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Why vote locally this year?

November 2, 2012 /

Article by Tappan Vickery for WakeUP Wake County

After a decade of working to engage to Generations X, Y and Millennials in civic issues and voting, I’ve discovered that preaching to someone about the importance of voting is useless if they have decided to reject the process.  It’s similar to telling someone to find their faith – it is a personal journey they have to take on their own. So rather than preach, I strive to give people the resources they need to make their own choices.

I have a Raleigh friend who has never voted.  He’s an activist, building local businesses to support sustainability and supports local foundations and other non-profits.  He is a property owner and pays taxes. But he just doesn’t vote.

Jump over to NewRaleigh.com to read the rest of the article . . .

 

 

41st Annual Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour of Homes tickets on sale

November 1, 2012 /

Raleigh’s oldest intact 19th century neighborhood rolls out the red carpet to visitors December 8 and 9, 2012, for its 41st Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes. This year’s holiday tour features thirteen historic homes and significant structures, festively decorated for the season in Downtown Raleigh’s Historic Oakwood District.

The residents of Oakwood are very proud of its history, said Doris Jurkiewicz, chair of the 2012 tour and owner of The Oakwood Inn Bed & Breakfast, one of the properties on this year’s tour. Our past and continuing commitment to preservation is significant not only to the residents, but also to Raleigh and the State.

The annual tour benefits the Society for the Preservation of Historic Oakwood (SPHO), the nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the neighborhood. The SPHO, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, was formed in 1972 when the State proposed to demolish much of the neighborhood to make way for the “North-South Expressway.”  The SPHO held its first Candlelight Tour to allow others an opportunity to see and appreciate the interiors of these historic homes.

The Tour is a great opportunity to explore the unique history, architecture, and design of these homes, as well as a wonderful way to spend a little time in downtown Raleigh to celebrate the holidays with friends, Jurkiewicz added. The entire neighborhood really gets behind this annual event that opens our homes and community, and welcomes visitors who want have a peek inside these beautiful homes.

Tour tickets are available in advance online at HistoricOakwood.org and at select retail locations for $20 through Thursday, December 6. Tickets will be on sale days of the tour for $30 at The Oakwood Inn Bed & Breakfast. The tour is held, rain or shine, 1:00-7:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday, December 8 and 9, 2012.

Post provided by Sandy Scherer.

 

DLA Bike tour of the new House Creek Greenway

October 3, 2012 /

 

The House Creek grand opening was a few weeks ago and the DLA is organizing a bike tour of the new greenway.

When: Sunday, October 14 (starting at 10:30am)

Where: Meredith College

Meet at the entrance to the Reedy Creek Greenway, corner of Hillsborough and Faircloth Street – Map it.

 

Our last bike tour was organized around the opening of the Little Rock Greenway, so we couldn’t pass up this opportunity to do it again!

While only three miles long, the House Creek Trail provides a major linkage of two greenway systems, creating a continuous greenway that extends a total of 36 miles.  This map shows the location of the House Creek Trail Greenway and the connections to the other two existing greenways.

Two bike route options:

  • 8 mile route:  We’ll go at a leisurely pace, expecting to take about an hour.  The up and back route will start at Meredith College and travel the length of the House Creek Greenway.
  • 16 mile route: The 2 hour route will start at Meredith College, travel along the House Creek Greenway and onto the Crabtree Creek Greenway to Shelley Lake, and then return to Meredith College.

Everyone is welcome, so bring the whole family and invite your friends!  You can help us get the word out by posting this flyer.

Please RSVP here and let us know which route you would prefer to join.

We’ll plan to gather at Applebee’s on Hillsborough Street for lunch after the event.

See you there!

City Council reviews Unified Development Code recommendations

September 24, 2012 /

WHAT: At the September 17th review meeting, City Council received an overview of the Planning Commission’s recommendations for changes to the draft Unified Development Code (UDO) document.  A detailed review of the Planning Commission’s recommendations will begin at this meeting, starting with Chapter 1 of the UDO. The plan is to move sequentially through all chapters of the UDO.

WHEN: Monday, September 24 at 5:00 pm.

WHERE: 222 West Hargett Street, City Council Chamber

 

For more information: click here.

For other posts on this blog re the UDO: click here.

First Phase of Union Station in Downtown Raleigh Moves Forward

September 21, 2012 /

Joseph Szabo, the head of the Federal Railroad Administration, visited Raleigh’s warehouse district this morning to announce that the Federal Government had awarded Raleigh with the final amount of funding needed to complete the cost of a $60 million replacement for Raleigh’s Amtrak station.

  • $43 Million: Federal
  • $ 9 Million:  State
  • $6 Million: City
  • $2 Million: TTA
  • $60 Million: Total

The first phase of Union Station will be in the former Dillon Supply Viaduct Building near the corner of West and Martin streets, just a block from the planned Citrix Systems headquarters office, and around the corner from the BEST Raleigh mural now being painted by a group of local artists.

This first phase of the city’s Union Station project will serve as Raleigh’s new Amtrak depot, replacing the cramped and busy station a few blocks away on Cabarrus Street.  Project design will begin in January, with construction starting in January 2014.

Planned expansions in the future would establish Union Station as a hub for commuter trains between Durham and Raleigh as part of the Wake County Transit plan.  As you may recall, funding for the transit plan was delayed by the recent decision of the Wake County Commissioners to put off having a referendum on the transit bond.

Eventually, Union Station could also serve as the hub for inter-state High Speed Rail  (route pictured here) and a local Light Rail service that would run between Raleigh and Cary.

Associated posts:

County Transit Plan Moving Forward

Vote YES for Raleigh’s Transportation Bond

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