Durham City Council approved a $150 million Central Durham Bus Rapid Transit project connecting Duke Healthcare, the VA Hospital, downtown, and the Village by 2031, contingent on securing federal grants covering 40 to 50 percent of costs.
Council approved the $150 million Central Durham Bus Rapid Transit project connecting Duke Healthcare, the VA Hospital, downtown, and the Village by 2031, pending 40-50 percent federal grant funding.
More than a dozen East Durham residents demanded violence intervention programs beyond policing as homicides doubled in District 1 this year; Mayor Williams announced a joint city-county meeting next Thursday with UVA's violence reduction center.
Council approved a $1.75 million accessory dwelling unit pilot program creating 20 affordable units at 80 percent area median income and referred a housing code ordinance back to staff over state preemption concerns.