Affordable housing and light-rail transit ‘go hand in hand,’ Durham vote shows

The Durham County commissioners have voted unanimously to use two county-owned lots on East Main Street near the planned Dillard Street light-rail stop in Durham as sites for development that includes both affordable and market-rate apartments.
The intention is to build approximately 437 residential units and to make 277 of them affordable to households earning 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. The plans for the two properties also include nearly 35,000 square feet of commercial space and up to 1,900 parking spaces.