Comments on: Will Raleigh Ever Be a Great City? http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/01/29/will-raleigh-ever-be-a-great-city/ Affecting NC public policy through informed, energetic and progressive conversations. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:14:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pam Friedman http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/01/29/will-raleigh-ever-be-a-great-city/#comment-5513 Pam Friedman Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:30:48 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=821#comment-5513 We've found that the crucial thing to create a great city is mixed use development--that is, blocks that have offices and shops on lower floors and living spaces above. Parts of Washington DC (Penn Quarter, DuPont Circle) have been transformed from scary, empty streets to vibrant neighborhoods with this change in zoning and development. It does take a sufficient number of folks who choose to live downtown, and the stores that will support people living there, not just working 9-5. By themselves, light rail and bike lanes just get you through the area quicker. We’ve found that the crucial thing to create a great city is mixed use development–that is, blocks that have offices and shops on lower floors and living spaces above. Parts of Washington DC (Penn Quarter, DuPont Circle) have been transformed from scary, empty streets to vibrant neighborhoods with this change in zoning and development. It does take a sufficient number of folks who choose to live downtown, and the stores that will support people living there, not just working 9-5. By themselves, light rail and bike lanes just get you through the area quicker.

]]> By: Jerimee http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/01/29/will-raleigh-ever-be-a-great-city/#comment-5486 Jerimee Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:43:25 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=821#comment-5486 I object! Raleigh is a great city now! On the other hand, I don't much like getting almost run over every time I walk to the grocery store . . . I object! Raleigh is a great city now!

On the other hand, I don’t much like getting almost run over every time I walk to the grocery store . . .

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