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Raleigh mayor and council outline housing, safety and transit priorities after first 100 days
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Mayor Janet Cowell and the new Raleigh City Council highlighted housing supply, homelessness responses, public safety staffing and bus rapid transit funding as top priorities during a State of the City address summarizing the first 100 days in office.
Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell and members of the Raleigh City Council summarized their top priorities and actions taken in their first 100 days, emphasizing housing, homelessness, public safety, transportation and parks and resilience.
Mayor Cowell said the city faces a shortfall of housing and outlined steps the council has taken so far. “We have a 37,000 unit housing shortage in Raleigh today,” Cowell said, and the council has approved projects that could add about 3,000 units across 13 projects, five of which include elements of affordable housing. She also described the council’s focus on mixed-income, mixed-use housing integrated with transit and on housing stability and fair housing protections.
The mayor highlighted the city’s efforts on homelessness and…
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