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Residents Glimpse Union Station Design Plans
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On Wednesday architects unveiled the design for Raleigh’s planned Union Station in the warehouse district. The plans include retail, performance and outdoor space.
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On Wednesday architects unveiled the design for Raleigh’s planned Union Station in the warehouse district. The plans include retail, performance and outdoor space.
Councilors approve including a $75 million transportation bond on the October 8 ballot.
City officials want to expand bus service throughout Raleigh, but city staff think they should start with New Bern Avenue.
A second information session about the planning and design of the future Raleigh Union Station will take place Wednesday at CAM Raleigh.
For some in city government, the best time to ask a developer for a transit easement is during a rezoning.
Representatives with Capital Area Friends of Transit said they will not continue to push to place a half-cent sales tax referendum on the fall 2013 ballot.
Members of the Wake County Commission have another chance this year to put a referendum on the ballot for a half-cent sales tax to fund public transit. Mayors from across Wake County spoke last week about the need for more transit options, though not all agreed on the sales tax.
Although city officials expect more traffic as the city grows, officials are struggling with ways to become more proactive about installing traffic calming measures.
Raleigh residents are invited to learn more about the Union Station project downtown at a public information session and workshop Monday at the Raleigh Convention Center.
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.