Miss an episode of Bull City Today, catch up on Bull City Wrap:
• Our eviction diversion pilot program was so successful, our Community Development team is more than doubling the budget to Legal Aid of N.C. for the second year of the program.
• Find out how our Transportation Department’s Shared Active Transportation Program, which regulates e-scooters and dockless bikes, is being changed to address conflicts with pedestrians.
• Our Neighborhood Improvement Services team is using a Duke University Health Systems grant to help our residents become healthier.
• Thirteen schools will soon be getting new technology thanks to our Participatory Budgeting Program.
• If you’re a woman interested in a career in law enforcement, the Durham Police Department wants to hear from you. Find out how attending one event may change your life.

· If you’re interested in serving on one of Durham’s many boards, committees and commissions, the City Clerk’s Office wants to hear from you. Find out which boards have openings and upcoming application deadlines. https://durhamnc.gov/238
· Meet Jina Propst, the new director of our General Services Department. Find out how she’ll be continuing in the position in which she was already serving. https://durhamnc.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2189
· Calling all potential event and festival vendors! Applications are now being accepted for some of Durham Parks and Recreation’s largest events. https://www.dprplaymore.org/331/
· The 2020 Census is getting underway and this is your chance to make sure that you and your family are counted. Find out why the Census is so important to each of us. https://census.nc.gov/
· A new augmented reality app is making two downtown murals interactive. We’ll share how you can experience it for yourself. https://www.codethedream.org/mariposa-ar/

· As Valentine’s Day approaches, Durham Parks and Recreation is providing opportunities for kids to help spread the love to sick children in our community.
· Are you looking for a way to add some adventure to your winter? If so, Durham Parks and Recreation’s High Ropes Discovery Day is for you!
· Low-income elderly and disabled residents throughout the city will soon be able to get in and out of their homes easier thanks to Durham’s Participatory Budgeting and Habitat for Humanity of Durham.
· Security is being stepped up at three Durham Housing Authority properties. Find out how thanks to funding from Durham’s Participatory Budgeting.
· A significant pavement preservation project by our Public Works team is moving forward.

• If you’re an artist with experience in creating public art, the City and its affordable housing partners want to hear from you. We’ll share information on Durham’s latest public art project.
• New recommendations are being considered for how to handle the paving of unpaved roads in the city.
• Durham City and County employees are joining the rest of the nation in remembering the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We’ll take you to this year’s City-County Martin Luther King, Jr. Employee Observance Program.
• If you’re a solid waste customer in Durham, you’ll definitely want to download the Durham Rollout app if you haven’t done so already. Find out why this app is a “must-have.”
• Significant progress is being made on the Willard Street Apartments affordable housing community. Find out what’s been completed so far and what’s hoped to be accomplished in the next year.

· Our Solid Waste Management team is making it more convenient than ever for you to get rid of your live Christmas tree this month.
· If you and your neighbors want to make your community a better place to live, our Neighborhood Improvement Services team wants to help! We’ll show you how you can possibly get financial support for your project.
· The Durham Performing Arts Center’s DPAC for All Program will continue this year. Find out how you can get $20 tickets for select Broadway shows available only to Durham residents.
· Eleven street crossing locations throughout Durham are about to get much safer. We’ll show you how and which locations will be impacted.
· If you’re interested in fishing, our Durham Parks and Recreation team has got just the spot for you! Find out where there’s a lake that’s been recently stocked with trout.

• Residents in Ward 1 will soon start to see part of their Participatory Budgeting funding put to use in their community.
• There’s progress to report on exploring the possibility of a Durham Public Schools Central Kitchen.
• Our Fleet Management Department will use funding from a federal settlement to reduce some of its vehicle emissions.
• Our General Services Department and its partners are working to increase the comfort, health, and quality of life for the Ellerbe Creek Watershed’s most vulnerable residents.
• A stormwater infrastructure repair project involving two Durham sites is moving forward.

· Work is set to begin to improve the New Hope Creek and Little Creek Watersheds. Find out why the project is needed and how it may affect you.
· We’re laying the groundwork for the development of our updated Durham County Transit Plan by looking at the current state of our GoDurham system.
· If you’re interested in helping shape Durham’s future growth, our Engage Durham team now has an online survey to help you have your voice heard.
· If you’re starting to get overwhelmed with old electronics, clothes and papers, mark your calendar now for our next free event to help you clean house.

• Our Community Development Department is taking a creative approach to some of the ways it’s supporting more affordable housing in Durham. We’ll show you one of the ways it’s doing that with The Scrap Exchange.
• The Durham Housing Authority’s plans for new affordable apartments for seniors are moving forward. Find out how a financing commitment from our Community Development Department is helping it to happen.
• Design work on the Woodcroft Parkway Extension is expected to get underway next year. We’ll have the very latest on this long-awaited Transportation Department project.
• Construction of the new Fire and EMS Station 18 is a significant step closer to reality thanks to our General Services Department.
• Drivers on various streets throughout Durham will have a smoother ride after a major street repair and repaving project is completed by our Public Works Department.

- A significant bus stop improvement project is helping to transform the public transit experience in Durham.
- How does Durham’s drinking water stack up against the rest of the state? We just happen to be the best – for two years in a row!
- The Durham Fire Department’s Rescue One truck is now back in service – 19 years after the company was decommissioned. We’ll share why the company now has a critical role to play in the department’s important work.
- The Durham Police Department may now be able to make more progress with investigating cold case sexual assaults.
- It’s the holidays and there’s something going on for everyone thanks to Durham Parks and Recreation. Find out how you can get in on all of the fun!

- The Durham Police Department’s Third Quarter Crime Report is showing that crime is up. http://durhampolice.com
- Our Community Development Department is working to make sure that the affordable housing component of the Whitted School project is able to continue to operate. http://verandawhittedschool.com
- Our Transportation Department is moving ahead with the development of a new transit plan. http://engagedurham.com
- A significant watershed protection and restoration project by our Public Works Department will help stabilize multiple streams that were impacted by Hurricane Florence. http://durhamnc.gov/506
- Downtown Durham now has more public art by way of three art-deco inspired pedestrian crosswalk designs. http://smartdurham.org