more information:

Joe Mi lazzo I I , PE

Execut ive Director

Regional Transportat ion Al l iance

[email protected]

919.664.7065

Revised: December 14, 2017

T h e Tr i a n g l e a r e a h a s b e n e f i t e d t r e m e n d o u s l y f r o m t h e s u s t a i n e d ,

c o o p e r a t i v e a p p r o a c h o f o u r m a r k e t ’s e l e c t e d l e a d e r s , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n

o f f i c i a l s , a n d p r i v a t e s e c t o r .

T h e R e g i o n a l Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n A l l i a n c e ( R TA ) — t h e v o i c e o f t h e

r e g i o n a l b u s i n e s s c o m m u n i t y o n t r a n s p o r t a t i o n — h a s b e e n a

p o w e r f u l , c o l l a b o r a t i v e p a r t n e r f o r m o r e t h a n 1 5 y e a r s . W e a r e

c o m m i t t e d t o e n s u r i n g t h e c o n t i n u e d s t r e n g t h e n i n g o f o u r r e g i o n ’s

m o b i l i t y a s s e t s a s w e g r o w .

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