Editing Raleigh, North Carolina (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Air====
[[File:Raleigh-Durham Intl. Airport Terminal (3926497425).jpg|thumb|right|[[Raleigh–Durham International Airport]]]]

=====Raleigh-Durham International Airport=====
{{Main|Raleigh–Durham International Airport}}
Raleigh-Durham International Airport {{airport codes|RDU|KRDU|RDU}}, the region's primary airport and the [[List of airports in North Carolina|second largest in North Carolina]], located northwest of downtown Raleigh via Interstate-40 between Raleigh and [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], serves the city and greater Research Triangle metropolitan region, as well as much of eastern North Carolina. The airport offers service to nearly 75 domestic and international destinations and serves approximately 15 million passengers a year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Airport |first=Raleigh-Durham International |title=Statistics |url=https://www.rdu.com/airport-authority/statistics/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Raleigh-Durham International Airport |language=en-US}}</ref> RDU is served by 16 air carriers, flying to a multitude of nonstop destinations on 350+ flights daily. The airport also offers facilities for [[cargo airline|cargo]] and [[general aviation]]. The airport authority tripled the size of its Terminal 2 (formerly Terminal C) in January 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rdu.com/airport-authority/history/ |title=RDU History |website=rdu.com |publisher=Raleigh-Durham International Airport |access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref> 

Private [[general aviation]] airports in Raleigh include [[Triple W Airport]] {{airport codes||K5W5|5W5}}.

====Freeways and primary designated routes====
=====Interstate Highways=====
* {{Jct|I|40|state=NC}} traverses the southern part of the city, connecting Raleigh to Durham and Chapel Hill toward the west, and coastal [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], to the southeast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roadnow.com/i40/i-40-raleigh-traffic-nc.html|title=I-40 Raleigh Traffic Condition & Accident Report|website=Roadnow.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>
* {{Jct|I|87|state=NC}} designated September 5, 2017, follows the former route of Interstate 495. It begins at the I-40/I-440 interchange southeast of Raleigh and runs east, meeting I-540 and currently terminating at Rolesville Road. It is entirely concurrent with US 64. When the route is completed, it will link Raleigh to the [[Norfolk, Virginia]] area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ttnews.com/articles/new-1-billion-213-mile-interstate-planned-connect-norfolk-and-raleigh|title=New $1 Billion, 213-Mile Interstate Planned to Connect Norfolk and Raleigh|last=Hampton|first=Jeff|date=June 10, 2016|website=Transport Topics|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>
* {{Jct|I|440|state=NC}} also known locally as the Raleigh Beltline, it forms part of the inner [[beltway]] around central Raleigh, forming the eastern, northern, and western portions, with I-40 forming the southern portion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i-440-improvements/Pages/default.aspx|title=I-440 & Blue Ridge Road Improvements|website=[[North Carolina Department of Transportation]]|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>
* {{Jct|I|540|NC-Toll|540|nolink2=yes|state=NC}} when complete, will be a full outer beltway around Raleigh. The northern and western quadrants are complete and open to traffic, while the remaining two quadrants are currently under construction.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-19|title=Complete 540 Project Breaks Ground|url=https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-11-13-complete-540-breaks-ground.aspx|access-date=2023-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219021834/https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-11-13-complete-540-breaks-ground.aspx |archive-date=December 19, 2019 }}</ref>

=====United States Highways=====
* {{Jct|US|1|state=NC}} enters the city from the southwest as the US 1/US 64 expressway from Cary, joining I-440 at the I-40 interchange, and leaves I-440 along with US 401 on [[Capital Boulevard]], before leaving the city to the north.
* {{Jct|US|64|state=NC}} is the main east–west route through Raleigh; all segments share routes with another highway. It enters the city from the southwest as the US 1/US 64 expressway from Cary, follows I-40 at the western I-440 interchange, briefly joins I-440 in Southeast Raleigh, and then joins I-87 and US 264 along the Knightdale Bypass east of the city. A former alignment, designated as Business US-64, follows New Bern Avenue from the I-440 Beltline to the eastern boundary of the city, where it continues into Knightdale.
* {{Jct|US|70|state=NC}} enters the city from the south cosigned with US 401 and NC 50 along Wilmington Street, following South Saunders Street into Downtown Raleigh, through which it follows the paired one-way streets of McDowell and Dawson. North of Downtown it follows Capital Boulevard, Wade Avenue, and Glenwood Avenue before leaving the city to the Northwest heading towards Durham.
* {{Jct|US|264|state=NC}} cosigned with US 64 through East Raleigh.
* {{Jct|US|401|state=NC}} enters the city from the south cosigned with US 70 and NC 50 along Wilmington Street, following South Saunders Street into Downtown Raleigh, through which it follows the paired one-way streets of McDowell and Dawson. North of Downtown it follows Capital Boulevard and Louisburg Road, before leaving the city to the northeast towards Rolesville.

