Raleigh’s Moore Square bus station has drawn attention as a center for crime and loitering that is inhibiting downtown’s post-pandemic revival.
But the bus station’s broader problem is that it’s a center at all. The GoRaleigh bus system still operates on a hub-and-spoke design that funnels many riders through downtown Raleigh even though that’s not where they are seeking to go.
The bus system should switch to a grid design that would allow more riders to get to their destinations without having to ride downtown, only to transfer to a bus that will take them back out of the city’s center. Fewer passengers passing through the Moore Square station wouldn’t eliminate all the problems there, but it would ease pressure on the station, improve the rider experience and likely increase ridership…