GoRaleigh Coverage

Concern growing over armed security guards at Raleigh bus station

Calls are growing to disarm security at the downtown Raleigh bus station after a private armed security team recently started patrolling the transit center.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Some oppose armed security guards at Raleigh bus station

Calls are growing to disarm security at the downtown Raleigh bus station.

GoRaleigh bus involved in crash; police searching for driver who hit it

Police are searching for a driver they say hit a GoRaleigh bus Sunday night.

Police searching for driver after car hits GoRaleigh bus Sunday night

Police are searching for a driver they said hit a GoRaleigh bus Sunday night. According to authorities, a car hit the bus at the intersection of Oak Road and Carolina Pines Avenue in Raleigh.

WRAL staff

Rezoning for bus rapid transit line meets opposition

Raleigh residents are speaking out against a first-in-the-state rapid bus transit line. Construction on the bus line started in November on New Bern Avenue. The bus line would take people from downtown Raleigh to eastern North Carolina.

WRAL staff

Downtown GoRaleigh transit hub gets armed security

Officers with the Capitol Special Police (CSP) - the same group that patrols city hall - will be on hand daily around the GoRaleigh station near Moore Square.

Private security on patrol to make downtown Raleigh safer through the holidays

Saturday marked the start of a contract for additional armed security patrols near a recent trouble spot in downtown Raleigh. Officers with the Capitol Special Police (CSP) - the same group that patrols city hall - will be on hand daily around the GoRaleigh station near Moore Square.

Carly Haynes, WRAL reporter

Armed security group to beef up enforcement around Raleigh transit station

A private security force is now on board to begin patrolling in and around the downtown transit center where crime increased through the first nine months of this year - including two homicides.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

Armed security group to patrol around GoRaleigh station downtown

WRAL has obtained a contract between the city of Raleigh and an armed security team for a look at how the officers will try to make part of downtown Raleigh safer.

App issues, pay discrepancies plague rollout of Raleigh's transit service for people with disabilities

Drivers of GoRaleigh Access have complained of app issues and payment discrepancies since the rollout of the new system in August.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

Downtown business owners worry safety concerns keep customers away

Downtown Raleigh business owners say they are concerned about recent crime near the GoRaleigh Station.

Business owners: Safety concerns near Raleigh transit center driving customers away

Downtown Raleigh business owners say they are concerned about recent crime near the GoRaleigh Station.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

GoRaleigh drivers frustrated over mileage miscalculations affecting their pay

GoRaleigh Access, the city's paratransit program, is fielding criticism because of a new payment system.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

GoRaleigh mileage errors lead to payment problems for drivers

GoRaleigh Access, the city's paratransit program, is fielding criticism because of a new payment system.

New booking system leaves GoRaleigh riders stuck waiting hours for rides

A number of GoRaleigh bus riders have been stranded and left waiting for hours in light of a new booking system.

Riders with disabilities struggle with changes to GoRaleigh transit program

GoRaleigh Access, which provides transportation for people with disabilities within the city of Raleigh, rolled out a new ride booking system Tuesday, but riders say it's not going smoothly.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

GoRaleigh riders can take buses for free through June 2024

The Raleigh City Council voted to suspend GoRaleigh fares through June 30, 2024.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

GoRaleigh bus crashes Monday night

According to Raleigh police, one person was taken to the hospital.

Brett Knese, WRAL multimedia journalist

Raleigh rezoning hundreds of properties along first Bus Rapid Transit line

The city of Raleigh wants to rezone 744 properties totaling 726 acres along and near the New Bern Avenue bus rapid transit line.

Here's how Raleigh's planned Bus Rapid Transit line will compare to Richmond, Virginia's service

Raleigh's first Bus Rapid Transit line will run along a 5.4-mile route between downtown and New Hope Road. It's set to open in the summer of 2025.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

Going carless in the Triangle requires planning, patience

Bus riders in the Triangle say their experience can be hit-or-miss due to tardiness and a lack of reliability.

Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter

Riding the bus a hit-or-miss experience for carless folks in the Triangle

Reliability is spotty in the Triangle for those without a car and dependent on bus services to get to their destination.

Raleigh buses will soon be powered by human waste

Raleigh Water is moving to a new wastewater treatment system that will generate biogas that can fuel between 50-70 GO Raleigh buses each day.

Liz McLaughlin, WRAL Climate Change Reporter

Person Stabbed on GoRaleigh bus

The stabbing happened on the bus near South WIlimington Street in Raleigh. According to police, the investigation is ongoing and a suspect has not been aprehended.

Police: Person stabbed on GoRaleigh bus Saturday

Someone was stabbed on a bus on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh.