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AMERICA’S MOST FORWARD-MOVING REGION RTA 2 0 1 8 Tr i a n g l e M o b i l i t y R e p o r t

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

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 YO 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, and we are consistently named one of the best places to live and work. In fact, Raleigh is the only U.S. city that has been named in the top 3 best places for business and careers by Forbes for each of the

1. Seattle, WA

past 15 years.

FORBES

201 7

BEST PLACES FOR BUSINESS AND CAREERS

2. Austin, TX This report highlights where we have been and where we intend to go with enhanced regional mobility to ensure that our market maintains its competitive advantage a s w e g ro w.

5. Dallas, TX

8. San Jose, CA 9. Nashville, TN

3. Seattle, WA

10. Boston, MA

4. Denver, CO

TRIANGLE GROWTH PROJECTIONS U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT 2017 BEST PLACES TO LIVE

2,500,000

7. Charlotte, NC 8. Austin, TX

4. Raleigh/Durham, NC

7. Los Angeles, CA

2. Raleigh, NC

6. Provo, UT

3. Salt Lake City, UT

6. Ft. Lauderdale, FL

1. Portland, OR

5. Des Moines, IA

URBAN LAND INSTITUTE 2018 U.S. MARKETS TO WAT C H

1. Austin, TX

2,000,000

9. Atlanta, GA

2. Denver, CO

10. Dallas, TX

3. San Jose, CA 1,500,000

4. Washington, DC 5. Fayetteville, AR

1,000,000

6. Seattle, WA 7. Raleigh & Durham, NC 8. Boston, MA

500,000 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030

Population Employment

9. Des Moines, IA 10. Salt Lake City, UT

Source: Triangle Regional Model, v5

2

3 3

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

W E H A V E N ’ T S AT S T I L L , B E CA U S E W E D O N ’ T WA N T T O S I T S T I L L . Our high-growth region has been prioritizing investment

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

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- re a c h i n g p o l i c i e s

50 MILES

for several years. For example, we have added more than

O F N E W F R E E W AY

50 miles of new freeways just since 2000.

SINCE 2000.

l

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

l

 idening of I-40 between Cary and Raleigh, relieving the region’s W top bottleneck

l

W idening of I-85 in Durham

l

Creation of NC 147/540 “Triangle Expressway” toll system

l

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

A S TAT E W I D E , D ATA DRIVEN APPROACH AND E N H A N C E D S TAT E F U N D I N G H AVE A D VA N C E D KEY PROJECTS.

§ ¦Freeway ¨ Improvements since 2000 § ¦ ¨ § ¦ ¨ § ¦ ¨ 40

85

85

85

15

" 147

"

£ ¤

£ ¤ 70

§ ¦ ¨ 40

£ ¤ 501

Chapel Hill

Durham

£ ¤ 1

"

"

86

" 54

"

§ ¦ £ ¨ ¤ 540

"

"

147

£ ¤ 501

£ ¤ 401

70

RDU

RTP

§ ¦ ¨

£ ¤ £ ¤ 64

§ ¦ ¨

40

440

§ ¦ ¨

264

540

"

"

540

Cary

§ ¦ ¨ 87

Raleigh

§ ¦ ¨ 87

£ ¤ 64

£ ¤ 64

£ ¤ 264

§ ¦ ¨ 40

£ ¤ 70

£ ¤

£ ¤

1

401

"

"

55

Facility Type Freeways

£ ¤§ ¦ ¨ 70

Other Highways

Freeway Projects Completed Since 2000 New Freeway

42

§ ¦ ¨ 40

Freeway Widening

§ ¦ ¨ 95

4

5

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

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 MmAa Ij oNr Ti tA y I oNf oL uOr Wp 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

LEVELS M A I N TA I N L O W

20 15

30

10

25

%

INRIX Conges�on Index

Percentage of Peak Travel that is Congested

20

5

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THE TRIANGLE

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SPENT IN

150

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C ONGE STION

Percentage of Peak5 Hours Spent in Conges�on To/From Region

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30

PER PERSON

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D AY C O M P A R E D

Source data: INRIX, 2017

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WITH MOST PEER

20

%

E A C H D AY.

