Apex, North Carolina, a popular and bustling town in the triangle, was selected by the NCDOT to participate in a traffic study which has much of the township up in arms. The 30-day study involves using stop signs instead of longstanding stoplights at the busy 4-way intersection of Salem and Chatham street.
Locals say the study is dangerous and unnecessary. Many are avoiding the intersection altogether, causing businesses to suffer. That all changed when several businesses chipped in and hired the help of a well-known street performer, Robby Burck. Burck, better known in New York City as the “Naked Cowboy”, has already taken to the street and has attracted the curiosity of many. Social media was quick to spread the news.
As of Friday, the locals have seen a two-fold increase in traffic and some say that business is better than ever. Apex Mayor, Jacques Gilbert, says the traffic study has had a negative impact on the town and has been an impediment to local businesses. Gilbert says he is happy though, to see the Naked Cowboy doing the “boot skootin boogie” across the popular Salem street intersection, “whatever it takes to bring the people of Apex back to downtown!”
The Apex Mayor closed by saying, “There’s nothing we can’t do when a singing cowboy dances naked in the middle the road.”, followed by, “This is Apex!”