Street Redesign Project

The Hillsborough Street Partnership is serving as the official advisory body to the City throughout the planning and implementation process. Visit the website to view the project history, construction schedule, planned improvements, involvement opportunities, and more.

Business Improvement District Formation Study

The Hillsborough Street Partnership is working in concert with the City of Raleigh to investigate the potential for establishment of a Business Improvement District (BID) for the Hillsborough Street area. Visit the website for more information and to check-in on the progress of the Hillsborough Street BID Formation Study.

Becoming Raleigh’s “Green Street”

The cornerstone of the initiative is to minimize our impact on natural resources and our local ecosystem in order to provide quality of life for future generations. Supporting public transit, recycling, energy conservation, and renewable energy are a few ways the Street is looking to reach this goal.

• PUBLIC TRANSIT: CAT, Wolfline (free to the public!) and TTA buses serve Hillsborough Street more efficiently than any other area in the Triangle. Ride the bus to support clean air, keep the street uncluttered, and save money.
• RECYCLING: The Partnership is investigating the implementation of a recycling program on the street.
• ENERGY CONSERVATION: The redesign project will make walking and bicycling more viable means of campus transportation, reducing the use of power for transportation. In addition, low energy consumption devices, such as the LED streetlights proposed for the Redesign Project, are being considered.
• RENEWABLE ENERGY: Progress Energy now allows customers to buy their electricity solely from Renewable resources through its program NC GreenPower. Using solar and wind sources helps to reduce harmful pollution in our own region.

Ending Hillsborough Homelessness Program

contact Mitch Danforth.

Hillsborough Street Improvements                                                    Tentative Project Schedule
As of March, 2008

July, 2008 Advertising for Construction Bid
September, 2008 City Council Considers Construction Contract
November, 2008 Phase I construction begins (Phase I includes the extension of Pullen Road, improvements on the south side of Hillsborough Street, and utility constructions) June, 2009 Phase II constructions begins (Phase II includes improvements on the north side of Hillsborough Street and Oberlin Road)
October, 2009 Phase III construction begins (Phase III includes construction of the two roundabouts and additional improvements on Oberlin Road)
December, 2009 Phase IV construction begins (Phase IV includes construction of the median, addition of pavement markings, and landscaping)
May, 2010 Construction Ends!