15

Source data: INRIX, 2017

Percentage of Mid-Day Travel that is Congested

5

16

0

Daily Time Spent in Conges�on During Peak Periods 25

18

10 20 5 15 0 10 5 0

21

12

12 9

18 15

14

14

8

8

25

4 12

20

12 9

8

Percentage of Mid-Day Travel that is Congested

12 16 Source data: INRIX 2017 10 14 8 12 Percentage of Mid-Day 6 Travel Within the Region that is Congested 10 4 8 2 6 0 4

15

8 4

Source data: INRIX, 2017

Source data: INRIX, 2017

10

%

14

14

%

Daily 15 Time Spent in Conges�on During Peak Periods 14

15 25

%

Minutes per Person Minutes per Person

21

MARKETS.

Source data: INRIX, 2017

10

20

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10

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T R I A N G L E in M o t i o n

Percentage of Peak Travel that is Congested

%

INRIX Conges�on Index

Lon r eum i pys un m s iot d n mm i b hd oe luoi rs m

R E S E A R C H A R e g i o n

25

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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T R I A N G L E in M o t i o n

Percentage of Peak Hours Spent in Conges�on Within Region

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R E S E A R C H A R e g i o n

5

2

0

0

Source data: INRIX, 2017

Source data: INRIX 2017

Source data: INRIX, 2017 4

7

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

I F W E B U I L D I T, T H E Y C A N C O M E . Our market will be adding more

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

than 40 miles of new freeway over

S Y S T E M I S T H E M O S T A D VA N C E D

the next 10-12 years — including

TURNPIKE IN AMERICA AND

an expansion of the most advanced turnpike in America — along with

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

dozens of miles of highway widening

Current Regional Road Network

§ ¦§ ¨ ¦ ¨

Upgrade of US 1 north to freeway

l

Upgrade of US 70 east of Durham to freeway

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

§ ¦§ ¨ ¦ ¨

§ ¦ ¨ 85

§ ¦ ¨

85

" 147

£ ¤

"

15

15

£ ¤ 70

40

85

85

£ ¤

§ ¦ ¨

§ ¦ ¨

§ ¦ ¨

85

£ ¤ 501

Chapel Hill

T O F R E E W AY A R E

2027 Regional Road Network 40

85

F R E E W AY O R U P G R A D E F U L LY F U N D E D .

§ ¦ ¨ 40

Durham

£ ¤ 1

" 86

£ ¤ 501

Chapel Hill

" 147

§ ¦ ¨

"

885

Durham

£ ¤ 70

§ ¦ ¨

"

"

86

54

"

§ ¦ £ ¨ ¤ 540

"

"

147

501

54

£ ¤

§ ¦ £ ¨ ¤ 540

" 885

RDU

£ ¤ 501

RTP

§ ¦ ¨

£ ¤ £ ¤ 64

§ ¦ ¨

40

440

§ ¦ ¨

264

540

"

"

540

Cary

£ ¤ 64

§ ¦ ¨

£ ¤ 64

440

§ ¦ ¨

264 264

540

"

RTP Cary

£ ¤ 264

§ ¦ ¨ 87

Raleigh

§ ¦ ¨ 87

£ ¤ 64

§ ¦ ¨

£ ¤ £ ¤ £ ¤ 64

§ ¦ ¨

40

540

40

£ ¤

§ ¦ ¨

15

87

87

401

RDU

£ ¤

§ ¦ ¨

Raleigh

£ ¤

70

RTP

"

£ ¤

"

401

70

885

"

"

£ ¤ 1

"

"

40

40+ MILES OF NEW

l

souther n Wake County

PROVING GROUND.

and modernization projects.

