For some Raleigh properties, development is a puzzle with missing pieces. A Raleigh “hackathon” recently debated ways to bring all the pieces and players together. Continue Reading →
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Hackathon Looks at Empty Spaces Downtown
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A group of architects and developers are hosting a “hackathon” this week to tackle questions about what to do with vacant or unused space in downtown. Photo by kakissell. Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, The Latest, hackathon, urban design center
After Two Centuries, It’s Time to Move the Crabtree Jones House
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A developer plans to move a Colonial-era house from its Wake Forest Road address to Hilmer Drive later this year. The move will preserve the house while freeing up the land for development. Continue Reading →
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City Looks to Spend $10 million on Pedestrian Projects
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Studies show Raleigh needs to be more pedestrian friendly. The city's new Comprehensive Pedestrian Plan outlines changes for the future, from sidewalks to street crossing improvements. Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, The Latest, Transit, pedestrians, sidewalks
District Court Judge 10 (Gray Seat) — Erin Mulligan Graber
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[media-credit name="Erin Mulligan Graber" align="alignright" width="150"][/media-credit]Erin Mulligan Graber — District Court Judge 10
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Beyond enforcing laws and being fair, what do you think are important qualities to bring to the bench? Let me tell you a little about myself and what I think are very important qualities to bring to the bench. Before I was a lawyer I worked at social services. I worked at Interact here in Wake County, if you’re familiar with that program. We work with domestic violence victims and survivors of sexual assault. Being in social services I was in this day in and day out, learning the resources in the community, in Wake County. Continue Reading →
Filed under: 2012 General Election Voter Guide, Erin Mulligan Graber
District Court Judge 10 (Worley Seat) — Anna Worley
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Anna Worley — District Court Judge 10
Campaign website: http://www.judgeworley.com/
[media-credit name="Anna Worley" align="alignright" width="150"][/media-credit]Beyond enforcing laws and being fair, what do you think are important qualities to bring to the bench? I certainly think of course that fairness is primary among those things that we have to bring to the bench. There are several other traits that I think are very important. I think that being able to listen carefully to people and patiently to people. In the time that I’ve been on the bench I have gained an even greater understanding of how very difficult it can be to the large number—and it is an extraordinarily large number now—of pro se litigants in the court system to express their case. Continue Reading →
Filed under: 2012 General Election Voter Guide, Anna Worley
Few Problems After Eight Months of Food Trucks
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In September, 2011, Raleigh City Council voted to permit food trucks downtown. Despite initial concerns about emissions, littering and unfair competition for restaurants, city staffers say the lack of complaints since September is a good sign. Continue Reading →
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Studying the Triangle’s Future from the Sky
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After studying 30 years of satellite imagery, a UNC Charlotte research project says Triangle counties have developed land at a faster rate than they’ve added people. Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, The Latest, Development, Growth, planning, triangle
A Review of Raleigh’s Superfund Sites
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The federal Superfund helps state environmental officials cope with environmental contamination. The program has dealt with everything from sulfuric acid spills to a university laboratory-waste dump. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Environment, News, environment, superfund
Property Development Reviews Changing in the New Year
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Raleigh’s efforts at regulatory reform produce three procedural changes to development review for 2012. Among them: If a project fails the review process three times, the city will inform the owners why. Continue Reading →