Comments on: R-Line Offers Easy, Cheap Downtown Movement http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/02/21/r-line-offers-easy-cheap-downtown-movement/ The Latest in Retail, Entertainment, and Development in Raleigh Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:18:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andy W. http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/02/21/r-line-offers-easy-cheap-downtown-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-12566 Andy W. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:46:56 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/02/21/r-line-offers-easy-cheap-downtown-movement/#comment-12566 I think another reason they don't serve the corner of Glenwood and Peace is you can't make a left turn there onto Glenwood. I have taken it a couple of times at night and have had a pleasant experience everytime. I haven't had to wait long at all for the bus. I do however understand the problem in the Warehouse Dist. and noticed that the buses have a hard time making those turns. I do have a feeling that things will have to be tweaked a little as always. I really hope it works, I think it is a great way to get around downtown if you don't have a car or don't really want to have to move it if you plan on more than one thing downtown. It is a great start though! I think another reason they don’t serve the corner of Glenwood and Peace is you can’t make a left turn there onto Glenwood.

I have taken it a couple of times at night and have had a pleasant experience everytime. I haven’t had to wait long at all for the bus. I do however understand the problem in the Warehouse Dist. and noticed that the buses have a hard time making those turns. I do have a feeling that things will have to be tweaked a little as always.

I really hope it works, I think it is a great way to get around downtown if you don’t have a car or don’t really want to have to move it if you plan on more than one thing downtown. It is a great start though!

]]> By: Lisa Jeffries http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/02/21/r-line-offers-easy-cheap-downtown-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-12559 Lisa Jeffries Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:09:52 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/02/21/r-line-offers-easy-cheap-downtown-movement/#comment-12559 As I mentioned to them on twitter, education is going to be key. I had a large group at the Sheraton on Saturday evening wanting to head to the Warehouse District. The concierge informed them that the R-Line did not run after 6:30pm (not true on Saturdays, in fact, 6:30 is when service begins TO the Warehouse District). They still didn't use the service because of the 40+ minute wait for a bus to arrive at the Civic Center/Sheraton area (confirmed by calling the number on the info flyer). As I mentioned to them on twitter, education is going to be key. I had a large group at the Sheraton on Saturday evening wanting to head to the Warehouse District. The concierge informed them that the R-Line did not run after 6:30pm (not true on Saturdays, in fact, 6:30 is when service begins TO the Warehouse District). They still didn’t use the service because of the 40+ minute wait for a bus to arrive at the Civic Center/Sheraton area (confirmed by calling the number on the info flyer).

]]> By: RaleighRob http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/02/21/r-line-offers-easy-cheap-downtown-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-12524 RaleighRob Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:28:41 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/02/21/r-line-offers-easy-cheap-downtown-movement/#comment-12524 It's a great start...the route serves most of the main points in downtown. However I'm sure in time there may be some "tweaks". A big problem I saw was how the Warehouse District streets could barely hold the big bus. I think the city needs to modify the on-street parking and no-parking zones to better accommadate the bus's turn radius....it was particularly bad at the Depot block. It’s a great start…the route serves most of the main points in downtown. However I’m sure in time there may be some “tweaks”.

A big problem I saw was how the Warehouse District streets could barely hold the big bus. I think the city needs to modify the on-street parking and no-parking zones to better accommadate the bus’s turn radius….it was particularly bad at the Depot block.

]]> By: Dana http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/02/21/r-line-offers-easy-cheap-downtown-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-12496 Dana Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:37:28 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/02/21/r-line-offers-easy-cheap-downtown-movement/#comment-12496 Designers of the routes made a spelling error. Stop R1 is called "State Capital". Presumably it was named this because it is diagonally across from the famous building, the State CapitOl. http://www.godowntownraleigh.com/go/r1-state-capital Designers of the routes made a spelling error. Stop R1 is called “State Capital”. Presumably it was named this because it is diagonally across from the famous building, the State CapitOl.
http://www.godowntownraleigh.com/go/r1-state-capital

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