KEY PROJECTS

£ ¤ 64

£ ¤ 264

§ ¦ ¨ 40

£ ¤

70

70

"

"

540

£ ¤

1

401

Facility Type

"

Freeways

"

55

£ ¤

£ ¤ 401

" 55

"

£ ¤

1

"

Other Highways

Facility Type Freeways

42

£ ¤§ ¦ ¨ 70

New Freeway Freeway Widening

§ ¦ ¨ 40

Other Widening

§ ¦ ¨ 95

42

§ ¦ ¨ 40

Upgrade to Freeway

Other Highways

8

"

Funded Major Highway Improvements

£ ¤§ ¦ ¨ 70

540

£ ¤ 401

§ ¦ ¨ 95

9

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

W H AT ’ S L U C K G OT 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

P R I M A RY I N T E R S TAT E S I N

close proximity to our region, without either of these primary

TRIANGLE AREA

north-south Interstates serving as a major commuting corridor for our market. This reduces congestion levels and buys us more time for improvements.

l

I-40

l

I-85

l

I-42

l

I-87

THE TRIANGLE HAS EASY ACCESS TO l

I-95

I-85 AND I-95 — WITHOUT THEIR TRAFFIC I M P A C T S O N O U R D A I LY C O M M U T E S .

To Washington, D.C. Richmond

VA NC

Raleigh

To Atlanta Charlotte

10

To Miami

11

YO U C A N T R AV E L WITHIN:

NGU T A M E R I C A ’ S M O S T F O R W A R D 1- 0 M OM V II N R E E GSI O N R T A 2 0 1 8 T r i a n g l e 2M0o bMi Il N i tU y TR E e S p o r t 30 MINUTES

OUR BOOMING REGION IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN. Whether one is starting from Downtown Durham or Downtown Raleigh, you can typically

Potential Travel Area from Downtown Durham, 2010

MAPS SHOW HOW FAR YO U C A N T R AV E L WITHIN:

Potential Travel Area from Downtown Raleigh, 2010 Raleigh - 2010

Durham - 2010

¦ ¨ § 85

¦ ¨ § 85

travel considerable distances

"

"

147

£ ¤ 15

during peak periods today in

£ ¤

¦ ¨ §

70

40

£ ¤

Durham

501

"

"

86

a given amount of time — and

Chapel Hill

£ ¤ 1

"

"

54

in the future as well, thanks to

¦ ¨ § 540

£ ¤ 501

"

"

147

¦§ ¨ § ¦ ¨ 40

f u n MAPS d e d , sSHOW u s t a i n eHOW d i n v FAR estments

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540

£ ¤ Durham Durham 70

Cary

Raleigh Raleigh

£ ¤ 1

"

"

54

" 147

501

£ ¤

70

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30

MINUTES

401

55

¦ ¨ § 540

"

"

540

Cary

Raleigh

£ ¤ £ ¤

¦ ¨ §

DURING PEAK PERIODS

£ ¤

264

87

70

64

¦ ¨ § 40

£ ¤

¦ ¨ § 40

¦ ¨ §

£ ¤

"

1

95

401

"

55

Potential Travel Area from Downtown Durham, 2030

Potential Travel Area from Downtown Raleigh, 2030

Durham - 2030

Raleigh - 2030

¦ ¨ § 85

¦ ¨ § 85

"

"

147

£ ¤ 15

£ ¤

¦ ¨ §

70

40

£ ¤ 501

"

Durham

"

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Chapel Hill

£ ¤ 1

"

"

54

¦ ¨ § 540

£ ¤ 501

"

"

147

¦§ ¨ § ¦ ¨

£ ¤

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£ ¤

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64

401

£ ¤ 70

85

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"

"

86



147

540

£ ¤ Durham Durham 70

Cary

Raleigh Raleigh

£ ¤

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WE EXPECT

£ ¤

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"

"

15

440

264

540

£ ¤ " £ ¤

£ ¤

LARGELY

£ ¤ 264

64

1

"

