But we're entering into a study with the airport authority to look into improved transit connections. People in the western Triangle are not the only ones making noise about the airport shuttle. TTA staffers say folks in Holly Springs and some of the small Wake County towns also want to leave their cars behind and catch regional transportation to the airport. Robin Helburn, a Chapel Hill resident who regularly uses TTA to commute to her job in Research Triangle Park, says she thinks the complaints about the airport shuttle service are signs that systemic changes are in order. The airport is a huge source of potential ridership.
People come out of there and are looking for places to go.
Carrboro Mayor Mike Nelson uses TTA buses to get to and from the airport as often as he can. He says the transfer from one bus to another at the regional hub in RTP rarely slows him down. People who think it is a hassle to juggle their luggage during the transfer probably have to go through a similar routine if they drive to RDU and park, he says. I think it's better than Chapel Hill Transit.