Raleigh Transportation: Questions worth asking!
IS THIS HOW YOU WOULD WANT YOUR MOTHER, FATHER, GRANDPARENT, OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE WITH A DISABILITY TO BE TREATED?
Offsides: is this development getting ahead of infrastructure?
Before approving Z-43-25, I respectfully ask Council to require a meaningful examination of emergency access, overflow parking, Johnsdale Road capacity, school-event traffic, pedestrian movement and evacuation conditions. The question is not simply whether the proposed development can accommodate its own residents under normal conditions.
Raleigh: Asphalt Jungle?
The issue of persistent toxic pollution at abandoned industrial sites is not a site design problem. There is simply no way that rezoning for high-density residential development – of any type or design – should be allowed on asphalt plant sites until probable threats have been scientifically assessed and addressed, using modern methods.
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Council Committees have basically stopped meeting. Closing off public access.
Council Committees are scheduled to meet monthly to review policies, vet proposals and take public input before items go to the full council. These committee meetings are cancelled more often than not. Three of the four committees stopped meeting entirely in 2026.