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City council gave final approval for bike lanes on Hillsborough Street and a contract with the Raleigh Rickshaw Company to run bicycle rental downtown. Councilors also voted to take a stand against “re-segregation” of Wake County schools.
The Raleigh City Council will consider proposals for bike lanes on Hillsborough Street, downtown bicycle rental, American flags along Fayetteville Street and a fee increase for new water connections.
What are cyclists supposed to do in the new Hillsborough Street roundabouts?
Members of the task force studying the new public safety center proposal met for the first time today. They decided to hire a private firm to study Raleigh’s public safety facilities needs, which could cost up to $150,000, according to one task force member.
Russell Lee, more commonly known as Sho Nuff, passed away on March 28. He was a familiar, friendly face for many around Raleigh. Photo courtesy Goodnight, Raleigh.
The Raleigh City Council decided to set up a task force to look at the public safety center proposal. Councilors also gave city staff the go-ahead to apply for stimulus funding for Solid Waste Services’ remote operations facilities. They also sent new pine straw regulations to committee.
RPR’s Chrystal Barlett talks with state and local leaders about what the census means for Raleigh.
The Clarence E. Lightner Public Safety Center is back on the agenda after being rejected in a 4-4 vote earlier this year. Also, public utility fee increases on tap and a new pawn shop for Capital Boulevard.
Eleven members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting a change in how the Census counts temporarily deployed service personnel based in North Carolina. Read the full letter to the president.
Check out the latest update to RPR’s Stimulus Tracking project on Department of Transportation stimulus spending in the Raleigh/Wake County area.
