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17269
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Before the mass production of private automobiles in the early 1900s, many cities throughout the southeastern United States maintained bustling urban centers with electric streetcars running along major corridors. North Carolina was no exception. The flight from urban centers to the urban fringe and suburbs that began during the years following World War II promoted auto-dominated neighborhood designs. Eventually, streetcars and much of the intercity passenger rail services were disconnected. Since the adoption of the Federal Aid Highway Act in 1956, a majority of federal and state transportation funds have been devoted to highway planning and construction, and the re-emergence of alternatives to automobiles.
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Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 36 Issue , Summer 2011, p29-40, bibl
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Record #:
25753
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THE INDEPENDENT investigates the lack of regional mass transportation usage and how to encourage ridership in the Triangle.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 13, July 2-15 1987, p9, 14-16, por Periodical Website
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27415
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The Triangle area is becoming more bike-friendly. Improvements are being made in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill/Carrboro for bikers. The Transportation and Improvement Program has allocated $1 million dollars for bike projects across the state. Biking reduces pollution, promotes exercise, and reduces the cost of vehicle maintenance and transportation.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 21, May 22-28 1991, p7-8 Periodical Website
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43320
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Wendell's Mayor pro tempore, Jason Joyner paved the way for helping rewrite Wendell's local ordinances for making it legal to operate golf carts on city streets as well as fairways.