The idea started back in November 2013. Two North Carolina State University engineers realized they wanted to fill a gap in transit at the university.
And now, with the collaboration of the university and outside sources, colleagues Seth Hollar and Marshall Brain are in the early stages of developing a privately funded transit system, EcoPRT, which would start on N.C. State’s campus and extend outward.
The two colleagues have designed the transit system so that it will encourage nearby shopping…