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Transportation Funding is Urgent | Alliance announces 2007 regional transportation legislative and policy forum | More than 175 people attend Alliance 5th Annual Meeting | Alliance 5th annual meeting approaches; Congressman David Price and NCDOT Secretary Lyndo Tippett to headline "State of Mobility in the Triangle" panel discussion. | Alliance founding chambers call for completion of "Research Triangle Freeway" | RTA sponsors transit forum; Alliance commits to leadership role in regional discovery process of transit options | Alliance calls for a fresh look at transit | Alliance and region celebrate as freeway priorities move forward | Alliance Chair Ed Willingham to keynote SmartCommute challenge | NC General Assembly ratifies bill that should increase viability of accelerating I-540 | Three RTA Adopt-a-Hot Spot successes on TW Alexander Drive! | Good news for air travel in eastern North Carolina | Return to Top
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Included is the widening of I-40 between Cary and Raleigh from four to six lanes,a centerpiece of Alliance efforts this past year under 2007 Chairman Ed Willingham IV.
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Alliance Chair Ed Willingham to keynote SmartCommute challenge
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As Alliance Chairman Ed Willingham noted last year, the regional business community fully supports multimodal transportation, and we are prepared to take a leadership role to help the region look at all of its options.Our region's two metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) for transportation have created a Joint MPO Special Transit Advisory Commission.
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Alliance Chairman Ed Willingham of First Citizens Bank noted, "Our mobility challenges are growing but the opportunities for success in 2007 are real.
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On behalf of the Alliance leadership team, Alliance chairman Ed Willingham invites all Alliance members and everyone interested in mobility to attend the Alliance 5th Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December 13, at the RBC Center from 11:30 am to 1:15 pm.
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As Alliance chairman Ed Willingham has noted in a recent letter to the editor, it is imperative that the region take a "fresh, deliberate, and reasoned look" at transit options for this growing metropolitan region that serves as the economic engine for much of central and eastern North Carolina.
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On Wednesday, August 16, Alliance Chairman Ed Willingham of First Citizens Bank spoke of the need to move forward with the study of accelerating I-540 and Triangle Parkway as turnpikes.
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Alliance Chair Ed Willingham to keynote SmartCommute challenge The Regional Transportation Alliance has been committed to multimodal transportation since the inception of the organization.Pedestrian travel, bicycle travel, buses, vanpools, and other transportation alternatives are essential components of our regional mobility solution.
The SmartCommute Challenge -- a partnership of SmartCommute @ RTP, TTA, and Triangle Air Awareness -- exists to make people more aware of the available travel options for their commute to work.
The 2006 kickoff event occurs Tuesday, August 15 at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts (directions link) in downtown Raleigh.2006-07 Alliance Chair Ed Willingham will provide the keynote.
Many Alliance members are participating employers for this year's challenge, including: Arcadis, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Cisco Systems, Credit Suisse, Duke University, First Citizens Bank, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM, the News & Observer, North Carolina State University, Progress Energy, the Research Triangle Foundation, Rex Hospital, Sas, Time Warner Cable, the University of North Carolina.