Posts Tagged ‘planning’
Friday, August 6th, 2010
I was reading an article on the Raleigh Public Record summarizing some of the efforts on Raleigh’s approach to improving bike amenities throughout the city, ‘Sharrows’ to make city more bike-friendly, when I thought about our part of town. I briefly mentioned my vision for sharrows on Lineberry Drive in this article, but didn’t really take the time to articulate where or why.
The Raleigh Public Record article called sharrows a “9-foot-long reminder to share the road.” And that is what my vision for Linberry Drive would accomplish.
Example of a sharrow, Source: http://streetswiki.wikispaces.com/Sharrow
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Tags: bike plan, bikes, community, growth, improvements, planning, raleigh, sharrow, transportation_plan
Posted in DDNA, Lineberry Alliance, Raleigh City Council, Transportation | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Anyone who has been down Avent Ferry Road during the past two weeks might have noticed the road is in the process of being resurfaced; to the price tag of $4 million dollars. I’m super stoked about the project, as I avoided the pot-hole laden, right-hand, North bound lane like the plague before the project started. I imagine that frequent users of Avent Ferry welcome the resurfacing project as well.
You might remember in an earlier interview with Eric Lamb, Transportation Services Division, City of Raleigh Public Works Department, he told us that Avent Ferry Road was scheduled for resurfacing this summer. I would argue that NCDOT, the authority responsible for Avent Ferry Road maintenance, is missing a huge opportunity to improve the road and make it a complete street, satisfying much needed pedestrian amenities and making it safer for pedestrians crossing a five-lane road. (more…)
Tags: avent ferry, bike plan, community, complete streets, district D, frogger, ncdot, planning, raleigh, trailwood
Posted in DDNA, NC State, SWCAC, Transportation | 4 Comments »
Friday, June 11th, 2010
On the week of June 21, 2010, you’ll have a chance to participate in several workshops regarding Raleigh’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) on the topic of transitions. The was a big issue during the 2030 Comprehensive Plan update, Raleigh code currently does a poor job of defining how to transition from intense / dense types of development to areas like residential neighborhoods where single families home dominate the landscape.
Consider this: if we start to attract some of the neighborhood mixed use development to the edges of the Lineberry neighbrohoods and they would be 3-5 stories in height, what are the rules, regulations, and code that would dictate how those developments transition to structures like single family dwellings? The answer is two-fold: (more…)
Tags: 2030, design, district D, growth, neighborhoods, newraleighcode, new_code, planning, raleigh, workshop, zoning
Posted in DDNA, Lineberry Alliance, Raleigh Planning | Comments Off
Friday, June 4th, 2010
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 »
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Last week, Raleigh City Council decided to move forward with the drafting of the new development code that is an action item from the adoption of 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) provides the opportunity to rehash and rethink the current approach to development and will remove existing barriers to infill development, allowing the city to curb urban sprawl and build for a more transit-friendly city.
There are lots of opportunities for citizens to participate in the new development code process, but not many are taking advantage of it. One barrier is the complexity of the issues. Another is the fact that making law and code just isn’t sexy to most people. Since the new development code will become law, you have a chance to have a say in it. Essentially, you have a chance to make a law for the city of Raleigh. Look for announcements about future workshops, public hearings, and charrettes that you can participate in.
A citizen panel is trying to help bridge the gap between complex planning code and draw attention to big issues, (more…)
Tags: 2030, charrette, community, form-based zoning, growth, newraleighcode, new_code, participation, planning, raleigh, udo, zoning
Posted in DDNA, Lineberry Alliance, Raleigh Planning | 3 Comments »
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Interesting changes coming from the Legislature that impact how new subdivisions, site plans, and variances need to notify more citizens. Currently, this does not look to impact the rezoning notification process.
Legislation Changes How N.C. Cities Consider Development Plans
The North Carolina General Assembly has approved legislation that changes the way Raleigh and other municipalities in the state consider subdivision plans, site plans and variances.
At its Nov. 3 meeting, the Raleigh City Council authorized City Attorney Thomas McCormick and City Planning Director Mitchell Silver to draft a text change that will bring the City’s policies into compliance with the new state law. The proposed text change will be presented to the City Council for its consideration. (more…)
Tags: mitch silver, planning, site_plans, subdivisions, variance
Posted in Raleigh Planning | Comments Off
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
PUBLIC HEARING SET TO DISCUSS CONDITIONAL USE ZONING PROCESS
On January 19, 2010, the Raleigh City Council will hold a public hearing to discuss a proposed text change to the City ‘s conditional use zoning process. At Wednesday ‘s Council meeting, the City ‘s planning staff was directed to review the 25-year history of the process and draft a text change.
The proposed text change will require that the neighborhood meeting for rezoning petitions take place prior to an applicant ‘s submittal of the petition and include other benchmarked dates regarding submittal of conditions. The January 19 meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
Tags: 2030, district D, new_code, planning, zoning
Posted in Raleigh City Council | Comments Off
Saturday, October 17th, 2009
Over 30 people attended the monthly meeting of the District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA) on the morning of October 17, 2009. After introductions, we talked about who we would like to have as special guests for future meetings. Upcoming guests include Captain Perry, Tom Stafford, and Kristen Rosselli. The group reviewed some upcoming items for City Council, had introductions from the Downtown Living Advocates, Renaissance Park neighborhood, and member announcements.
The November meeting for DDNA will be held at Renaissance Park. Elizabeth Byrd to coordinate pot luck breakfast. (more…)
Tags: cameron village, district D, greenway, mitch silver, neighborhoods, planning, PROP, raleigh, RPD
Posted in DDNA, Lineberry Alliance, Raleigh City Council | 1 Comment »
Friday, October 16th, 2009
We reported earlier when the 2030 Comprehensive Plan was approved by City Council. Last week, the plan was amended and adopted.
COUNCIL AMENDS AND ADOPTS THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The Raleigh City Council on Wednesday [October 7, 2009] adopted the 2030 Comprehensive Plan after agreeing to make three minor amendments to the document.
The first amendment changes the Wilmont/Vann/Lundy Drive area from moderate density to low density residential on the future land use map. The Council also approved an amendment to the Cameron Village area that will allow retail on both sides of Oberlin Road between Clark Street and Everette Street. The amendment requires a lower intensity of use on the west side of Oberlin Road. Finally, the Council approved minor edits to the text of the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Element.
The Council considered amending the designation of a parcel of land located at Women’s Club Drive and Glenwood Avenue that is designated Neighborhood Mixed-Use. However, the Council made no changes.
Source: http://bit.ly/1cxTJy
Tags: 2030, district D, growth, neighborhoods, planning, raleigh
Posted in 2030 Comp Plan, Raleigh City Council | Comments Off
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