[SoDu How-To] Give Feedback on Bike + Walk Priorities
Through Oct. 31, residents can weigh in on 150 proposed projects for sidewalks, bike lanes, and intersection improvements.
Through Oct. 31, residents can weigh in on 150 proposed projects for sidewalks, bike lanes, and intersection improvements.
As officials warned Goose Creek is at capacity and developers blasted a little-publicized sewer freeze, a separate fight over Hayti Promise’s $10-million Fayetteville Street award raised deeper questions about who gets to shape growth, investment, and repair in Durham.
Residents and commissioners clashed over whether a proposed annexation would push growth beyond Durham’s own planning boundaries, as a wider discussion tied development to strained infrastructure, emergency response times, sewer capacity, and future tax burdens.
After opening with celebration and recognition, Durham leaders confronted grief, budget strain, and emotional calls to treat youth violence as a crisis demanding investment.
With state funding unresolved, Durham school leaders confront pay pressure, staffing shortages, library cuts, device rollout questions, and competing budget demands — while pledging to protect the lowest-paid workers.