 Raleigh is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. The city has a population of approximately 374,320 (January 1, 2008 estimate), making it the second most populous in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the 15th fastest growing city in the United States and according to City of Raleigh Planning Department's Growth Management Division, Raleigh is the 49th-largest city in the United States. Citizens of Raleigh are called Raleighites. (Information provided by Wikipedia .)
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Affordable Housing Is Main Focus Of Community Development Department |
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July 16, 2009
Affordable Housing Is Main Focus Of Community Development Department
The City of Raleigh Community Development Department provides affordable housing for Raleigh residents and works to improve living conditions in the City's redevelopment areas.
Usually through partnerships with other local funding sources, the Community Development Department creates affordable housing opportunities for citizens whose needs are not being met by the traditional housing market. For example, the department provides funding support to developers of affordable housing in Raleigh. Also, Community Development oversees the City of Raleigh’s neighborhood revitalization activities to improve Raleigh’s older neighborhoods.
The following is an update of the Community Development’s major projects and programs:
- To improve the quality of neighborhoods in Raleigh, the City learned in March 2009 that it had been awarded a $2.5 million grant to acquire vacant foreclosed houses in the Capital City. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Department’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). The North Carolina Division of Community Assistance allocated the funds in North Carolina through a competitive application process. The Community Development Department will administer the Raleigh NSP 2009 plan. The foreclosed houses acquired with the grant will either be rehabilitated for resale or demolished so new homes can be built on the cleared lots. The NSP funds are to be used “to purchase foreclosed homes at a discount and to rehabilitate or redevelop them in order to respond to rising foreclosures and falling home values,” according to program guidelines. The Raleigh NSP 2009 plan allows for some flexibility as to locations targeted due to the difficulties that can arise locating the mortgage holder for some foreclosed properties. But the goal is clear: to strategically convert foreclosed properties into low, moderate, and middle-income (LMMI) housing opportunities to assist in stabilizing targeted neighborhoods.
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New Wayfinding Signs Installed Downtown |
April 3, 2009
New Wayfinding Signs Installed Downtown
In order to help downtown visitors, the City ofRaleigh has installed a series of 164 wayfinding signs. The signs will point out major locations downtown such as available parking and attractions. Signs for both pedestrians and motorists are being used. The design of the signage system received financial support from the Downtown Raleigh Alliance, Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau and multiple downtown destinations.
In 2007, the City contracted Corbin Design to act as a consultant in designing and evaluating the wayfinding system. Corbin Design has undertaken similar efforts in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Kansas City and Indianapolis . Architectural Graphics won the contract to fabricate the wayfinding signs and used Davis Sign Company to help with the installation.
“Downtown Raleigh is undergoing an incredible revitalization” said Elizabeth Alley of the Department of City Planning’s Urban Design Center. “With the new Convention Center, the transformation of Fayetteville Street and new restaurants and shops, and the strong programming of all of our visitor destinations, you have a wave of people visiting the area. The signs are going to be a tremendous help in welcoming visitors to our downtown and making their experience a positive one.”
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