Abstract:
For the past nine years Raleigh Planning Director Mitchell Silver \"has been instrumental in revitalizing and redeveloping downtown Raleigh, pushing Union Station, and advocating for bikers, pedestrians, and mass transit.\" However, he is returning to his hometown of Brooklyn in May. The Mayor of New York has tapped him \"to head the city's 7,000-person parks department,\" an offer he says he cannot pass up. He says \"he is leaving behind a great team and all the 'bones' in place for Raleigh to become a great 21st century city. The keys are in the implementation of these plans and generating political will.\" Smith conducts an exit interview with Mitchell.