[Durham INC] New "City Hall This Week" Debuts Tonight

[Blalock, Amy]

For Immediate Release: June 29, 2012

 

New "City Hall This Week" Debuts Tonight

New Episode Begins Airing Friday, June 29 on DTV8 and "On Demand" on
City's YouTube Channel

 

DTV8's "City Hall This Week" will debut a new show tonight at 8 p.m.
Hosted by Senior Public Affairs Specialist Amy Blalock, this show will
feature the following highlights and other topics of interest. You can
also watch this new episode on demand at 
http://www.YouTube.com/CityofDurhamNC. 

 

The City's Plan to Design a Better Bus Service Now in Place

Durham's plan to Design a Better Bus Service has received the green
light from the City Council. The plan is geared toward improving the
experience for current customers and attracting new ones. It's expected
to be implemented within three years, with the first changes being made
to the Bull City Connector in August. Transportation Department Director
Mark Ahrendsen explains how the plan hopes to make bus service better in
Durham in this episode of "City Hall This Week."

 

City Council Approves Parking Study for Downtown and Ninth Street

The City is working to make sure the parking it provides is keeping pace
with growth and revitalization in downtown and the Ninth Street areas.
The City Council approved a $229,606 contract for a Comprehensive
Parking Study to be conducted in those areas. The study will evaluate
whether the amount of public parking being provided is adequate because
a number of businesses rely on City parking for their livelihoods. The
study will also look at how parking can be managed and operated in a
more effective and customer-friendly way.

 

Significant Waterline Replacement Project Set to Get Underway in
Downtown

Another significant waterline replacement project is about to get
underway in downtown. The project will take place inside the downtown
loop south of Morgan Street and north of Ramseur Street. The waterlines
need to be replaced because a major portion of the infrastructure in the
area is nearing the end of its service life.  At the same time, the
roads they are buried in are planned for streetscaping, resurfacing, and
realignment. To begin, $1.5 million will be spent to have an engineering
firm determine the location of existing utilities, prepare design plans,
and oversee construction.

 

Hear What "Durham Is Saying" About the City's Parks and Recreation
Activities 

The 2011 Resident Satisfaction Survey shows high rankings for Durham's
Parks and Recreation services. Among the areas that scored the highest
were greenways and trails and cultural programming. Parks and Recreation
Department Director Rhonda Parker explains why that seems to be the
case, as well as what the City is doing to continue to improve in those
and other areas in this episode of "City Hall This Week."

 

About "City Hall This Week"

"City Hall This Week," a news program dedicated to informing Durham
residents and City employees about what's going on inside Durham's City
Hall, airs daily at 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 8 p.m. on DTV8 (Time Warner
Cable channel 8). The show is also available for on demand viewing at 
http://www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8  or on the City's YouTube channel at 
http://www.YouTube.com/CityofDurhamNC. For more information, call the
City's Office of Public Affairs at (919) 560-4123, "like" the City's
Facebook page at http://www.Facebook/CityofDurhamNC, or "follow" the
City's Twitter feed at http://www.Twitter.com/CityofDurhamNC.

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