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Greenway Trails, Current and Future

state-street-greenwayA map of the existing Capital Area Greenway trails and what’s planned for the future.
May 2, 2013 | Posted in: City Journal, The Latest | Tags: | 1 Response | Full Story »

Retail Becomes More Urban, Social

Lafayette Village 1Shoppers may be moving online, but they’re still going to brick and mortar stores. Raleigh has seen an emergence of a new kind of retail in recent years, taking shoppers away from the mall.
April 4, 2013 | Posted in: City Journal | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Mixed Signals Sent Down Hillsborough Street

Hillsborough Street has many crosswalks.Hillsborough Street is growing, but how and where are questions that have been debated as each new development asks for city approval. Columnist Leo Suarez explains the different voices in the debate.
February 18, 2013 | Posted in: City Journal | Tags: , , , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

The Upcoming Parking Crisis in Downtown Raleigh

The Wake County parking deck off McDowell Street.There’s no shortage of parking in downtown Raleigh. In fact, there’s a huge oversupply. The city bet on parking growth in downtown and now faces a mounting debt for the construction.
January 8, 2013 | Posted in: City Journal | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story »

To Protect and to Preserve, Saving Historic Structures in Raleigh

The Crabtree Jones HouseIn his first column, Leo Suarez of dtraleigh.com tackles issues of historic preservation in the ever-growing City of Oaks.
December 6, 2012 | Posted in: City Journal | Tags: , , , | Comments closed | Full Story »