Yes, and the bus merges back into the travel lane.
FAQ about BOS: Bus-on-shoulder - TransitWiki
TRB book about BOS: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/22809/
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Over the years I have often wondered why GoRaleigh and GoTriangle don’t use Founders Drive, NCSU’s transit mall along Hillsborough. It is limited to eastbound only, and only exists from Dan Allen to Horne, and buses on Hillsborough would only be able to use it from the Founders Drive roundabout to Horne - but even then it would bypass two stoplights.
The best reason I can figure for that is that if they would gain much from it they’d probably be doing this by now.
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I’ve wondered the same thing myself. The only explanation i’ve come up with is that portion of NCSU’s bus route is a time stop for most if not all routes that use that stop. My guess is the raleigh/triangle routes passing through and ncsu routes sitting idol would interfere with each other.
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I mean one of the reasons I ended up negative on the Commuter Rail plan was that it was less frequent than the existing bus and most of the stations were giant park and rides.
Apparently the rail alignment in Durham makes it really hard to double track the necessary part for anything resembling frequency between Raleigh and Durham.
I don’t understand why GoTriangle doesn’t strike a deal with Amtrak/NCDOT similar to Sound Transit’s RailPlus program where you can pay local transit fares and fare media between Raleigh and Durham.
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Seems like this is what will end up happening when more infill stations come online, though seems like such a program could benefit a few people now.
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Also – does anyone feel as though the GoRaleigh buses have been extra dirty recently? Like, the inside/seats in particular. I want to complain to somebody but not sure where.
Whatever treatment Wolfline does is the way to go. All the buses are 7 years old and absolutely immaculate.
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We’ve certainly been hearing about the cleanliness issues here at the Transit Authority. Currently, the operator, RATPDev, cleans every bus, every day but at the END of the day. So if someone spills their drink on a seat in the morning, it will sit there all day until that bus goes home for the night.
The city is looking at retrofitting the buses with easier to clean seats (ie not those cloth seats) and there could be a future where there are midday “wipe downs”. I guess that could help but that’s not happening any time soon. They estimate it costing $700k to replace all the seats.
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i was watching a youtube video recently it may have been ‘not just bikes’ or another bike oriented content person…they showed ambulances diverging from traffic because the bike lanes were designed to accommodate them to bypass street congestion…i assume it was true. brt might bypass this but maybe further reason for just enhanced roadways and enhanced cycle lanes so the bad timing of a breakdown a bus can rather easily go around it.
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Yes, another reason to build bus lanes is to have an emergency vehicle bypass route:
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I just noticed these two events for next month and I think it would be great if we can get people to try and attend. Please pencil these in on your calendars.
A City in Motion: Traffic and Transportation Solutions
Raleigh is growing and its infrastructure is changing. Hear from national and state experts about the challenges of future growth and the importance of sustainability, emissions reduction, and responsible development.
Explore how transportation affects our daily lives through topics including:
- How to create effective transportation networks
- How greenways fit into our transportation system
- How to create a system that allows for choices between cars and other modes of travel
- Opportunities to keep improving our transit system
Wednesday, February 12 | 6-8 p.m.
Raleigh Union Station
Featured Speakers
- Charles Brown, Founder and CEO, Equitable Cities
- Julie White, Deputy Secretary of Multimodal Transportation, NCDOT
Wednesday, February 19 | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Chavis Community Center
- State of Raleigh Transportation
- Panel Discussion with Regional Transportation Planners
- Community Conversation
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will this be put on youtube in some way?