On Wednesday, the city will release its draft station area plans for the New Bern Av. BRT corridor for public comments! They’ll also hold a hybrid meeting about this online and at the Tarboro Community Center that evening.
More on this in this N&O article.
Most likely, the drafts will be refinements on what the city discussed with residents and stakeholders last October. Here’s some key things I found from those meetings’ slide decks and StoryMap; click each dropdown and link for the appropriate slide:
From DTR to East Raleigh
- More neighborhood sidewalks and shared-use paths are proposed
- St. Aug. and “Black Main Street” could be maintained and revitalized through more commercial and housing opportunities
Through WakeMed and old money neighborhoods
- The big idea is to gradually add density to buildings as you approach downtown.
- Trails around Enloe High School could be expanded
- Poole Rd. could get 1000 new housing units (market-rate and/or subsidized?) and 100k sq.ft. of new commercial space
- Senior housing across the street from WakeMed might also be possible?
Beyond the Beltline
- BRT-related developments can incentivize Neuse River Greenway connections and green spaces
- Opportunities for dense, walkable developments already exist today, with more on their way
- …with even more opportunities 10-20yrs in the future
- More east-west foot paths and bikeways are planned so you don’t have to walk along New Bern’s curb
- The little things also help with walkability and safety, too.