Photo credit Leo Suarez
Every bus that travels through downtown makes a stop at Moore Square Transit Station, Capital Area Transit's (CAT) transfer facility. It is located across from the Moore Square Park by City Market. You can enter the station from Blount Street, Hargett Street, Wilmington Street or Martin Street.
The Raleigh City Council at the September 4, 2012 meeting unanimously approved a plan that would prevent bus traffic from backing up on Wilmington Street near the Moore Square Transit Station Downtown. The City of Raleigh also is making improvements to the transit station.
The plan approved by council members will expand a bus zone on Wilmington Street between Hargett and Martin streets. Also to help improve the flow of bus traffic Downtown, the City is moving a stop for the R-Line away from the transit station to an area farther down Wilmington Street south of Martin Street.
Three more stops will be added to the R-Line’s daytime route that will take the Downtown circulator bus around the Moore Square Transit Station and off of a section of Wilmington Street used by other Capital Area Transit buses. To serve the three new daytime stops, the R-Line will travel on Martin, Person and Hargett streets before returning to Wilmington Street. The three stops are already part of R-Line’s evening and nighttime route.
Photo credit Leo SuarezIn addition to implementing the initiatives to ease bus traffic Downtown, the City is planning immediate upgrades to the Moore Square Transit Station that includes better pedestrian access from Wilmington Street and façade, lighting, safety and aesthetic improvements.
This winter, the City will begin another round of improvements to the transit station. The $3.5 million project, approved by Raleigh voters in last year’s $40 million transportation bond referendum, will increase bus capacity, widen passenger boarding platforms, improve restrooms, add a bigger information booth, and enhance signage and real time information displays.
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