Planning DT Raleigh
The Most Expensive Parking Lots In Downtown Raleigh
Fresh off this great read at the New York Times, I decided to push out this post about one of my favorite topics when discussing urban areas; parking. I’m not sure why it fascinates me but it’s so interesting to hear people complain about it when it is proven that our parking decks are around [...]
What Is The Future of Capital Boulevard?
About two weeks ago, I attended a workshop at Bobby Murray Chevrolet about Capital Boulevard and what the future has in store for this road. City of Raleigh Planning Director Mitchell Silver mentioned that during the city’s Big Ideas workshop in April of 2008, more people complained about Capital Boulevard then any other area of [...]
Morgan Two-way Conversion Is A Block Short
The Morgan Street two-way conversion seems to be finished; from Dawson Street all the way to the roundabout on Hillsborough Street. But I’ve noticed, and at one point assumed, that this conversion should or would include the section between Dawson and McDowell. See the map. Drivers on McDowell Street might appreciate the left turn option [...]
Sprucing Up Capital Boulevard
Capital Boulevard is a very important artery to downtown Raleigh. The way I see it, the corridor can either grow in two directions; for cars or for people. Building it for cars means more lanes and more of the suburban style growth that you see north of I-440. The other is to build a truly [...]
Failed Outdoor Seating Plans Re-visited
I’m not reporting any plans for outdoor seating currently but just bringing up plans that never came to be. Outdoor seating is probably a subject that I could talk about for hours and there are some great opportunities for more in downtown Raleigh. On a gorgeous day this weekend, I walked up Glenwood South and [...]
Bigger, Bolder Signs In Downtown
I finally made it through the Downtown Raleigh Alliance’s analysis and strategy report on retail, read the whole thing here, and there are lots of topics to go over. I thought their recommendations on signage was something I hadn’t thought of since I can’t view downtown through a first-time visitors’ eyes. The report suggests: If [...]
Baseball In Downtown, Devereux Meadow Meets Progress In Raleigh
Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives It’s no secret but most people don’t know about the baseball stadium that once stood near downtown. That’s right, at one point in time, minor league sluggers were blasting home runs onto what would eventually become Capital Blvd. The ballpark once sat in the area highlighted in the [...]
Hacking Meters: How To Use The New Pay Stations
So the new parking pay stations are coming, a topic we have touched on a couple of times, and they are actually pretty simple to use. Sometime in April, everyone will be required to drop off some loose change for that space out in front of CVS and the experience will be much easier. The [...]
