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Doctors in the House?

By on May 10, 2012   /   Moore Square, Shopping / Retail Services   /   1 Comment

We have lived downtown for six years, and continue to hear all about the new restaurants and bars opening up.  These amenities provide great entertainment for us and I love the energy and the enthusiasm, but I was more excited about hearing the news that we have new doctors downtown providing primary care. That’s right, we now have a primary care physician practice downtown—four doctors to be exact.  Having a critical service like this is an important addition for the residential base downtown. You can be sure  it didn’t take me long to walk down and sign up.  I have been a patient with Dr.…

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“It’s too expensive to live downtown.” Fact or myth?

By on May 5, 2012   /   Uncategorized   /   6 Comments

Many people love to come downtown to “play”, enjoying the  entertainment and dining choices that a city has to offer, but when considering where they call home, they assume that urban living is too expensive.  Let’s take a closer look.

You don’t need the same size house if you live downtown. 

It’s true that the cost of living downtown is in most cases higher on a per square foot basis, but that should not be surprising.  Raleigh is no different than most other urban centers where land values create a higher density environment. Buildings go up instead of out.  The benefit is that active areas within urban centers are in close proximity to each other, allowing people to walk or use public transit to get with ease from place to place where they live, work and play.…

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CityCamp Raleigh 2012 Returns to Downtown

By on April 26, 2012   /   City Government   /   Leave a comment

Save the date for CityCamp Raleigh 2012: June 1, 2, and 3.

CityCamp Raleigh is three days of open sourced talks, workshops, and hands-on problem solving, to re-imagine the way the web, applications, technology, and participation will shape the future of our city.  Who should attend?  Concerned and active citizens like yourself.  Anyone with an idea on how to make Raleigh a better place to live. Youth who want to get more involved.

The planning committee is working on all the details, but attendees can expect a similar format from our first CityCamp—a day of talks on Friday afternoon, an unconference on Saturday, and teams working on solving a city-wide opportunity on Sunday.…

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Thing To Do For Earth Day, Guest Post

By on April 21, 2012   /   Food & Drink, Moore Square, Parks & Green Space   /   2 Comments

This is a guest post provided by Sandra Simpson at Greetings from Green NC, a new site about sustainable practices and food around the triangle. I challenged Sandra to come up with a list of things to do for Earth Day and here is her list.

Downtown Raleigh NC rocks, and when it comes to observing Earth Day, there are many choices to be enjoyed-not just on April 22nd, but all month long. Here are my top ten picks for saying, “thanks Mother Earth.”

10. For a short stroll, park your car and take a walk around City Market and Moore Square.…

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Introducing Link Peace Street, A Resident Backed Alternative For Capital Boulevard and Peace Street

By on April 5, 2012   /   Capital District   /   3 Comments

Peace Street with Capital Boulevard bridge

There’s a new project that’s growing some legs in downtown Raleigh. Link Peace Street is a vision from Raleigh residents for a more walkable environment on Peace Street. It coincides with the Capital Boulevard Corridor Study and hopes to put another alternative onto the table that is currently not being considered. I’m helping out with the effort and the core focus of it revolves around creating a plan for an at-grade intersection at Capital Boulevard and Peace Street.

Over the next few days, more information will be put onto the vision website of Link Peace Street so I encourage readers to check out the site we’ve built and sign up for updates.…

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Downtown investment is key to keeping taxes down while supporting Raleigh’s population growth

By on April 1, 2012   /   City Government, Glenwood South, Transportation / Parking   /   1 Comment

Joe Minicozzi, a new projects manager of a firm which drove the revitalization of downtown Asheville has taken his show on the road, convincing other cities:

If you’ve got underutilized buildings in your downtown, do anything you can to fix them up, because that’s where your wealth comes from.

The bottom line is that per acre, high density areas have the potential to generate much more public wealth than low-density subdivisions or massive suburban malls.  Taking into consideration the revenue they bring in, downtowns cost considerably less to maintain in public services and infrastructure.

Growth in low density development works like a pyramid scheme. 

Low density development isn’t just a poor way to make property-tax revenue, it’s extremely expensive to maintain.  In fact, it could only be feasible if we’re expanding development at the periphery into eternity, forever bringing in revenue from new construction, helping to pay for the existing subdivisions we’ve already built.…

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Enjoyed the Raleigh Home Tour in past years? Now it’s expanded into the Downtown Living Tour. Volunteer and tour for free!

By on March 27, 2012   /   City Government, Food & Drink, Shopping / Retail Services   /   1 Comment

Downtown Living Tour will include homes, as well as unique urban shops and restaurants offering a discount to attendees.

As in the previous eight years since the tour began, ticket holders can visit a variety of homes ranging from multi-tenant buildings to single family houses. But this year’s home tour is expanding beyond downtown dwellings to focus on the experience and benefits of urban living.

Downtown Raleigh continues to attract a diverse set of residents, who are seeking the benefits of a more urban lifestyle.  From innovative young professionals looking to more naturally collaborate and build social networks to empty nesters ready to simplify their lives and enjoy a more walkable and healthy lifestyle, downtown Raleigh is now more attractive than ever.…

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One Month to Weigh-in on Plans for Capital Blvd Corridor

By on March 19, 2012   /   City Government, Glenwood South, Parks & Green Space   /   Leave a comment

The opening statement of the Capital Blvd Corridor Study Report describes it as “the most travelled and least-loved gateway into Downtown Raleigh.” Now is the time to consider options that will make this road system into an entranceway that invites a more pleasant, pedestrian and commuter friendly gateway into Downtown.

The city has just issued its updated vision and recommendations for the corridor, and opened a one month public comment period.

  • Download the report here.
  • Ways to submit comments listed here.

It’s a 65 page report, so I’ve identified some of the key items likely to be of most interest for residents who live, work or play in the northern end of Downtown Raleigh, in and around the Peace Street Corridor.…

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UDO Update: Raleigh Planning Commission to begin their review on March 13.

By on March 8, 2012   /   City Government, UDO   /   Leave a comment

The Planning Commission begins its review of Raleigh’s new development regulations, the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) draft, on Tuesday, March 13.  The Commission will meet weekly for the next 14 weeks, including 3 evening meetings, which will provide more opportunities for public participation.  The complete schedule is available here.  Each chapter in the schedule is linked to the PDF file for the chapter.

WHAT: Meeting #1, a review of Chapter 1: Introductory Provisions. This chapter describes 8 building types and includes a table showing what building types are allowed in each zoning district.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 13, immediately after the completion of the regular Planning Commission meeting.…

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Your Help Needed To Restore Walk Raleigh – Please sign their petition today!

By on March 4, 2012   /   City Government   /   3 Comments

On Tuesday, March 6th at 1:00pm, the Raleigh City Council will vote on whether or not Walk Raleigh will be restored as a pedestrian wayfinding system in downtown Raleigh. 

The project has received local, national and international attention, promoting innovation, walking and healthy lifestyles.  

We need YOUR HELP to show City Council how supportive the community is for the signs to be re-installed. 

 

- – Click here to add your name to the petition – -

 

Read the press:

City Puts an End to Guerrilla “Walk Raleigh” Campaign

Official [Planning Director, Mitch Silver] wants city to reserrect “Walk Raleigh”

 

Learn more about the project at Walk-Raleigh.com

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