Livable Raleigh

Duplex Village Listening Session
2025-04-17 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Tarboro Road Community Center
We Want to Hear from You!

The Raleigh Housing & Neighborhoods and Urban Planning Departments invite you to learn more about the planned affordable housing project at the vacant site located at 1944 New Bern Ave. Join us for the Duplex Village Listening Session to hear updates on the development progress and future plans.

Community members will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the features they would like to see included in the new development. Your voice matters as we work together to shape a neighborhood that benefits everyone.
Take this survey to share your thoughts!

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 0 & 10801 Ponderosa Service Blvd
2025-04-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Abbotts Creek Community Center, 9950 Durant Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27614
Apr. 17
7 p.m.
Abbotts Creek Community Center, 9950 Durant Rd, Raleigh, NC 27614
0 & 10801 Ponderosa Service Blvd
Pre-Submittal
Wake County R-30 & HD TO R-10-CU w/UWPOD
(Additional Information)
B
Ashley Honeycutt Terrazas
Klem

Councilor Harrison District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA) Meeting
2025-04-19 09:30 - 11:30 | Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, 5611 Jaguar Park Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27606, United States
The next District D Neighborhood Alliance will meet on Saturday, April 19 at 9:30 am at the Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center (5611 Jaguar Park Dr) at Lake Johnson Park.
Raleigh Parks will provide a presentation about biophilic cities. Raleigh is part of a global network of cities that works to conserve and celebrate nature in all its forms. Let’s learn more about what that means!

East CAC
2025-04-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue, Raleigh, 27604
Hi Neighbors,

Please join us for our special Earth Day meeting on April 21 at 7pm at the Lion’s Park Community Center. (Technically the day before Earth Day.) We have a few very special guests lined up.

Zack Manor, the city’s Urban Forester will be talking to us about Raleigh’s trees- how to maintain our tree canopy and how to increase it in areas.

Then we’ll have neighbors Adam Daland and Jordyne Krumroy with Trees for the Triangle talk to us about their private efforts!

And of course there will be time to share your thoughts. You can also watch live or later on our Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/share/16JaqTC6bE/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I’ll be bringing some milkweed seeds to share for the butterflies. 🦋

Best,
Jean Mosher
East CAC Chair

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 1600, 1604, 1610 Tryon Road
2025-04-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC, 27603, United States
Apr. 22
6 p.m.
Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
1600, 1604, 1610 Tryon Rd
Post-Submittal
R-4 w/SRPOD & R-10 w/SRPOD TO RX-4
(Additional Information)
D
Toby Coleman
Klinger

Rooted and Growing: Neighborhood Change
2025-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Saint Matthews Baptist Church, 5410 Louisburg Road, Raleigh, 27616

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 12009 Leesville Road
2025-04-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Lake Lynn Community Center, 7921 Ray Road, Raleigh, NC, 27613, United States
Apr. 22
6:30 p.m.
Lake Lynn Community Center, 7921 Ray Road, Raleigh, NC 27613
12009 Leesville Rd
Pre-Submittal
IX-3 w/AOD & SHOD-2 TO RX-3
(Additional Information)
ETJ
Katina Scott
Burns

Hillsborough-Wade CAC Meeting
2025-04-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Pullen Park Community Center, 408 Ashe Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27607
Hi CAC neighbors,
We have several agenda updates for our Hillsborough-Wade CAC meeting which is this coming Tuesday, April 22 at 7:00 PM. Our meeting location is the Pullen Community Center at 408 Ashe Avenue. (This meeting is in-person only, not a hybrid meeting.)

