Raleigh-area Mall / RTP Redevelopments

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@orulz

Really I would think it’s only a matter of time before some parts of the nearby single family neighborhoods here begin to fall.

The “Frequent Transit Development Option” map mentioned here

Zoning and Density

Looks like the map is out: This is a Big Deal - it would raise density limits to allow 5X as many units as were previously allowed just a few years ago, and in a lot of the most exclusionary parts of town. The city pays millions of dollars a year to run buses down these corridors, and therefore has an interest in allowing as many people as possible to benefit from that taxpayer-funded service. Looks to be a half-mile buffer around the BRT corridors plus (to just outside 440) Glenwood, Oberl…

does include a “Beltline alternate crosstown” routing that hugs the 440 outer loop - some mix of the current 27, 24L, 15L routes + connectors via Northbrook and Highwoods. It allows for substantial density on current SFH parcels, though the covenants are going to be a challenge as well.