The Lightner Public Safety Center is back on the agenda again. Plus, a council committees gives the go-ahead to a new greenway in North Raleigh and the NC State police department could get a broader jurisdiction around the university.
Tuesday’s Raleigh City Council meeting saw more intense debate over the proposed public safety center downtown with no vote. But councilors did manage to pass new parking regulations, water conservation measures and a text change to bring the city into compliance with a new state law.
The proposed public safety center will be back on the table before council this week. Mayor Charles Meeker has modified his proposal for funding the $140-million Clarence E. Lightner Public Safety Center. Also at council this week: a new set of front-yard parking regulations, a federal wish list and touch-screen computers for the RPD.
City council committees approved new rules for site plan approval and $700 in additional impact fees. The recommendations will go to council on Tuesday.
A new systems went online today to track Capital Area Transit buses. The new website gives projected real-time arrival schedules for city busses and tracks them along the routes.
Members of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board passed a new set of recommendations to prevent incidents like the explosion at the ConAgra Slim Jim plan last September. Read the full-text recommendations in the latest edition of Sunshine Weekly.
The Raleigh City Council delayed a vote in support of bike lanes on Hillsborough Street until March. Councilors again pushed the proposed public safety center back two weeks. But it did approve $184,000 to develop a master plan for Moore Square.
The Lightner Center will be back in front of council again this week. Also up: Moore Square redesign, handicapped parking downtown, Hillsborough Street bicycle lanes and a new set of zoning regulations.
The Raleigh City Council’s public works committee members voted unanimously to support bike lanes for Hillsborough Street. If the plan gets final approval from council and the state Department of Transportation, there will be dedicated bike lanes along the section of the street fronting N.C. State University. Photo by Will Butler.
The Raleigh City Council again delayed voting on the $205-million public safety center. Councilors did give approval on the downtown amphitheater site plan and a host of new water conservation measures.
