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Raleigh Pushes for Permanent Fare-Free Transit
The state capital has a modest-sized transit system, so taking out the farebox during the pandemic was easy and so far everyone likes the outcome. But making free bus service financially sustainable could be harder.
July 20, 2021 •
Riders board a city transit bus in Raleigh, N.C. (RaleighNC.gov) David Meeker seems like an unlikely champion of fare-free transit in Raleigh, N.C., or anywhere. He works in the real estate and the restaurant industries as partner in Carpenter Development, which plays a role in redeveloping the fast-growing southern city’s urban core.
Raleigh Manager Zeroes In on Next Police Chief
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A Year After Their Dissolution, Something Like CACs Will Be Part of Raleigh s Enhanced Community Engagement Strategy
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Raleighs Downtown South development sparks fierce debate
Entertainment venue impacts Black neighborhoods
PHOTO | NORTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL CLUB
The proposed Downtown South sports and entertainment complex in Raleigh has sparked concerns of gentrification and environmental damage in mostly-Black neighborhoods in the urban core.
The Wake County Planning Commission last week unanimously rejected a request by developer John Kane to rezone 145 acres near South Saunders and Wilmington streets and Interstate 40 for a mixed-use sports-entertainment complex dubbed “Downtown South.”
For over a month – as commissioners repeated expressions of concern over being rushed for a decision – unanswered questions, and unsatisfied conditions were echoed by impacted residents and allies who voiced demands and opposition. And, like the momentum some fear the project will add to gentrification and the storm water run-off that for decades has plagued historically Black Southeast Raleigh