March 8, 2009
Balanced Growth
On March 5th, elected leaders and citizens gathered to discuss a new regional transportation and transit plan. The proposed plan would add new buses and begin the first step toward building a light rail line that would link all of the major municipalities in the region.
The biggest unresolved issue is how to pay for [...]
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February 5, 2009
General Growth Related Issues
Last week, managers from Raleigh Cary and Durham discussed how they plan to manage and navigate the coming year in the context of a very difficult recession.
Each manager pretty much said the same thing: “We have to have a discussion with our citizens about setting priorities about how we spend taxpayers’ money.”
Sure, tough [...]
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