It will likely cost more to park in downtown Raleigh in the coming year, but not as much as many had feared.
After hearing from downtown businesses, the public and City Council members, the city has come up with a “more modest, measured” approach to wringing revenue from people who park in city garages and on the street, said Paul Kallam, the transportation director.
Under a plan presented to the council Monday, the city would continue to offer two hours of free parking in certain downtown garages and maintain a program that provides free spaces to employees of small businesses…