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64

¦ £ ¨ § ¤ 540

" 147

£ ¤

501

STABLE

¦ ¨ § 40

401

70

£ ¤ 70

RDU

"

£ ¤

£ ¤

¦ ¨ §

£ ¤

¦ ¨ §

40

1

440

¦ ¨ §

" 55

"

Chapel Hill

¦ ¨ §

40

501

£ ¤ 64

¦ ¨ §

85

T R AV E L

£ ¤ 401

540

"

MINUTES

540

TIMES

"

Cary

Raleigh

£ ¤ 64

¦ ¨ § 87

£ ¤ £ ¤

£ ¤

264

70

64

THROUGH 2030.

¦ ¨ § 40

£ ¤ 70

1

" 55

"

£ ¤

£ ¤ 401

DESPITE OUR G R O W T H R AT E ,

RDU

501

85

"

40

MINUTES

12

MINUTES

264

£ ¤

"

1

440

70

DURING PEAK PERIODS

£ ¤

£ ¤

64

¦ ¨ § £ ¤

¦ ¨ §

40

£ ¤

30

87

70

£ ¤

MINUTES

¦ ¨ §

£ ¤

64

20

20

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40

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RDU

"

£ ¤

64

¦ £ ¨ § ¤ 540

£ ¤

"

10 MINUTES 20 MINUTES 30 MINUTES



£ ¤

¦ ¨ §

147

"

15

"

501

440

540

£ ¤ " £ ¤ 40

Chapel Hill

¦ ¨ §

40

10

MINUTES

£ ¤ 64

¦ ¨ §

85

WITHIN:

10

64

401

70

85

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i n rY e gOi oUn aCl A trN a n sTpR o rAt aVt iEo L n.

MAPS SHOW HOW FAR YO U C A N T R AV E L WITHIN:

£ ¤

£ ¤

£ ¤

RDU

£ ¤ 501

85

¦ ¨ § 40

¦ ¨ § 95

13

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

MAKING THE BEST USE OF EVERY MILE – AND EVERY MINUTE. Our region is developing the longest express shoulder managed lane in

EXISTING ON-RAMP SIGNALS

70+ MILES OF

America along I-540. In addition, we

70 MPH SPEED

have activated several on-ramp signals.

LIMITS ADDED

As well, more than 70 miles of freeway

70

SINCE 2012.

speed limits have been increased in the

40

last five years.

40

85

1

FUTURE EXPRESS SHOULDER LANES

Freeway Speed Limit Increases since 2012

§ ¦§ ¨ ¦ ¨

540

T H E N E W LY- F U N D E D E X P R E S S SHOULDER LANE ON I-540 W I L L B E 1/7 THE COST OF A TYPICAL EXPRESS LANE.

§ ¦ ¨ 85

§ ¦ ¨ 85

15

" 147

"

£ ¤

£ ¤ 70

§ ¦ ¨ 40

£ ¤ 501

Chapel Hill

Durham

£ ¤ 1

"

"

86

" 54

"

§ ¦ £ ¨ ¤ 540

"

"

147

£ ¤ 501

£ ¤ 401

70

RDU

RTP

§ ¦ ¨

£ ¤ £ ¤ 64

§ ¦ ¨

40

440

§ ¦ ¨

264

540

"

"

540

Cary

§ ¦ ¨ 87

Raleigh

§ ¦ ¨ 87

£ ¤ 64

£ ¤ 64

£ ¤ 264

§ ¦ ¨ 40

£ ¤ 70

£ ¤

£ ¤

1

401

"

"

55

£ ¤§ ¦ ¨ 70

Speed Limit Increased To: 60 MPH 65 MPH

42

§ ¦ ¨ 40

70 MPH

§ ¦ ¨ 95

14

15

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

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. Our region has more than 300 miles of local and national greenways for commuting and

MORE THAN 11 MILLION

recreation, in addition to a growing network

MILES BIKED PER YEAR ON

of bicycle lanes. In fact, fully 97% of the

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

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 Coast Greenway will be off-road by 2019.

