Downtown Raleigh’s new bus service needs a theme song
17 Feb
I ate dinner at The Borough last night, and saw Raleigh’s new downtown circulator bus (called the “R Line”) drive past the restaurant at least four times. So we decided to climb aboard and check out the route for this new, free service.
The hybrid, electric bus service launched Friday and allows residents to take a free ride to various stops downtown.
We waited at the “R” stop for a few minutes last night, but it was quite cold. So we stepped back into the Borough and watched the stop from the door. We didn’t get out the door fast enough to catch the R bus when it made its rounds again, so we chased after it, with no luck.
On the drive home, we got a little goofy and decided to create some improv theme songs for the new bus service. For the record, we both know we’re not good singers. We strung together about six or seven possible themes, but I’ve only posted two for you. If you make it through this entire video, then you deserve a cookie.
The photos in the video were taken by Leo who runs the fabulous Raleigh Connoisseur blog.
Have you taken the R Line yet? It has recieved some positive reviews on the Raleigh Philosophical Society blog. I think the bus line will be a handy service that will help downtown Raleigh’s efforts to grow.
If you want to try your hand at creating a theme song for the R Line, feel free to send me a video clip or use the Seesmic plugin in the comments section.
I took the R-Line on Valentine’s Night. One of my impressions: It had that “new bus smell,” which is a lot like the “new car smell”; only longer!
My experience: http://dailyafirmation.livejournal.com/687948.html#RLINE
Reading information specifically be targeted to our area is wonderful. I’ve not ridden the R-Line as I don’t get downtown often. Living in Wake Forest, I tend to stay on the northern end of Raleigh. It’s a good read and makes me want to ride.
Now that I have a Raleigh SEO business going I will be downtown more!