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Council preview: Lighner Center back, NCSU police could get broader powers

By C. Duncan Pardo • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: City Council, News

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.



Council passes new parking and zoning rules, delays Lightner Center

By C. Duncan Pardo • Feb 16th, 2010 • Category: City Council, News, The Latest

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.



Lightner Center, front-yard parking back at city council

By C. Duncan Pardo • Feb 15th, 2010 • Category: City Council, News, The Latest

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 approve new site plan rules, impact fees

By C. Duncan Pardo • Feb 11th, 2010 • Category: News

City council committees approved new rules for site plan approval and $700 in additional impact fees. The recommendations will go to council on Tuesday.



New online system to make sure you don’t miss the bus

By C. Duncan Pardo • Feb 9th, 2010 • Category: News

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.



Chemical Safety Board wants new rules after ConAgra explosion

By C. Duncan Pardo • Feb 5th, 2010 • Category: Sunshine Weekly, The Latest

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.



Lightner Center, bike lanes delayed; Moore Sq. master plan moves forward

By C. Duncan Pardo • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: City Council, News, The Latest

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.



Lightner Center, Moore Square redesign back at council this week.

By C. Duncan Pardo • Jan 31st, 2010 • Category: City Council, News, The Latest

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.



Hillsborough Street bike lanes move forward

By C. Duncan Pardo • Jan 26th, 2010 • Category: City Council, News

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.



Council approves amphitheater, delays public safety center

By C. Duncan Pardo • Jan 19th, 2010 • Category: City Council, News, The Latest

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.