Residents of Raleigh’s Five Points district are standing up against an option to bring President Obama’s high speed rail through their backyards. The option is called NC-3, which would run trains down the west side of Capital Boulevard into downtown Raleigh. The option would use eminent domain to seize homes and businesses in order to make room for the faster trains.
City planners recommend the option. Residents say that’s because it works better with the city’s plan to build a $212 million Union Station in downtown Raleigh.
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