April 14, 2026 City Council Work Session & Public Comments Session

Raleigh City Council Meetings, April 14, 2026

4:00 pm Work Session:

Mayor Cowell was absent and excused.

Wake County Continuum of Care Update

Emila Sutton, Housing and Community Development and Eileen Rosa, Wake County, provided information spoke, regarding the Wake County Continuum of Care annual System Performance Measures and progress on establishing a communitywide initiative to reduce unsheltered homelessness over the next three years.

Wake Bus Rapid Transit Northern Corridor Major Investment Study

Het Patel, Transportation, presented. In November 2016, Wake County voters approved a transit-dedicated half-cent sales tax investment to expand and better connect the public transit network throughout Wake County.
The City says that the Wake County Transit Plan will: connect the region; connect all Wake County communities; provide frequent, reliable urban mobility; and enhance access to transit. Transit improvements identified in the plan include the implementation of four Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors.

On September 4, 2018, City Council authorized the mayor to accept the City’s project sponsor designation for the Wake Transit Plan’s BRT (Wake BRT) projects. The Wake BRT: Northern Corridor project was one of the four corridors identified.

Preliminary maps of the proposed BRT Northern Corridor:

https://pub-raleighnc.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=11474

Video Link: Raleigh City Council Work Session – April 14, 2026

7:00 pm Public Comments Session:

Mayor Cowell was absent and excused.

Topics included:
Tree planting, right on red turns, transparency, preservation, taxes, safety, budget, Brookside Drive, bike lanes added with no resident input, Dix Park, Shaw University, and baseball.

Video Link: Raleigh City Council Public Comment Session – April 14, 2026