=====North Carolina Highways=====
* {{Jct|NC|50|state=NC}} enters the city from the south cosigned with US 70 and US 401 along Wilmington Street, following South Saunders Street into Downtown Raleigh, through which it follows the paired one-way streets of McDowell and Dawson. North of Downtown it follows Capital Boulevard, Wade Avenue, Glenwood Avenue, and Creedmoor Road, before heading north towards Creedmoor.
* {{Jct|NC|54|state=NC}} follows Chapel Hill Road and [[Hillsborough Street]] in West Raleigh. The route ends at its interchange with [[Interstate 440 (North Carolina)|I-440]].
* {{Jct|NC|98|state=NC}} known as Durham Road in North Raleigh, traverses the extreme northeastern part of the city, where it borders Wake Forest.

====Intercity rail====
[[File:2018.05.02_Union_Station_Tour_01.jpg|thumb|Raleigh Union Station's Headhouse]]
[[File:CAT BUS Snowy Day.jpeg|thumb|right|CAT bus on Hillsborough Street in Downtown Raleigh]]

[[Raleigh Union Station]] is one of [[Amtrak]]'s busiest stops in the [[Southern United States|Southern U.S.]]<ref name="amtrak">{{cite news |last=Siceloff |first=Bruce |title=Rediscovering rail. Double-digit gains in statewide passengers intensify space crunch at Raleigh station |work=[[The News & Observer]] |date=December 21, 2008}}</ref> The station is served by six passenger trains daily: the ''[[Floridian (train)|Floridian]]'', four daily ''[[Piedmont (train)|Piedmont]]'' service, and the ''[[Carolinian (train)|Carolinian]].''<ref name="trains">{{cite web |title=Raleigh Station |publisher=[[RNCX|North Carolina Department of Transportation – Rail Division]] |url=http://www.bytrain.org/istation/iraleigh.html |access-date=April 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321015310/http://www.bytrain.org/istation/iraleigh.html |archive-date=March 21, 2009}}</ref> Daily service is offered between Raleigh and:
* [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], with intermediate stops including Cary, Durham, [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]] and [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], North Carolina.
* New York City, with intermediate stops including [[Richmond, Virginia]]; Washington, D.C.; [[Baltimore]]; and [[Philadelphia]].
* Miami, with intermediate stops including [[Columbia, South Carolina]], and [[Savannah, Georgia]]; as well as [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] and [[Tampa, Florida]].

====Public transit====
[[File:GoTriangle2706 800Short.jpg|thumb|[[GoTriangle]] bus]]
Public transportation in and around Raleigh is provided by [[GoRaleigh]] (formerly Capital Area Transit),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/transit |title=The Official City of Raleigh Portal – Capital Area Transit |publisher=Raleighnc.gov |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> which operates 33 fixed bus routes, including the [[R-Line (Capital Area Transit)|R-Line]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-02-16|title=Raleigh starts downtown circulator - Raleigh - News & Observer|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/wake/raleigh/story/1404670.html|access-date=2023-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216122445/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/wake/raleigh/story/1404670.html |archive-date=February 16, 2009 }}</ref> and the Wake-Forest Loop. Although there are 33 routes, some routes are designed to cover multiple other routes at times when they are not served. Depending on the time of the day, and the day of the week, the number of routes operating is between 5 and 29.

Raleigh is also served by [[GoTriangle]] (formerly Triangle Transit Authority). GoTriangle offers scheduled, fixed-route regional and commuter bus service between Raleigh and the region's other principal cities of Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill, as well as to and from the [[Raleigh-Durham International Airport]], [[Research Triangle Park]] and several of the region's larger suburban communities. Triangle Transit also coordinates an extensive [[vanpool]] and [[carpool|rideshare]] program that serves the region's larger employers and commute destinations.

[[North Carolina State University]] also maintains its own transit system, the [[Wolfline]], that provides [[zero-fare]] bus service to the general public along multiple routes serving the university's campuses in southwest Raleigh.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://transportation.ncsu.edu/wolfline/ |title=Wolfline Information |website=NCSU.edu |date=January 26, 2019 |publisher=[[North Carolina State University]] |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref>

Government agencies throughout the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area have struggled with determining the best means of providing fixed-rail transit service for the region.