••••••••
UPDATE #1:
City Councilor Christina Jones will be joining us for the second half of our meeting when we talk about the future options for the City’s annual Loose Leaf Collection Program. Councilor Jones can give us additional information and insights after we watch the presentation “Loose Leaf Collection Program: review and Recommendations”.
City Councilor Christina Jones
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UPDATE #2:
A presentation by Leaf & Limb titled “From Wasteland to Wonder – Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape”. See attached PDF for more information.
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AGENDA
• Presentation about a new development on Oberlin Road between Bedford Ave. and Roberts St.
• Brief update about the rezoning case at the corner of N West St. and W Peace St.
• From Wasteland to Wonder – Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape.
• Loose Leaf Collection Program: review and Recommendations.
• Q&A with Councilor Jones, followed by vote on loose leaf collection options.

As you may have heard, Raleigh is now considering future options for the City’s annual Loose Leaf Collection Program. We’ll have a presentation about the program and its future options. Followed by a group discussion, and then vote on the current 4 options being considered by the City. We will relay this vote to our City Councilors and City staff. (I’m guessing this meeting might be the first public opportunity for Raleigh residents to offer educated feedback to the City.)
Click here to read an article in today’s N&O about the Loose Leaf Collection Program. If you can’t get past their paywall, the article’s text is repeated at the bottom of this email.
See you Monday evening,
Mike
Michael Lindsay
Chair of the Hillsborough-Wade CAC
Mobile: 919-429-0177
inform@nc.rr.com
Please remember our meeting place is at the Pullen Community Center at 408 Ashe Avenue. (Not the Pullen Art Center on Pullen Road.)
‘We think they’re mad now?’ Raleigh could end its loose leaf collection program
By Anna Roman
Updated April 9, 2025 8:15 PM
Raleigh homeowners may have to stop raking their leaves to the curb for the city to pick up.
City officials are considering ending the program in which homeowners rake their leaves to the curb to be vacuumed up twice a year each fall and winter.
Instead, residents could dispose of leaves in biodegradable bags or in the city’s bright green yard-waste carts.
The Raleigh City Council met Tuesday afternoon to address complaints about how long leaves remain at the curb.
“There is a well-documented frustration within the last 15 years,” said Steve Halsey, assistant transportation director. “I’ve been with the city 12 years and I have heard it loud and clear, and researching back to the ‘80s and ‘90s and seeing some of the same topics come up. … As the city gets bigger, it becomes more and more challenging if you don’t add additional resources.”
How could Raleigh’s loose leaf pickup program change?
City leaders will weigh several options:
No change: No new resources would be dedicated to the program, and the status quo would be maintained.
Staff up: Add staff and trucks to get leaves collected sooner, with the first round before Christmas. In 2022, this was estimated to cost $7.5 million the first year and another $2.1 million in ongoing costs. But those numbers have likely gone up, Halsey said.
Privatize: Hire a private contractor for residents to call and schedule their pickup. This is done in Henrico County, the home of Richmond, Va.
Cut the program: Instead, homeowners would bag leaves or put them in the yard waste carts and they would be collected weekly or every other week, like trash and recycling. This would move the program to Solid Waste Services from Transportation, and would require 15 new staff members to bulk up the yard waste work already done by Solid Waste Services. The change would go into effect in the fall of 2026.
What did Raleigh leaders say?
Most city leaders wanted more information about moving to using bags or carts.
City leaders have deferred making changes “for a generation,” council member Mitchell Silver said.
“I think we’re all concerned about the cost, but that decision has been deferred because of cost, and I think we just have to figure out how to, over time, integrate it into our normal operations,” he said. “But to me, this is something that is quite important. We’re a city that values trees, and this is one of the implications of having a heavy canopy of trees, is that those leaves fall.”
Complaints about leaf pickup are one of the things people email council member Jonathan Lambert-Melton about the most.
“I think a lot about our Bringing Neighbors Home project that we just funded, for example, and how much of the direct immediate impact on working to eliminate homelessness we were able to make with a relatively small amount of money, and then the ongoing cost of this program and the cost that would be needed to continue to expand it,” he said.
Mayor Janet Cowell referred to her first time on the City Council 20 years ago and said there are still people mad at her for changing when their garbage was collected.
“We think they’re mad now? I mean, just wait” she said. “There is going to be massive blowback. And that’s not to say I don’t agree we need to make a change, but I would be very careful about what else we change in the city, if we decide to move on this. Because it will take a lot of oxygen out of the room.”
How are loose leaves collected in Raleigh now?
Raleigh divides the city into 12 zones and aims for two sweeps a year. The goal is to complete the first round by Christmas and the second by the end of February. The season begins Nov. 12 and ends March 20.
Homeowners are notified when their zones are next on the schedule and asked to get their leaves on the curb, but not block storm drains, parking spots, sidewalks or bike lanes.
Loose leaf pick-up is only for single family homes and not for businesses, schools or churches. Landscapers are also prohibited from dumping their leaves on the curb.
Details about the city’s current program can be found online at raleighnc.gov/leaf.
On the city staffing side, 48 transportation workers who normally maintain sidewalks, repair pavement, sweet streets, mulch and landscape city roads are redirected to the loose leaf program during the fall and winter months.
If the city ends pickup, the city would see a 25% to 35% increase in sidewalk repair and replacement and 15% to 20% increase in street pavement patching, according to the city presentation.
Why are there delays?
Ice or snow or even rainy weather can delay leaves getting picked up during their scheduled times.
Pickup is also taking longer because Raleigh has grown without adding much staff to the program.
The city hasn’t added significant resources to its leaf collection program since 2011. Since then, the city has gained more than 14,000 single-family homes and 124 miles of streets to serve, Halsey said.

