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ChiefJoJo, your plan is amazing. I especially like the idea of the black line around the beltline, because it ties in places that would not be served. It would make the area feel like a great urban area... assuming anything like it gets built. Would it be rail? monorail? Anyway, have you tried to submit your ideas to whoever plans this stuff? Seriously, it's great.

My first post was somewhat sarcastic... of course I would like to see more options now. I don't understand how it will take 20 years to get some new trains on some tracks and build some stations, especially if the rails are already intact. I know there has to be funding, and taxing and all that stuff, but still... I don't know either... I think its because there they may be on new tracks while ours will be existing. Electric would be much nicer, and maybe cheaper since diesel gas is sooo expensive. I do think that this plan is better than nothing, and hopefully it will spark more development and creativity in the future when it comes to transit options.

I really hope that this plan can actually get off of the ground. It's exciting to see something that could actually happen, and now it seems more likely. See you in 17 years on the train!

Any news on this topic? It sounds like a great idea.

Seriously... what was up with the state with tearing down historically significant buildings and replacing them with cheap parking lots... The area around the governor's mansion especially upsets me, and the parking lot caddycorner to the capital on wilmington street. These are places with great potential... ever heard of parking decks? These places could be converted into mid-rises with street-level retail, but I am sure the state has no interest in making downtown special... just so people can have convenient parking. Seriously? It makes me pretty upset. Our primary downtown streets should have NO surface parking... it would free up so much space for new development and interesting places. I think there should even be an ordinance... Sorry about the rant, but it's pretty annoying.

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Thanks for looking that up... it was really interesting

I am wondering about a certain part of town near the intersection of Ray and Howard roads in North Raleigh. I live in the Stonehenge neighborhood near here, but there seems to be a large amount of older homes near there. There are also remnants of a larger farm on Howard Road. Further north on Ray Road, there is a street called Broad Street, which seems like an unusual name for a street given its residential and non-city feel. Off of that is South Dawson Street. South of Howard Road there is another farm on Ray Road and then you reach Henry Drive, Douglas Drive, and Lipkin Hollow. These seem to be largely black neighborhoods, so I am wondering if there is a farming heritage, but some of the houses (including the one at Ray and Howard Roads (howard dead ends into the lot) seem upwards of 50 years. If anything knows anything about this area, it would be nice to know; i can't really find any online.

Not that this will happen, but why not get rid of that horrible electronics building (the brown 2 story one that looks like a boxy mushroom). That corner could use some redevelopment. These houses need to be protected, and the area should focus on updating the ugly and outdated buildings. I love those houses, but do want to see development in that area, just not involving demolishing great homes. The Gas Stations are fine, but the Rite Aid (eckerds) could be redone to be facing the street and that brown building could be demolished and fixed as well, as well as the first citizens (or that bank) on the corner of Fairview and Glenn Street. The area has alot of potential to be a dense neighborhood center with a mix of old and new buildings (maybe with residential above) and historic homes. Sorry... I didn't read the topic before me... I kind of repeated what that person said, although I don't agree with moving the homes.