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Raleigh’s Multi-Modal Transit Center
A draft report for Raleigh’s Union Station has been completed for public review. The objective of the design and development strategy is twofold: first, to prepare a conceptual multi-modal transit center design that coordinates the location of various existing and future transit service areas with convenient connections among service platforms; and second, to prepare a…
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East CAC meets Monday, 17 May
The East CAC will meet on Monday, 17 May 2010 at 7 PM in Lions Park Community Center at 516 Dennis Ave. This month, David Berra from the city’s Parks department will give us an update on the new playgrounds put in at Lockwood Greenway and Lions Park (the latter as a community build). We’ll…
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Council approves RPD field office
Great news! The Raleigh City Council just authorized the city to enter into a lease with the owners of the Food Lion shopping center at 1100 N. Raleigh Boulevard for the Raleigh Police Department field office! No move-in time has been specified but things should start happening soon. Thanks to Officer Kryskowiak, Michael Ballen, Capt.…
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Lockwood and Lions Park playground builds
The Lockwood playground build is progressing nicely, as the photograph above shows. The Lions Park playground build is scheduled for this Saturday. Cindy Trumbower from the city’s Parks and Rec department reports that there are now so many volunteers that she’s having to turn people away! Therefore, the 60 registered volunteers will make the new…
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Media from East CAC April 2010 meeting
Audio and video from the April 2010 meeting of the East CAC is now available. Audio can be downloaded here [25 MB mp3] Video can be streamed here. (Once again, I apologize for the poor audio quality).
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Capital Boulevard draft scope of work
A number of interested parties met a few weeks ago to discuss the proposed Capital Boulevard Revitalization Study. Mack Paul reported this week that a meeting will be held next month with senior NCDOT officials to discuss what level of flexibility we have in redesigning this corridor. Also, city staff are seeking archival photographs and…
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East CAC meets next Monday, April 19th
The East CAC will meet on Monday, April 19th at 7 PM at Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue. The speaker this month is Bianca Howard, Solid Waste Services Education Specialist for the City of Raleigh. Bianca will provide an overview of Raleigh’s recycling efforts, including phone book recycling, Shred-A-Thon events, and the city’s…
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March 2010 East CAC Draft Minutes
East CAC Meeting Minutes March 2010 Submitted by Secretary Sue Sturgis Chairman Mark Turner called the meeting of the East CAC to order shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday, March 15 at Lions Park Community Center. There were about 65 people in attendance, with about a dozen attending for the first time. The meeting was…
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Audio/video from March 2010 East CAC meeting
The audio from the March 2010 East CAC meeting can be found here [20 MB mp3] The video from the meeting may be viewed here.
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Viva Raleigh this Saturday
The Viva Raleigh Festival will take place Saturday, April 10, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Spring Forest Road Park at 4203 Spring Forest Road. This will be a day long celebration of the Latino culture with music and food. We will feature continuous live performance by local and internationally known artists, sponsor booths offering free product…