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting -- West Peace Street Assemblage
2025-04-23 18:00 - 20:00 | McKimmon Center, NCSU McKimmon Center 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC, 27606, United States
Apr. 23
6 p.m.
McKimmon Conference and Training Center at NC State, 1101 Gorman St, Raleigh, NC 27606
W Peace St Assemblage
Pre-Submittal
IX-12 TO DX-30-UG
(Additional Information)
D
Jason Barron

West Raleigh CAC Virtual meeting
2025-04-23 19:00 - 20:00 | NC
Meeting Wednesday April 23rd at 7pm

A warm Spring greetings to our West Raleigh neighbors!
Our monthly Meeting is this week and we have a few items on the agenda. Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested in attending a CAC meeting.

*Agenda*
DDNA Recap – Biophilic Cities
Backyard Mosquitos and how to deal with them
Lorimer Springs discussion
Athens Drive Community Library Discussion
July In Person meeting planning
BRCA Art Contest
Hillsborough Street Updates

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Transportation and Transit Committee
2025-04-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
A. MEETING CALLED TO THE ORDER BY THE CHAIR

1. Item 24-05: Part A – Citizen Initiated Street Closing Petitions – Street Closure Process Updates

2. Item 24-05: Part B – Citizen Initiated Street Closing Petitions – Non-Conforming with Existing Policy – Special Cases (4/1/25)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

B. PENDING ITEMS

Meeting re Lane Street drainage improvements
2025-04-24 17:00 - 18:30 | Tarboro Road Community Center
The East Lane Street drainage improvement project will comprise replacing the current stormwater pipe that runs through properties to the north of E. Lane Street. Parts of the current pipe are in bad condition and undersized, causing flooding and sinkholes. The new pipe will either follow roughly the current path, but along the rear of the properties on the north side of the 500 block of Lane Street, or it will run under Lane Street itself, or possibly partly under Lane Street and partly along its current path.

More details are forthcoming, but there will be a public meeting to share and gather information on this project. It will take place on April 24 from 5:00 to 6:30 at the Tarboro Road Community Center at 121 N. Tarboro Road. All are invited.

