Leo Suarez
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2017 Transportation Bond Includes Downtown Transportation Projects
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There's an election coming up and on the ballot for Raleigh residents will be a transportation bond which will include money for upcoming projects around the city and in the downtown area.
LimeBike Bike-Share Spotted Around Downtown Raleigh
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NC State helped launch a private installation of LimeBike a few weeks ago and recently, the citrus-colored bicycles have been spotted around downtown Raleigh. I couldn't help myself.
First Uptick in Bus Service After Sales Tax Increase
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I’m posting this here purely for posterity. If you didn’t see it recently, bus service is starting to expand, including changes on the weekends. This comes as a direct result from the one-half cent sales tax increase that was voted on in the Fall of 2016. Go GoRaleigh! Starting Aug. 6, GoRaleigh will: Increase Sunday […]
Stats From the State of Downtown Raleigh 2017 — Residents
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The revenue generated from downtown projects generate a lot more than those taking place in the suburbs.
The Rosengarten Greenway and Connecting Downtown to Dix
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Plans are underway for the Rosengarten Greenway, a path starting from West Cabarrus Street and ending at the Rocky Branch Greenway on South Saunders Street.
A Walk Around the GoRaleigh Transit Station
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After a year of construction work, the bus station at Moore Square, renamed to GoRaleigh Transit Station, is now fully up and running with a new look and new amenities.
Municipography: Peace Street West Streetscape Improvements
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A project older than the blog, a section of Peace Street has been marked for upgrades for over a decade.
Scoping Out Raleigh Union Station
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Walking the area gives you a sense that it is coming together and you can feel how you’ll interact with the new train station once it is open.
The Missing Middle Housing Around Downtown Raleigh
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Raleigh should be striving for housing prices that offer choices to all levels of the socioeconomic scale.
South Street Area Plans More Residential With 522 South Harrington
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The end of South Harrington Street. November 2016. We just can’t seem to get away from the South Street area. Recently submitted site plans for 522 South Harrington Street are for a “47 unit mixed use residential building with structured parking and street-level commercial space.” The building will be 5 stories tall at 75 feet […]
2016 Transit Tax Passes Along Proposed Bus Lines
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Click for larger I posted this up on Twitter earlier but wanted to put it here on the blog for posterity. If you don’t know already, the transit tax passed in yesterday’s election and the graphic above shows the precincts that voted for and against it. You can clearly see that areas receiving expanded bus […]
RalCon Supports the Wake Transit Referendum
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On Nov 8, or now if you’re into early voting, Wake County residents will see this little box on their ballots. This blog, along with a list of other fine persons and organizations, endorse a FOR vote for transit and the sales tax to pay for it. For downtown Raleigh, and anyone that wants to […]