By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; March 29, 2019
The just-abandoned GoTriangle light rail project in North Carolina, while never a slam-dunk, was until recently an interesting game. Now, after a few critical blocked shots and maybe even several offensive fouls, it appears to be a forfeit.
The GoTriangle (Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority) Board of Trustees on March 27 voted unanimously to halt the $3.3 billion planned LRT for North Carolina’s Research Triangle in Durham and Orange Counties. Local media reports have focused on opposition from Duke University as the primary reason for the project’s discontinuance, but it turns out that the Blue Devils account for only part of the details.