Light Rail Coming to the Triangle…Or Not?

Last week, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation that bars the state Department of Transportation from contributing more than $500,000.00 to any light-rail project.  In effect, this new legislation cancels the DOT’s prior commitment to provide nearly $138 million planned for the Durham-Orange light-rail line.  It is now believed, only a week after the law was passed, that legislators from both sides of the aisle are teaming up in a bid to repeal this new legislation.   To read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/traffic/road-worrier-blog/article35979591.html