Raleigh Union Station and RUSbus Facility / Union West

[orulz]

For Durham… I want them to put the rail line on a viaduct, and put the bus station underneath it.

All those grade crossings and substandard clearances in downtown Durham… sooner or later, they’re going to have to do something about it.

Why not:

Commuter Rail - Garner to West Durham

Just for reference, here’s an elevation profile for the corridor through downtown Durham, from Campus Drive on the west to Alston Avenue on the east. Drawn in are my suggested uses for the spaces under the viaduct. [image] The three dips, from left to right, are the existing underpasses at Gregson, Chapel Hill, and Roxboro. The fact that Downtown Durham is actually at a low point within the corridor works tremendously to our advantage when it comes to grade-separating the entire corridor wit…