E A S T C OA S T G R E E N WAY

THE TRIANGLE IS THE MOST 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.

IN THE TRIANGLE.

Triangle Area Greenways and Bicycle Lanes

East Coast Greenway map for the Triangle Region

Chapel Hill

Durham

TRIANGLE RDU RTP

Raleigh

Completed Trail

Cary

Trail in Development

Courtesy of East Coast Greenway, 2017

Facility Type Bike Lane Greenway

16

17

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

S H A R E A N D S H A R E D I F F E R E N T. The innovative Triangle market is the home to six different bicycle share

TRIANGLE AREA BICYCLE SHARE

programs — both dockless and with docking stations — in three area

l

municipalities and three universities.

Chapel Hill − Gotcha Bike (UNC Chapel Hill)

l

6 BIKESHARE PROGRAMS

Durham

LAUNCHED REGIONWIDE,

− LimeBike

DURING 2017-18.

− Ofo − Spin − Zagster (NC Central University) l

Raleigh − Bewegen opening spring 2018 − LimeBike (NC State University)

18

19

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

TRANSIT WILL CONNECT ALL THE DOTS. 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

Peer Transit Abundance

region. This will include more than 25 miles of bus rapid

NEW TRANSIT

transit, more than 35 miles of commuter rail, and more

SERVICE OVER THE

than 15 miles of light rail.

1.5

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.6 1.3

1.2

MORE THAN

1.2 0.9

1

0.7

$4 BILLION

0.5 0

IN NEW TRANSIT INVESTMENT

Tr ia

NEXT 10 YEARS.

1.9

n

D E D I C AT E D T O

2

io

in transit service and infrastructure by 2030 across our

2.4

Re g

NEW LOCAL FUNDS

2.7

2.5

le

enhanced transit. The result will be a massive increase

3

ng

$1 BILLION IN

controlled funding via a ½-cent sales tax for new and

Annual Revenue Hours per Capita

voter referenda to provide more than $1 billion in locally-

Exis�ng

BY 2028.

Commi�ed

Sources: National Transit Database, Recommended Wake County Transit Plan

Triangle Area Transit Infrastructure, 2028

Local Revenues for Expanded Transit

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$300,000,000

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$250,000,000 $200,000,000

£ ¤

£ ¤

15

40

$150,000,000

£ ¤ 501

70

"

Durham

147

"

¦ ¨ § Chapel Hill

$100,000,000

£ ¤ 1

"

"

86

$50,000,000

"

"

54

¦ ¨ § 540

"

"

Wake County

Durham County

2030

2029

2028

2027

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

$0

£ ¤

£ ¤

401

70

147

RDU

£ ¤ 501

RTP

¦ ¨ § 40

¦ ¨ § 440

Orange County

¦ ¨ § 540

Raleigh

"

"

540

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

¦ ¨ §

Cary

87

¤ £ ¤£ 64

£ ¤ 64

264

¦ ¨ § 40

Committed Transit Infrastructure

£ ¤ 70

Bus Rapid Transit

Garner

Light Rail

Legend Commuter Rail

20

£ ¤ 1

£ ¤ 401

21

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

I T O N LY G E T S B E T T E R F R O M H E R E . Our region is adding 70 miles of frequent transit

Raleigh-Cary Frequent Transit Network, 2028

B Y 2 0 2 7 , T H E P E R C E N TA G E O F J O B S A N D P O P U L AT I O N W I T H I N ¾ - M I L E O F F R E Q U E N T

service — every 15 minutes o r b e t t e r, a l l d a y — w i t h

TRANSIT SERVICE WILL MORE THAN

¦ ¨ § 40

¦ ¨ §

an overall tripling of bus

440

D O U B L E I N W A K E C O U N T Y.

