News
More Details Coming on Union Station Plan
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A second information session about the planning and design of the future Raleigh Union Station will take place Wednesday at CAM Raleigh.
News
With Wake Tax Off the Table, City Transit Planners Look to Short-Term
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Raleigh transportation planners are coming up with alternate ideas to improve the city’s transit. The plans follow a vote by the Wake County Commission not to put a voter referendum on the November ballot for a half-cent sales tax increase to pay for a transit plan.
City Council
City Councilors Urge Transportation Sales Tax
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Raleigh city councilors are urging Wake County Commissioners to include a half-cent sales tax increase to fund transit improvements. In other news, the Raleigh Times Bar is expanding with the help of a city backed loan, Northeast Raleigh is getting a new park and an affordable housing community and Lake Wheeler Road improvements were approved at the City Council meeting on Monday.
City Council
Rail Task Force Seeks Downtown-Centered Route
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Raleigh’s Passenger Rail Task Force has suggested a combination of two routes for the proposed light rail system downtown but city staff and the Triangle Transit Authority prefer a different plan.
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Wanted: Public Input on Triangle Rail Plans
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Triangle Transit officials are working toward this vision, called the Triangle Regional Transit Program. Starting next week, the public will get a chance to weigh in on the latest plans for a light and commuter rail systems along with improved bus routes.
