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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
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I’m sure many people are interested in both the Lake Wheeler Road improvements and the Tryon Road, Part C project. The City of Raleigh recently announced the major road projects that are to be included in their 10-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Both projects made the cut for phase one, which means that funds are being allocated for the projects.
What does that all mean? I’m not sure yet. But I’ve got some research to do, as I’m concerned about the coordination with Tryon Road Part C and the Tryon Road bridge. For now, check out the details for these two projects in our vicinity.
CITY’S ADOPTED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ALLOCATES FUNDS FOR MAJOR STREET CONSTRUCTION
In its adopted Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), the City of Raleigh continues its commitment to improving the Capital City’s major streets. (more…)
Tags: budget, cip, district D, lake_wheeler_road, ncdot, raleigh, renaissance_park, sidewalks, transportation_plan, tryon_road, wake county
Posted in DDNA, Lineberry Alliance, Raleigh City Council, Raleigh Planning, SWCAC, Transportation | 1 Comment »
Friday, July 30th, 2010
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After much discussion, pilot groups, testing, and patience, the new website for the City of Raleigh that I’ve heard so much about is finally becoming a reality in August. One of the highlights includes the Raleigh Beehive, a self-help web portal, that sounds like it will be interesting and useful to citizens. The one thing I’ll be on the lookout for is more support for the Citizen Advisory Councils (CACs). We are in desperate needs of better communication tools and online community building. See the press release on the new website below:
Raleigh Launches New Web Portal Aug. 1
On Aug. 1, the City of Raleigh’s web portal will change – completely! The site has been re-created to be of greater value to residents and to make it a more enjoyable and productive place to visit. It promises to make it much easier to keep up to the minute on City news and events; register for classes; file for a permit or do any business with your City. (more…)
Tags: beehive, CAC, economic_development, raleigh, social media, website
Posted in Lineberry Alliance, Raleigh City Council, SWCAC | No Comments »
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
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Information provided by Raleigh Police Department (RPD)
On June 14, Major R.W. Grayson of the RPD announced the release of “The Raleigh Police Department’s Response to Gang Activity: 2009 Public Report,” which describes the RPD’s broad and proactive approach toward gang prevention, intervention, and suppression. Highlights of the report include:
- A general overview of gangs in Raleigh, including demographics and criminal activity
- A description of the RPD units involved in the department’s response to gang-related crime
- A listing of the RPD’s programs and partnerships related to gang prevention, intervention, and suppression
- A forecast of what can be expected in the arena of gang activity on the local and national level
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Tags: crime_prevention, gangs, park, raleigh, RPD, wake county
Posted in DDNA, Parks & Rec, Raleigh City Council | No Comments »
Monday, June 7th, 2010
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Mary-Ann Baldwin
I got a chance to catch up with one of Raleigh’s At-large City Councilors, Mary-Ann Baldwin, for a five question email interview. If Mary-Ann can survive the Fire Department Operations 101 class, an orientation to the daily grind, risks, and rewards that Raleigh firefighters deal with daily, held on June 5, 2010, then certainly she can survive our questions. I’ve watched Mary-Ann on Raleigh City Council for the past few years and have become more and more impressed. She brings a much needed marketing and communications background and understands business principles such as communication, customer service, and team work. If you follow her on Twitter (she’s @maryannbaldwin by the way) then you know she’s interested in business innovation. See what Mary-Ann has to say about moving the Lightner Center forward, the gang situation in Raleigh (and how you might be wrong about it), how government can foster innovation, and much more in our interview with her.
1) City Council budget hearings are coming up this summer. How is city council going to deal with the budget shortfall and what sacrifices will the City and citizens have to make?
Like many private citizens who are cutting back and living on tighter budgets, the City must do the same. This means that Capital Improvement Projects are going to be (more…)
Tags: budget, gangs, innovation, Lightner Center, raleigh, Raleigh City Council, sales tax, transit, tryon_road, wake county
Posted in DDNA, Lineberry Alliance, Raleigh City Council, Transportation | 1 Comment »
Friday, June 4th, 2010
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At Tuesday night’s budget hearing (6/1/2010), it was standing-room only as many different groups were on hand to get in their budget requests to City Council. Support for the arts was strong and kicked things off. Then the jockeying began at the podium.
I would first like to thank all the folks who attended to show their support. We had a good number of people from South West Citizens Advisory Council (SWCAC) attend and stand during the request to show city council that we really need some attention in South West Raleigh. We can only make things happen in our neighborhoods if we take the initiative to make them happen.
I was very pleased to present the budget requests for the SWCAC and excited that we had so much support from our neighborhoods. SWCAC had a total of eight items that we asked for, two of which stood out and got some heads nodding on city council: (more…)
Tags: budget, neighborhoods, park, planning, SWCAC, tryon_road
Posted in Raleigh City Council, SWCAC | 1 Comment »
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
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District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA) met on May 15, 2010 at the Whole Foods community room at Wade Avenue. District D Councilor Thomas Crowder was unable to attend so Jason Hibbets ran the meeting in his place. At-Large Councilor Russ Stephenson was in attendance. The group got a report on this years intercity Chamber of Commerce trip to Fairfax, Virginia from Councilor Stephenson. Additionally, we discussed the upcoming Raleigh budget review, Union Station, the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), and got an update from the neighborhoods around the district. (more…)
Tags: budget, chamber, DC, hillsborough_street, housing, inclusionary zoning, raleigh, transit, udo, union station, wake county
Posted in DDNA, Raleigh City Council, Transportation | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
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A few weeks ago, we told you about the New American House project, a great opportunity to have green, sustainable community right here in the Lineberry area. The City of Raleigh recently announced it now offers a green building certification program to construction professionals. See the details below for more information.
CITY OF RALEIGH ANNOUNCES GREEN BUILDING TRAINING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
The City of Raleigh Office of Sustainability has developed a Green Building Training Certification and Community Education Program. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, commonly referred to as the stimulus package. (more…)
Tags: EECBG, green, HERS, LEED, plumbing, raleigh, solar, sustainable, training
Posted in DDNA, Other Organizations, Raleigh City Council | 2 Comments »
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