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David Eichenberger on the Wake County School Board.
City Council
Council preview: Lighner Center back, NCSU police could get broader powers
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The Lightner Public Safety Center is back on the agenda again. Plus, a council committees gives the go-ahead to a new greenway in North Raleigh and the NC State police department could get a broader jurisdiction around the university.
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Gauging Wake’s fight against homelessness
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The recession continues and the news is rife with stories of struggles from board rooms to homeless shelters. Corporate cutbacks, unemployment extension and insurance losses abound, but how’s the recession impacting those who never had much to start with?
News
R-Line successful after first year on the road
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After a full year of service, Raleigh transit officials say the free downtown circulator known as the R-Line has slightly exceeded their expectations.
The service celebrated its anniversary Feb. 13, and through the end of January, about 178,000 people have boarded the hybrid-electric buses at an average clip of 521 per day.
City Council
Council passes new parking and zoning rules, delays Lightner Center
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Tuesday’s Raleigh City Council meeting saw more intense debate over the proposed public safety center downtown with no vote. But councilors did manage to pass new parking regulations, water conservation measures and a text change to bring the city into compliance with a new state law.
City Council
Lightner Center, front-yard parking back at city council
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The proposed public safety center will be back on the table before council this week. Mayor Charles Meeker has modified his proposal for funding the $140-million Clarence E. Lightner Public Safety Center. Also at council this week: a new set of front-yard parking regulations, a federal wish list and touch-screen computers for the RPD.
News
City council committees approve new site plan rules, impact fees
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City council committees approved new rules for site plan approval and $700 in additional impact fees. The recommendations will go to council on Tuesday.
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N.C. comes out big in federal high-speed rail funding
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An almost two decade-old project to expand high-speed rail out of Raleigh got a half-billion-dollar boost from the federal government last month.
As part of an $8 billion infusion of high-speed rail funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, North Carolina will receive $520 million for a number of projects to improve the route running from Raleigh to Charlotte.
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New online system to make sure you don’t miss the bus
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A new systems went online today to track Capital Area Transit buses. The new website gives projected real-time arrival schedules for city busses and tracks them along the routes.
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Studying language in South Park
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The vocal chords of Raleigh’s urban community are being put under the linguistic microscope. Linguists from North Carolina State University, curious about language variation in the city’s population, particularly in the downtown African American community, are sending students into South Park armed with voice recorders and video cameras. They’re interviewing the residents who agree to speak with them about their experiences in the city.