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: Olde Towne
2025-04-24 18:30 - 19:30 | Barwell Road Community Center, 5857 Barwell Park Dr, Raleigh, NC, 27610, United States
Apr. 24
6:30 p.m.
Barwell Road Elementary School Cafeteria, 3925 Barwell Road, Raleigh, NC 27610
Olde Towne
Pre-Submittal
CX-5-CU TO CX-5-CU
(Additional Information)
C
Chuck Walker
Sheshbaradaran

National Prescription Take Back Day Event
2025-04-26 10:00 - 14:00 | NC
Safely dispose of your unneeded or expired prescription and over-the counter medications at the local pharmacies listed below. This is a free service and no questions will be asked.

Falls River Pharmacy at 10930 Raven Ridge Rd
Wegmans at 1200 Wake Towne Dr

Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting
2025-04-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Eastgate Park, 4200 Quail Hollow Dr,, Raleigh, NC, 27609
Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting

Monday, April 28, 2025, 7:00-9:00 pm

Eastgate Park Community Center

1) 7:00 Call to Order and Welcome to Midtown CAC

2) 7:05 Review and Approval of February 2025 Minutes

3) 7:10 Sergeant Garcia, Raleigh Police Department

Activity and Crime Stats Report for Midtown

Question and Answer

4) 7:30 Northern BRT Corridor and Major Investment Study Updates

Het Patel

City of Raleigh Transit Planning Supervisor

5) 8:00 Rezoning Update, West and Peace Street, Z-54-22

Roy Attride

Raleigh Neighbors United

6) 8:30 City Council Updates

Mitchell Silver, District A

Christina Jones, District E

7) 8:50 Old / New Business, Announcements, Remarks

Rezoning / PRGAB Updates – Steve Brechbiel

8) 9:00 Adjournment

In Person Location:

Eastgate Park Community Center

4200 Quail Hollow Drive

Raleigh, NC 27609

Zoom Meeting Link:

Available by Request

Visit our Midtown CAC Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/MidtownCAC

RHDC Research Committee
2025-04-30 08:30 - 09:30 | One Exchange Plaza, 1 Exchange Plaza, Raleigh, NY, 27601
Public Meeting – April 30, 2025

The Research Committee of the Raleigh Historic Development Commission will conduct a public meeting on Wednesday, April 30 at 8:30 a.m. at One Exchange Plaza, Suite 301, Nash conference room.
For questions about the meeting, please contact historicpreservation@raleighnc.gov

1. Call to Order

A. Call to Order and Welcome

2. New Business

A. RHDC Work Plan – Preserving Black Churches Project
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

3. Public Comment

A. This is an opportunity for the public to comment on items or issues that are not otherwise on the agenda. Please limit comments to 3 minutes per speaker.

4. Pending Business

A. Items not being discussed

5. Adjournment

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: Brier Creek PD
2025-05-01 19:00 - 20:00 | 8045 Arco Corporate Drive, 8045 Arco Corporate Drive, Training Room 110C, Raleigh, 27617
May 1
7 p.m.
8045 Arco Corporate Drive, Training Room 110 C, Raleigh, NC 27617
Brier Creek PD
8034 & 8040 Arco Corporate Dr, 3900, 3901, 3911, 3921 Macaw St
Pre-Submittal
PD w/AOD & SHOD-2 TO PD
(Additional Information)
E
Jamie Schwedler
Burns

Raleigh Historic Bike Ride with RHDC & BPAC
2025-05-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Nash Square, 200 S McDowell St, Raleigh, 27601, United States
Saturday, May 3 (Rain Date if needed: May 10)
Nash Square Park
10 a.m. to noon
May is Preservation Month and Bike Month! Hop on your bike for a ride into history. The 2ndannual Raleigh Historic Bike Ride will feature a 4-mile route including stops at six sites identified in our recently completed LGBTQIA+ Historic Context Study! RHDC volunteers at each site will share a brief history of the property. The stops include:

Nash Square Park, NW corner (200 S McDowell St)
Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel (400 Fayetteville St)
Cameron Court Apartments (905 Hillsborough St)
Women’s Culture Collective Coffeehouse (119 Hawthorne Rd)
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church (1805 Hillsborough St)
Legends Nightclub (330 W Hargett St)

