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Parking in downtown Raleigh has changed a lot since the city installed on-street meters in 2010. We sat down with Parking Administrator Gordon Dash to find out how things are going, answer some frequently asked questions and find out what’s new. Continue Reading →
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. Continue Reading →
Planning Commission members Tuesday discussed concerns with the amount of parking created by a new car dealership. The commission also approved three rezoning applications. Photo: The CarMax on Glenwood Avenue in 2008. Photo by Ildar Sagdejev. Continue Reading →
The Planning Commission approved site plans this week for a new Carolina Ale House, the 401 Oberlin development and a new parking lot at Wake Tech. Continue Reading →
Downtown Raleigh visitors could soon see advertisements in the city’s parking decks, but they won’t see higher parking rates. The City Council’s Budget and Economic Development Committee Tuesday approved two recommendations from the Downtown Raleigh Alliance aimed at increasing the city’s parking revenue. The full Council still has to approve the changes. Continue Reading →
Yesterday we reviewed one part of the parking changes. Today, let’s look at the rest. Parking reductions were made in the Downtown District (DX), TOD Overlay District and Urban Frontage. Continue Reading →
Today, we’ll take a look at 7.1 — Parking. We’ll be splitting parking into two sections since it’s a hot topic and takes up 14 pages in the UDO. "Generally, minimum parking requirements for commercial uses has been reduced while minimum requirements for multi-family and institutional uses have been slightly increased.” Photo by alex_ford. Continue Reading →
Raleigh officials blame the poor economy for a possible $1.4 million parking shortfall next year. If the city can’t come up with a plan to increase revenue, future years could look just as bleak with a $13 million shortfall predicted for 2015. Continue Reading →
The Raleigh City Council may be able to strike a deal with the state to move ahead with the Moore Square redesign. Councilors also approved parking changes, two bonds for the October ballot and ended sidewalk assessments. Continue Reading →
A proposed ordinance would require all new construction to have a designated parking area made of a non-erodible material that is no more than 40 percent of the front lot or 425 square feet – whichever is greater – and some kind of screening along the facing property line, such as hedges. While this part of the regulation would be enacted citywide, individual neighborhoods could apply for an overlay district that would make the ordinance retroactive in their area. Continue Reading →