Lichtin Plaza, or the space in front of the performing arts center, will soon get a remake. Aimed at making the space more accessible, the plaza will make way for a drop-off lane and you can see what that might look like in the rendering below. This seems to make sense as South Street is jammed before large events at the performing arts center and an improved drop-off process helps groups access the area more easily.
Continue reading →Last week’s City Council meeting (watch on YouTube here) featured an important update on downtown Raleigh, covering public safety and ongoing improvements to our public spaces. The primary focus was on Fayetteville Street and security enhancements at GoRaleigh Station. There were some great takeaways, and overall, things seem to be moving in a positive direction.
On the Glenwood South front, Raleigh Police Department (RPD) is satisfied with its current strategy, and we’ve shifted from focusing on violent crime to managing noise issues. That, in itself, is a positive sign.
Looking further ahead, the Fayetteville Street Streetscape Plan is expected to be officially adopted by Winter 2026. What does that mean? I take it to mean that the plan is agreed upon and when looking into my crystal ball, I hope the following takes place:
The state government seems to be done digging it’s large hole along Jones Street and now has a crane set up to start putting things in it. We’ll actually see a second crane here as the base for it is already in place.
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This week, we have a not so great photo of the new sign on the Union Station Transit Facility. I thought this would be significant as we are months away from the station opening. The area looks very unfinished and future development is still to come to the area.
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Opening this month is downtown’s newest apartment tower, Maeve Raleigh. It’s been fun watching this one go up and I prefer these towers where the parking deck is detached. Optimistically, (hopelessly?) I feel like the deck can be repurposed one day or even built on top of but that’ll probably be decades if that ever happens. Either way, we should be welcoming new residents and you want to be friendly to these residents in hopes they invite you over. Maeve has some high-end amenities, according to their website.
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Have you ridden any GoRaleigh buses lately? It’s been about six months or so since fares have returned and at the same time, the number of ways to plan your trips and pay for your fare have increased. All those options are meant to help you, not confuse you, and so with lots of options out there, I wanted to take a second and get a list going of all the tech available for connoisseurs to get around Raleigh stress-free and fully informed.
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How could the pic of this week NOT be about the snow? We went over 1,000 days without any of the white stuff and now we get multiple drifts of nature’s confetti this season. Honestly, the snow today was a little sleety and not the nice powdery stuff. Still, there’s a positive side.
Continue reading →During the February 6, 2025 Design Review Commission meeting, there was a presentation (YouTube link here) related to the plans for the upcoming Red Hat Amphitheater, which should start construction this year. The video really speaks for itself and it’s a highly recommended watch. While the images aren’t final by any means, they do a great job of giving you a sense of what’s being built along Lenoir Street, more specifically to the south of the current amphitheater site as it sits today.
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