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Going to the mall around #Christmas usually sucks, but Christmas time also when the mall has the best decor... #ExploreRaleigh Crabtree Valley Mall

@JamesGBledsoe1 You headed in or headed out?

@ExploreRaleigh Buehring.

Lots of cool murals from units past and present. The oldest I found was from all the way back in 1998 and a few from this year. Hundreds of T-Walls with custom art. Soon the 346th En Co will adorn a t-wall of our own. #KnowYourMil

@TheActualCC Yoooo!!! You seen this yet? nfl.com/news/story/0ap… Might make for a good video. I also have an idea for you, if you want to DM me. Thanks.

@RaleighBikeLady It's funny, I haven't been on twitter in a quite a while, and the first thing I see when I log back on is you guys still pushing this "Ride the bus" effort. How's it going? I read the other day that ridership is down, even on the free routes.

@Byrosixtynine @jordan_junkee @EASPORTS_MUT @MichaelBrockers Poe = Heavyweight Clayborn = Veteran Beasley = Flashback

Weighing in from Los Angeles is LE @MichaelBrockers! New Heavyweights tomorrow! #Madden20

@TheActualCC @EASPORTS_MUT Cant wait for your upcoming bundle buying, pack opening montage, followed by some gameplay and review... #RiseUp #WaitingForDeion

🤖🦁 #ComingSoon #Madden20

Come check out the cars, the bikes and the ink! #ExploreRaleigh #TattooFestRaleigh @ CAM Raleigh instagram.com/p/B2rZCPCHPY9/…

If you're looking for some good music in #DowntownRaleigh tonight, check out @DTAandtheEchoes at thepourhouse! @ The Pour House Music Hall instagram.com/p/B106wnin3x3/…

@FoodBankCENC Natural side effect of a civilized people... perhaps one day we'll progress past it. But most civilizations fail before they do.

"You get dirty glances for looking poor — but are also judged if you look “too rich,” by wearing something an observer deems too nice for someone on public assistance. Everything you buy or eat in view of others is up for unwanted commentary. " nyti.ms/2XLnYAT

@House_of_Swank @CitrixCycle Agree, but once we allow e-cycles that dont require peddling the concept will be highly adopted and usership will explode!

This @citrixcycle is quite possibly the most perfect urban transport vehicle, and I’m not even kidding. This is the future. ift.tt/2GcG5dg

@justingern It would be so nice if instead of saying "what can we blow this money on?" The city said, "let's collect less money next year since we have all this money left over..."

@OlenIII Booooo government!!!!

@YIMBYRaleigh I find it interesting that her reference to parking is the major takeaway from this post. There's at least 2 points that should be highlighted over parking. But still, can someone provide context to the original post we're critiquing. Perhaps @jeanhedges can. Thanks!

@xtremetoonz @KimleyHorn Will do, hey @KimleyHorn what's the margin for error with respect to the stats @xtremetoonz is putting out? Are we actually to believe that 98% of the people who have moved into the Downtown area since 2003 have 0 impact on traffic? Thanks!

@ExploreRaleigh Feel free to take that up with @KimleyHorn.

For those in Raleigh concerned with downtown traffic and how development has impacted traffic from 2003 to 2017, the annual increase in traffic was 0.14%. The decimal is correct. Not even 2 tenths of a %. Fact from a major Planning and Design Engineering consultant in Raleigh.

@xtremetoonz Or, we redo our traffic impact calculations to ensure they're accurate. Unless you're suggesting 99% of these new residents don't contribute to traffic? #thingsthatseemtoogoodtobetrue #nationalcreateyourownhashtagday #ilovepizza #iloveirrelevanthashtags

Parting thought, with the considerable increase in pop by 2017 and more by now, but basically no increase in traffic, seems we should strongly consider rezoning requests without having NIMBY arguments around traffic. Does that just leave shadows of buildings to contend with?

@YIMBYRaleigh Layman's terms, hows this affect people who @Airbnb?

@justingern @JamesGBledsoe1 Sorry to hear "luxury apartments" don't live up to your expectations.

"But he finds that their common denominator is that, despite high demand, they have managed to stabilize housing prices by increasing unit supply." We aren't land constrained yet, but we are hurting in housing cost. Vote #Veteran,#VoteBledsoe #ralpol #6cb90073ffc6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">forbes.com/sites/scottbey…

@JamesGBledsoe1 @justingern #BooBRT

@ExploreRaleigh @justingern There isn't anyone else on the candidate list that wants this local Gov shrunk like I do. However, anywhere in the US that has a BRT system sees an increase in growth. It's already had plenty of money thrown in it, just means we need liberty for citizens building what they want.

@JamesGBledsoe1 @justingern I think any increased bus patronage due to the investment into the BRT program isnt worth the cost of the impact it will have on the general publics commuting experience. Prioritizing buses won't help the majority of commuters & taking lanes away from cars is counterproductive

@ExploreRaleigh @justingern Unfortunately I count people everywhere I go. Current bus infrastructure isn't bad but it does need to be updated. I do always count at least 3-5 people at a bus stop whenever I'm coming home/getting up early enough for droving/biking to work. The new BRT should see an increase.