News
Affordable Housing Development Coming to S. Person Street
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Planning Commissioners this week approved the “10 at South Person” development and phase two of the Sunnybrook Road development. They defered a Rock Quarry Road rezoning for two weeks.
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Raleigh’s Affordable Housing Landlords Affected by Federal Cuts
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The federal government sequestration is having an impact on the availability of affordable housing for low-income residents in Raleigh. Photo: Construction of an affordable residence for veterans on Sunnybrook Road in Raleigh was completed earlier this year. Image by Holly West.
City Council
Council Roundup: Rebus Market Gets 30-Day Permit
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Council Roundup: Councilors voted Tuesday to end the toilet rebate program and approved updates for the Neighborhood Traffic Calming program. They granted a 30-day permit for a controversial road closure, and approved a pilot program for “parklets” in downtown Raleigh.
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Planning Roundup: Hillsborough St. Stanhope Building Zoning Approved
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Planning Commissioners this week approved the rezoning of a Hillsborough Street building and a piece of land on Poole Road, sent a rezoning case for Ray Road and Bland Road to the Committee of the Whole, and deferred the rezoning of Ebenezer Church Road. They approved expansion plans for Our Lady of Lourdes as well as the new Sunshine Building.
City Council
Red Light Cameras Will Stay in Place
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Council roundup: OptumRx was chosen as a new pharmacy benefit provider, and the city’s SafeLight red light traffic camera system will continue. Councilors set public hearings for the Daniels Street, Landmark Drive and Oberlin Road rezoning cases and former District B candidate Brian Fitzsimmons fulfilled a campaign promise.
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Commissioners Reject Daniels Street Rezoning
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Commissioners this week rejected a request to rezone a piece of property on Daniels Street and approved the Lakeview Ridge recombination.
News
Surging Development Contributes to Affordable Housing Shortage
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There is a shortage of affordable housing in Raleigh. Without a way to track both city-funded and privately owned affordable housing projects, the city is unaware of the full scope of the problem.
City Council
Buck Jones Street Project Approved Despite Opposition
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Councilors this week approved improvement plans for Buck Jones Road and voted to solicit bids for the sale and development of the Stone’s Warehouse property. Two rezoning cases were sent to the Comprehensive Planning Committee and a public hearing has been set for planned traffic calming projects.
News
Planning Roundup: New Retail for Lake Boone Trail; Holly Hill Expanding
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Planning Commissioners approve rezoning cases on Lake Boone Trail and Oberlin Road, and deferred a rezoning case on Daniels Street. Commissioners also approve plans for a new apartment complex, a new office building in the Glenlake Office Complex and expansion plans at Holly Hill Hospital.
City Council
Bike Law Changes Proposed to Avoid Dangers of Getting “Doored”
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Council roundup: The Planning Commission is taking over the work of the Passenger Rail Task Force and Raleigh’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission proposes changes to the City Code of Ordinances.
