{"id":645,"date":"2018-11-21T06:44:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T06:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/?p=645"},"modified":"2018-11-19T15:59:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T15:59:57","slug":"ep-51-whats-next-for-the-rline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/2018\/11\/21\/ep-51-whats-next-for-the-rline\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep. 51 &#8211; What&#8217;s Next for the Rline?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7119\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-645-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inbound_raleigh\/p\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-content\/Podcasts\/Ep51_RlineChanges.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inbound_raleigh\/p\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-content\/Podcasts\/Ep51_RlineChanges.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inbound_raleigh\/p\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-content\/Podcasts\/Ep51_RlineChanges.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inbound_raleigh\/p\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-content\/Podcasts\/Ep51_RlineChanges.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/?powerpress_pinw=645-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inbound_raleigh\/s\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-content\/Podcasts\/Ep51_RlineChanges.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ep51_RlineChanges.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>The Rline\u00a0bus has driven around downtown Raleigh for almost 10 years. But with ridership numbers declining, city officials are wondering if it&#8217;s time for a change. David Eatman talks to us about the possibilities for a city-provided mobility solution and the process for figuring out what that might be and how it fits in with the Wake Transit plan, scooters, and Uber\/Lyft.<\/p>\n<p>LINKS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/business\/uber-lyft-ride-hailing-on-demand-public-transit-1.4842699\">Uber for buses? How some Canadian cities are using technology to tackle transit troubles<\/a> &#8211; CBC News, September 29, 2018<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/2016\/11\/16\/ep-6-the-r-line\/\">Ep. 6 &#8211; The Rline<\/a> &#8211; Inbound Raleigh, November 2016\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An excerpt from that episode:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The R-line was started in 2009. It&#8217;s a circulator bus that does a one-way, counter-clockwise loop through downtown. The whole idea is to get visitors from the Convention Center to other parts of downtown. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right now, the Rline operates seven days a week. Most days it starts at 7 a.m. It\u2019s available until 11 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and stays out late until 2:15 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Sunday it runs a shorter schedule from 1 to 8 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two buses run the loop simultaneously. In general, they arrive at each stop every 15 minutes. But just a heads up if you have not ridden it, the bus takes a five-minute break at the Convention Center to make sure the two buses running don\u2019t bunch up. It\u2019s also important to note that some of those 20 stops only operate during certain hours. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With ridership numbers declining, city officials are wondering if it&#8217;s time for a change to the Rline. 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