From 1995 the cornerstone of Triangle Transit's long-term plan was a 28-mile rail corridor from northeast Raleigh, through downtown Raleigh, [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]], and [[Research Triangle Park]], to [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] using [[Diesel multiple unit|DMU]] technology. There were proposals to extend this corridor 7 miles to [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]] with [[light rail]] technology. However, in 2006 Triangle Transit deferred implementation indefinitely when the [[Federal Transit Administration]] declined to fund the program due to low ridership projections.

The region's two [[metropolitan planning organization]]s appointed a group of local citizens in 2007 to reexamine options for future transit development in light of Triangle Transit's problems. The Special Transit Advisory Commission (STAC) retained many of the provisions of Triangle Transit's original plan but recommended adding new bus services and raising additional revenues by adding a new local half-cent sales tax to fund the project.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.transitblueprint.org/stac.shtml |title=Regional Transit Infrastructure Blueprint |publisher=Transitblueprint.org |date=May 21, 2008 |access-date=January 4, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106111406/http://www.transitblueprint.org/stac.shtml |archive-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref>

[[Greyhound Lines]] provides an inter-city bus service to Durham, Charlotte, Richmond, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and other cities.

====Bicycle and pedestrian====
* The Maine-to-Florida [[U.S. Bicycle Route#1]] routes through suburban Raleigh, along with [[North Carolina Bicycle Route 2|N.C. Bicycle Route #2]], the "Mountains To Sea" route. As of September 2010, maps and signage for both US Bike Route No. 1 and NC Bike Route No. 2 are out-of-date for the Raleigh area. [[North Carolina Bicycle Route 5|N.C. Bicycle Route #5]] is routed nearby, connecting Apex to [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] and closely paralleling the NCBC Randonneurs 600-kilometer brevet route.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unc.edu/~alanj/ |title=27th ANNUAL NCBC BREVET SERIES – 2010 Brevet Series |access-date=September 19, 2010}}</ref>
* Most public buses are equipped with bicycle racks, and some roads have dedicated bicycle-only lanes. Bicyclists and pedestrians also may use Raleigh's extensive [[Capital Area Greenway|greenway]] system, with paths and trails located throughout the city.
* In May 2011, Raleigh was designated a Bicycle Friendly Community by the [[League of American Bicyclists]] at the Bronze level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/environment/content/PWksTranServices/Articles/NewsReleaseBikeFriendly.html |title=Raleigh is a Bicycle Friendly Community! |website=Raleighnc.gov |access-date=October 30, 2017 |archive-date=October 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019055252/http://www.raleighnc.gov/environment/content/PWksTranServices/Articles/NewsReleaseBikeFriendly.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* A 2011 study by [[Walk Score]] ranked Raleigh 36th most walkable of fifty largest U.S. cities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/cities/ |title=2011 City and Neighborhood Rankings |publisher=Walk Score |year=2011 |access-date=August 28, 2011}}</ref>
* In 2002, the "Walk [Your City]" initiative was started in the city which provides a [[tool kit]] for neighborhood organizations to post signs giving a distance by bike or foot, with directions in scannable [[QR code]]. The movement has spread to more than 400 communities in 55 countries.<ref>{{cite news |last=Conniff |first=Richard |title=The Urban Pedestrian Strikes Back |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 16, 2018 |page=5 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/opinion/sunday/cars-pedestrians-cities.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://walkyourcity.org/toolkit/intro |title=Introduction |publisher=Walkyourcity.org |date=March 18, 2015 |accessdate=2022-02-17 |archive-date=March 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313211132/https://walkyourcity.org/toolkit/intro |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Public safety===
The [[Raleigh Fire Department]] provides fire protection throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/safety/content/Departments/Articles/FireDepartmentMain.html |title=Fire Department – the Official City of Raleigh Portal |access-date=2012-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907194105/http://www.raleighnc.gov/safety/content/Departments/Articles/FireDepartmentMain.html |archive-date=September 7, 2012}}</ref> The [[North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women]], the state's primary correctional facility housing female inmates, is based in Raleigh.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncdps.gov/index2.cfm?a=000003,002240,002371,002383,002281 |title=NCDPS – N.C. Correctional Institution for Women |date=September 18, 2012 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918180038/https://www.ncdps.gov/index2.cfm?a=000003,002240,002371,002383,002281 |archive-date=September 18, 2012}}</ref>