¦ ¨ § 540

service within Wake County Raleigh

Raleigh

(Raleigh and Cary area) by

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

2027. Cary

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Proposed Frequent Network

43%

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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. We have one of the largest bus on shoulder systems (BOSS) in America to keep regional

MORE THAN

buses moving by using existing freeway

THE FIRST REGION IN THE

shoulders when congestion occurs. In addition,

40 SHOULDER-MILES

U.S. WITH REAL-TIME

every bus in our region is trackable via a real

OF ACTIVE BUS ON SHOULDER

BUS TRACKING

time mobile phone app, with 2018 bringing

S Y S T E M T O D AY.

ACROSS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

on-demand shuttles for all of Research Tr i a n g l e P a r k .

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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. The North Carolina Railroad Company is a private company with one hundred percent of the stock owned by the state of North Carolina. The 300+ mile railroad corridor that runs from Charlotte

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 OT T E PA 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

provides economically vital freight and commerce linkages for

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8 trains per day in 2018 (4 each way)

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

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10 trains per day in 2019 (5 each way)

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,

(3 each way)

T H E P R I V AT E LY O W N E D N O R T H CAROLINA RAILROAD CORRIDOR IS A 300+ MILE COMPETITIVE A D VA N TA G E F O R O U R R E G I O N

A N D S TAT E .

potential higher speed trains and future commuter rail.

New Raleigh Union Station – Opening Early 2018

Courtesy of the North Carolina Railroad Company, 2017

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YOU CAN GET THERE FROM HERE. We became the first non-hub region with two daily

Sustained Steady Growth at RDU

nonstop transatlantic flights in 2016, with Delta service

7,000,000

to Paris complementing American service to London. In

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

2017 Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) was named the most connected mid-sized Airport in the U.S., with nearly 50 nonstop destinations available. RDU

IS THE MOST

6,000,000

CONNECTED

5,500,000

MID-SIZED AIRPORT

has a healthy mix of carriers that helps keep airfares

IN THE U.S.

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

6,500,000

5,000,000 4,500,000 4,000,000

2010

2011

2012

Annual Seats

2013

2014

2015

2016

Annual Enplanements

Expansion of Non-Stop Service from RDU Airport Since 2012

Non-Stop Destinations from RDU Seattle

Minneapolis St. Paul Chicago (O’Hare)

Salt Lake City Denver San Francisco

Detroit

Chicago Midway Indianapolis Kansas

Boston

Columbus Cincinnati

Hartford Cleveland Providence Pittsburgh New York (LGA) Philadelphia New York (JFK) Newark Trenton Baltimore-Washington Washington (Reagan) Washington (Dulles)

St. Louis

Las Vegas Nashville

Los Angeles Phoenix Dallas (Ft. Worth)

Dallas (Love)

Austin Houston (Bush) Houston (Hobby)

Legend Non-stop Destinations New Non-stop Destinations Added in Last 5 Years

Charlotte

RDU

NOW 11

Atlanta Paris New Orleans St. Pete Tampa Punta Gorda

Orlando (Sanford) Orlando (International)

London Toronto

Ft. Lauderdale Miami

Cancun

MILLION

ANNUAL PA S S E N G E R S AT R D U .

Additional Non-stop Service Added in Last 5 Years

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TA 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 . Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) has a healthy mix of carriers that 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 business plan to replace and lengthen our primary runway to 11,500 feet to 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 ff e r i n g s , a n d c re a t e a n e w,

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 RECURRING INVESTMENT OF MORE THAN $30 MILLION PER YEAR IN RDU.

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.

Diversified Mix of Air Carriers at RDU Airport

AIR CANADA ALLEGIANT

D E LTA 30%

ALASKA FRONTIER JETBLUE

UNITED 12%

AMERICAN 27%

SOUTHWEST 19%

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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER. 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 regional business community on transportation — has been a powerful, collaborative partner for more than 15 years. We are 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 ro w.

For more informat ion: Joe M i l azzo II, P E Ex ecuti ve D i rector Regi onal Trans portati on A l l i ance j oe@l ets getm ovi ng. org 919. 664. 7065

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