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Business & Economy

NC Voices: Growth & Transportation

WUNC | By Laura Leslie

Published February 29, 2008 at 8:21 AM EST

As Wake county grows, more and more major transit arteries are slowing to a crawl. Some say the answer is more roads. Others say it’s fewer cars. And Triangle commuters are literally stuck in the middle.

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