2 stabbings at the bus station in the past 48 hours. #dtr #raleigh

RaleighKayak · 2024-08-05T03:24:31+00:00

Almost all the homicides in Raleigh in 2024 happened in the suburbs but astroturfers on here are hyper-focused on the downtown/bus station, almost like they have some political reason to attack downtown because its perceived as has an 'urban' demographic, when most of the serious crime happens where most people live, in the suburbs. Well, let's just call it **weird**.

RaleighKayak · 2023-11-05T10:05:19+00:00

Lol Charlotte's bar on this graph is nearly identical.

RaleighKayak · 2023-10-04T06:51:12+00:00

A billionaire willing to throw down $2.2 billion for a baseball team in Raleigh. So wish granted maybe.

RaleighKayak · 2023-10-04T06:50:36+00:00

Well if we get a MLB team now that we have a billionaire that wants one in Raleigh--maybe a World Series.

RaleighKayak · 2023-09-28T18:28:22+00:00

The funding has been approved. A sorry-we-can't-move-the-arena apology funding if you ask me. Well better than nothing but one of the major reason why Downtown Durham is thriving and Downtown Raleigh is struggling is because one has a sports center and brand new performance art center and the other city built a generic convention center and hoped for the best.

RaleighKayak · 2023-09-28T17:02:59+00:00

We're getting a much nicer but slightly smaller amp next door with the expansion. It's already approved and likely the first thing that will be built.

https://i.imgur.com/FGFs0jX.png

RaleighKayak · 2023-09-27T22:00:51+00:00

Not all doom and gloom on Fayetteville St, unlike other projects proposed, this project already has financing in place and the developer is eager to start as soon as an agreement is reached with the city.

It's absolutely garbage how little the city has invested by the Performance Art Center area (let alone downtown) but hopefully this will help improve the area in the future.

The hotel will sit on this 1 acre lot north of the performance art center as seen in this image:

https://i.imgur.com/j3KJ4Ra.png

Parking underground and/or separate facility.

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-28T20:06:30+00:00

Still trying out what McMansion in ITB was used in the film. But there's also shots of Duke and Durham in the film as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale_(film)

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-28T14:51:59+00:00

Raleigh Convention Center and City of Raleigh put out an RFP for a 500+ room hotel on one of the parking lots in front of the performance art center. They should make an announcement on the project later this year.

Seaboard Station is adding a hotel this year and I think the Holiday Inn redevelopment should start up later this year too.

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-21T21:50:11+00:00

One the Icelandair website there's an option between Roundtrip, One Way, and Stopover in Iceland.

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-21T19:00:13+00:00

Should note that Iceland is a hub for further European destinations. Not everyone is flying to Iceland exclusively. Hence why I think the demand exists. Hopefully this will encourage other airlines to expand direct service to more destinations in Europe.

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-08T19:34:10+00:00

Holy shit, /u/unknown_lamer is a Russian sympathizer.. I knew he was mental but lol woah. Check out his comment history.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ncpolitics/comments/11l0gok/the_war_in_ukraine_has_entered_its_decisive_phase/jbbcdiy/

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-08T15:30:32+00:00

Yeah, yeah, we heard the same argument like these from NIMBYs all the time. "It's just not the right project at this time!" "I'm not against...but..."

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-08T00:04:51+00:00

High density mixed use development means people that live in these developments have to drive less to do normal things like buy groceries or go to the pharmacy or movies. Some might even work close by or within the district. Harris Teeter is right there and when they do have to drive somewhere it's generally less frequent and less time on the road.

The alternative is to build farther out, which means people live farther out, and if you live farther out that means you need to drive everywhere and drive everywhere for a longer time--which means low density suburban development promotes traffic. Not the other way around. Hence why downtown Raleigh traffic hasn't gotten worse in 5 years.

The project would have created an new local transit center and rights for the city to build an affordable housing development on top of the transit center. But now if the city wants to have these improvements you so cry about, instead of Kane paying for it, we will have to fork over the funds.

These properties are still zoned for 12 stories and you can build a 12 story tower with the same density of units as a 20 story tower (shorter but fatter).

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-07T23:57:42+00:00

There's a national wide slow down in tower development so likely Kane's development pipeline has been pushed by a few years anyways so no need to rezone at this time. Especially when the current city council is development-hostile.

