INC NEWS - Durham Honored for Improving Mobility

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  December 10, 2007

 

City of Durham Honored for Improving Mobility in the Triangle

 

Durham, N.C. - The City of Durham was among several winners recognized
for improving mobility in the Triangle at the 2007 Regional Mobility
Awards, which took place during the 6th Annual Meeting of the Regional
Transportation Alliance on November 29, 2007.

 

According to the Regional Transportation Alliance, the City received the
Regional Pedestrian-Bicycle Improvement-of-the-Year Award for its
recently completed $14.2 million Downtown Streetscape Project, which
significantly enhanced Durham's downtown by reconstructing streets,
improving pedestrian facilities, and encouraging investment in the city
center.

 

Other winners included the North Carolina Department of Transportation,
the Special Transit Advisory Commission, the Raleigh/Durham Airport
Authority, the Triangle Transit Authority, N.C. State University,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, SmartCommute at RTP, and the
Town of Cary. 

 

For more information regarding the 2007 Regional Mobility Awards,
contact Joe Milazzo with the Regional Transportation Alliance at (919)
664-7065 or via e-mail at Joe at letsgetmoving.org. 

 

About the Regional Transportation Alliance

The Regional Transportation Alliance business leadership group focuses
on relieving traffic congestion and enhancing mobility in the extended
Triangle region. Spearheaded by more than 110 leading companies and
anchored by 22 chambers of commerce in nine counties in central and
eastern North Carolina, the Alliance identifies, promotes and
accelerates transportation policies and solutions to ensure economic
vitality and preserve quality of life.  To learn more, visit the
Regional Transportation Alliance's Web site at www.letsgetmoving.org
<http://www.letsgetmoving.org/> . 

 

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