Editorial notes
It’s official: RPR gets non-profit status
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A letter from the editor.
City Council
New zoning code will not require affordable housing
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The new zoning code, or Unified Development Ordinance in planner parlance, will not require builders to include affordable housing units in new developments.
City Council
Pine straw rules, rail task force get green light
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Councilors approved a ban on pine straw near rental properties and a new task force to study rail in Raleigh. They delayed spending $186,000 to lease BMW motorcycles for the RPD.
City Council
Council preview: Pine straw rules up for a vote
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The Raleigh City Council could vote on new rules prohibiting pine straw near rental properties. Councilors will also talk about smoking in parks, the new Union Station proposal, sidewalks and BMW motorcycles for the RPD.
City Council
Measuring Raleigh’s sustainability efforts
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Between 2007 and 2008 the city council set three goals to make Raleigh a more sustainable city.The city’s sustainability office gave councilors an update on those efforts recently. Those goals include reducing fossil fuel consumption by city vehicles by 20 percent, setting efficiency standards for new buildings and endorsing the U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement.
Sunshine Blog
Sunshine blog: Raleigh’s Union Station proposal
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Read the proposal for the downtown transit station.
City Council
City council talking transit, hoping for half-cent sales tax
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Raleigh City Council had a special session Friday to discuss plans for commuter and light rail to be completed by 2031. Plans for such a system, which would stretch from Raleigh to Durham, Chapel Hill and potentially into Johnston County, have been in the works for the past ten years. Image courtesy the City of Raleigh Planning Department.
City Council
Council approves Hillsborough bike lanes, downtown bike rental
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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.
City Council
Council preview: bikes, parking tickets and American flags
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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.