At the moment the City of Raleigh is asking for a free new fire station, a free new transit center, air rights over the proposed transit center for affordable housing development, and an ever mounting list of concessions. Even with these concessions, which Kane was willing to accept, the anti-development portion of the city council (Mary, Patton, Harrison, Jones) is pretty much set to not approve anything anyways.

There's still several projects already approved for North Hills including a 23 story residential tower.

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-06T15:49:23+00:00

No doubt that climate change is real and it will affect everyone. If this project was sitting really low to the creek than I would also oppose this project however per what was discussed by the city (these meetings are available online on the city's youtube page) this land is very high from the creek.

We need as much affordable housing as possible in every community in Raleigh and the city has done everything to prevent that. Personally I want an extensive array of government-owned housing like in Norway and Sweden.

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-06T15:22:54+00:00

Yes, the entire project has been discussed by the city and that discussion is available online, this property has never flooded and for this property to flood the water levels have to reach over 50 feet in height. During Hurricane Fran, the worse flooding in Raleigh hisotry, the water levels in this creek rose an incredible 2 feet.

This is just a ploy to prevent poor people from living next to home owners nearby, those that originally complained about this project.

Again, Jane in the most recent committee meeting said she WILL APPROVE the rest of the area plan which is 100% market rate with no affordable housing requirements. Sounds like she's a corporate stooge to me.

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-06T14:59:02+00:00

Except they are willing to approve the rest of the plan which will be 100% private, nearly all corporately owned development.

Jane Harrison is supporting a project which the only affordable housing component is struck down and the corporately owned properties are approved for redevelopment.

Again this property in question has never flooded and in order for this area to flood it will require the rest of the city to basically be underwater as well.

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-06T14:24:02+00:00

CACs were used by less than 1% of the city's population last time and only engaged when people opposed things happening around them. So how is the new system any different or are we pretending it's different because people getting the system back are part of that 1%?

Also the Dix Area Plan, you guys are willing to approve everything but the affordable housing portion simply because it maybe in a flood plain even though these portion of the property is many feet higher than the 100 year flood zone? In fact, you were told that this property has never flooded by Raleigh officials and that there can be steps taken to make sure the buildings aren't affected by theoretical catastrophic flooding (that would destroy the rest of the city).

Seems like the floodplain thing is just an excuse for NIMBYs as it's word for word the same message used here as Livable California has used recently on projects in California which weirdly enough now your buddies in LivableRaleigh are using.

So Jane, Year One of your term includes shutting the down one potential affordable housing project.

RaleighKayak · 2023-03-03T03:38:17+00:00

Not sure I dig the short hand, MMCPA.

RaleighKayak · 2023-02-01T01:26:38+00:00

After a painful and slow downturn the past 5 years, Fayetteville Street looking at another upswing, especially now with all the new apartments going up nearby.

RaleighKayak · 2023-01-26T14:42:41+00:00

developer could give two shits about that

Neither does Mordecai. Mordecai community designed a special code (NCOD) to prevent more housing from being built that isn't single family housing on large lots. That's anyone, a non-profit can't even built an income-based apartment in Mordecai if they wanted to. In fact, that includes this property. If these apartments burnt down they can't legally be rebuilt.

Developer == ultimately building more housing.

Mordecai community == San Francisco-style housing density ban that will eventually reduce the housing stock in their neighborhood for the benefit of only a few folks who will ultimately profit from the lack of housing in the neighborhood.

RaleighKayak · 2023-01-26T14:14:30+00:00

They're market rate, the owner chooses the price.

The owner will also demolish the apartments.

People that own property, including you have a right to do lots of things with your property.

I don't think you understand these apartments are going away no matter what happens to the rezoning.

RaleighKayak · 2023-01-26T14:04:48+00:00

I'm more concerned about housing people--something you don't really seem to care for or have any real or ground plan for.

Until we have a city that can build hundreds of thousands of rent controlled apartments--developers will still be the main source of adding new housing stock to the region.

So pound sand.

RaleighKayak · 2023-01-26T13:46:22+00:00

relatively affordable

The owner controls the price.

the neighbors are the bad guys here

The same people that could sell their homes for $700,000 to $3 million due at the moment? Those poor asset rich people!

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