This ride is being held by the Raleigh Historic Development Commission (RHDC), in partnership with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) and Raleigh Sister Cities.
Come Prepared:
The ride will begin and end at the northwest corner of Nash Square Park. Riders are encouraged to bring their own bikes and helmets. Free Cardinal Share e-bikes will also be available.
Water and restrooms are not provided before/after the ride or along the route – please plan accordingly.
REGISTER TO ATTEND

District B Councilor Megan Patton Office Hours
2025-05-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Little Blue Bakehouse, 2116-H New Bern Ave, 27610

Help Plan the Future Forestville Road Park!
2025-05-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Marsh Creek Community Center, 3050 N. New Hope Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27604, United States
Raleigh Parks is hosting the first public meeting for the Forestville Road Park Master Plan.
Join us to learn more about the future park site and provide your thoughts on the vision and goals for the park! Raleigh Parks is excited to create a Master Plan that reflects the unique needs and desires of the community. We welcome your input and look forward to collaborating with you!
This event is family-friendly and will include light refreshments and an art-making station for people of all ages.
Accommodations and translation services are available upon request. Please contact ForestvilleRoadPark@PublicInput.com for requests and assistance.
Learn more & participate in the planning process!
Location: Marsh Creek Community Center
Date: Monday, May 5
Time: 5 – 7 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: Free

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting -- 1600, 1604, 1610 Tryon Road
2025-05-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Peach Road Cultural Center, 911 Ileagnes Road, Raleigh, 27603
May 5
6 p.m.
Peach Road Community Center, 911 Ileagnes Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603.
1600, 1604, 1610 Tryon Rd
Post-Submittal
R-4 w/SRPOD & R-10 w/SRPOD TO RX-4
(Additional Information)
D
Toby Coleman
Klinger

Outreach at North Regional Library
2025-05-06 10:00 - 11:30 | North Regional Library, 7009 Harps Mill Road, Raleigh, NC, 27615
Want to learn more about City services without the hassle of traveling downtown? Now you can! Raleigh’s Community Engagement Team is visiting neighborhoods across the city, bringing resources directly to residents. Residents will have the opportunity to:

Learn about projects impacting your community;
Sign up for activities and classes, including our FREE English Language programs;
Get assistance navigating our website and services; and,
Much more!

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting -- 5305, 5309, 5401, & 5419 Louisburg Road & 5209 Kyle Drive
2025-05-06 19:00 - 20:00 | St. Matthew, 1629 Bennett Street, Raleigh
May 6
7 p.m.
St Matthews Baptist Church, 5410 Louisburg Road, Raleigh, NC 27616
5305, 5309, 5401, & 5419 Louisburg Rd
5209 Kyle Dr
Pre-Submittal
R-1 TO R-10-CU
R-6-CU TO R-10-CU
(Additional Information)
B
Ashley H Terrazas
Klem

SECAC (Southeast CAC) Community Meeting
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Barwell Road Community Center, 5857 Barwell Park Dr, Raleigh, NC, 27610, United States
Please share the attached for the May 8.2025 SECAC Community meeting.

Some agenda topics are as follows:
1. Wake County Sheriff Department,
-Sheriff Willie Rowe
2.HOST Program Introduction-Libby Stephens, Coordinator
3.City of Raleigh, Engineering Services Department
Updates: -Pearl Road alinement with Barwell Road, Barwell Road widening project,
Pool Road widening project and Kelly McChesney” Street Art “
4.District C Update. – Councilman Corey Branch

Follow SECAC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SERALEIGHCAC

District E Councilor Jones Book Club
2025-05-10 09:30 - 11:30 | Oberlin Regional Library, 1930 Clark Avenue

Stream Monitoring Workshop
2025-05-10 13:00 - 14:30 | NC
Join Stormwater staff for a training workshop for the stream monitoring program!

