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Transit and bike-ped commissioners urge council to preserve separate Raleigh Transit Authority and BPAC, favor structured collaboration
Summary
Members of the Raleigh Transit Authority and the Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Commission told a council special committee they oppose merging the two bodies and asked for more structured joint meetings and staff coordination.
Members of the Raleigh Transit Authority and the Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Commission told the City Council special committee they value separate volunteer bodies for transit and biking/pedestrian planning and urged structured collaboration rather than formal consolidation.
Jen Truman, chair of the Raleigh Transit Authority, said she and other RTA members were surprised by staff or committee suggestions that the authority asked for a name change or merger. “We’re not aware that it…
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