Third Round of Workshops on Expanded Bus and Rail Options Begin March 22
Triangle Citizens Invited to Share Feedback Following Evaluation of Transit Corridors

WHAT: The last series of public workshops providing Triangle citizens with an opportunity to share input on the alternative analysis process as part of the Triangle Regional Transit Program (TRTP) will start on March 22. The TRTP includes proposed options for rail and expanded bus service in the region. The series of seven workshops in Wake, Durham and Orange counties will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Note time change: The session scheduled for Monday, March 28, in Raleigh will be from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. The workshops are part of a federally prescribed alternatives analysis required by the Federal Transit Administration.

WHO: Triangle Transit and the region’s two planning organizations and bus service providers are leading the Triangle Regional Transit Program.

WHEN:

Raleigh– Tuesday, March 22
Triangle Town Center, First Floor (Next to Dillard’s)
4 p.m.-7p.m.

Durham– Wednesday, March 23
Durham Station Transportation Center, 515 W. Pettigrew St.
4 p.m.-7 p.m.

Chapel Hill– Thursday, March 24
Friday Center, 100 Friday Center Dr. (Redbud Room)
4 p.m.-7 p.m.

Raleigh– Monday, March 28
Mt. Peace Baptist Church, 1601 MLK Jr. Blvd.
6 p.m.-9 p.m. (NOTE TIME CHANGE)

Cary– Tuesday, March 29
Bond Park Senior Center, 120 Maury O’Dell Pl. off High House Road
4 p.m.-7p.m.

Raleigh– Thursday, March 30
McKimmon Conference Center, NC State University, 1101 Gorman St.
4 p.m.-7 p.m.

Research Triangle Park– Wednesday, March 31
Research Triangle Park Foundation, 6 Davis Dr.
4 p.m.-7p.m.

CONTACT: Ayana Hernandez
Fleishman-Hillard Communications
919-334-3781 or ayana.hernandez@fleishman.com
Brad Schulz
Triangle Transit
919-485-7434 or bschulz@triangletransit.org

**For more information, please visit http://www.ourtransitfuture.com, and interact with the Triangle Regional Transit Program on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ourtransitfuture and Twitter http://twitter.com/TheTRTP. **
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