About the Workshop
The course will cover basic stream ecology, how to collect water quality samples, and include time for volunteers to practice sampling in the creek. Please come prepared to get a little wet and muddy in the creek. Long pants and boots are strongly encouraged. Registration is required.

College Park Neighborhood Sign Celebration
2025-05-12 17:30 - 19:30 | Tarboro Road Community Center
There’s been a slight change in our program on Monday May 12th. Due to the rain. We will now do the signage reveal at the corner of Tarboro Road and Boyer Street.at 5:30.

Then the celebration will be at Tarboro Road Community Center 121 N.Tarboro Road at 6Pm.
College Park Neighborhood Sign Celebration
Monday, May 12, 2025
Where: Hill Street will be blocked from 5pm until 7:30pm
The street will be blocked from the dumpster at Churches Chicken to the corner of East Jones Street We are celebrating the new signage “Welcome to College Park “. It took our neighborhood 20 years to get these signs.

We will also be celebrating the White’s Family for living on Hill Street for 100 years.
We will have a celebrate with free grilled foods, bounce house for children, homemade cakes and much more.

Please email octavia_rainey@yahoo.com
We are also having a sign unveiling on the corner of New Bern Ave and Saint Augustine’s Ave.

The sign is located in front of the library: from 5.30pm until 6pm

LR @ PR - Livable Raleigh Social
2025-05-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Players Retreat, 105 Oberlin Road, 27605
Please mark your calendars and plan to join Livable Raleigh to learn more about what we do, how you can get involved, and the latest scoop on the 2026 City Council elections. They’re coming, sooner rather than later — candidates will file this December! Are you interested in running?

Southwest Raleigh Community Engagement Meeting
2025-05-12 19:00 - 20:30 | NC
Join us Monday night, May 12th at 7 PM for our regularly scheduled Southwest Raleigh Community Engagement Meeting. This will be a virtual meeting using Zoom.

Greetings to Friends and Neighbors
City of Raleigh Inspections Report – Inspector David Johnson. David Johnson may tell us what is changing this season with property upkeep and leaf collections.
City of Raleigh Monthly Report and Update – Captain Manson (SW-Southwest). Captain Notch (SE-Southeast), Captain Van Antwerp (DT-Downtown). Our SW area is now part of three Raleigh Police Districts.
Carolina Pines Ave Improvement Project – Raleigh City Council recently provided final approval for the Street and sidewalk project that will extend from Lake Wheeler Rd. to South Saunders St. After several years we are close to a Contractor and Construction schedule meeting. This is going to be a complex project.
Raleigh Golf Association (RGA) – Land Sale and Rezoning – RGA property north of Tryon Rd. is in the process of being sold. There is a rezoning case that will allow “Affordable 60% AMI” apartments being built there. The number of units planned is currently about 370. Representatives from the developer are scheduled to give us some views of what they are planning.
Gipson Play Plaza Opening This Spring at Dix Park – Gipson Play Plaza is going to be opening in early June. Bringing all of the plans together for the opening is complicated due to the anticipated popularity of the Play Plaza. We should know more about specific dates and access for close neighbors soon.
Community Safety – We all need to discuss any ideas about how we can make our neighborhoods safer. Incidents occur. How we come together matters a lot.

Comments and updates from our community leaders and residents.
For June 9th we will be back to our in person Ice Cream Social. My treat. We are scheduled at our traditional home Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Rd. for our Spring In Person Community Meeting at 7:00pm.

Join the Zoom Meeting

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting -- 516 N. Blount Street
2025-05-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Tarboro Road Community Center
May 13
5:30 p.m.
Tarboro Road Community Center, 121 N Tarboro Street, NC 27610
516 N. Blount Street
Pre-Submittal
OX-3-DE w/HOD-G TO CX-3-CU
(Additional Information)
C
Isabel Mattox
Sheshbaradaran
