Dorothea Dix Park

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You can easily bypass the N&O’s paywall with privacy tools like uBlock Origin or Ghostery…

But anyways: I also mentioned this in my summary of the report that was released in that presentation, but the talk about gondolas really doesn’t seem all that formal; it’s basically like how we’ve been shootin’ the shit about the concept, except it’s among more powerful people, in public.

@N&O article

Raleigh will need multiple connections between downtown and Dix Park, and Thursday’s panel was meant to get people thinking of the possibilities, [Downtown Raleigh Alliance president Bill] King said.

Like… that’s all, guys. No real signs about whether people are willing to put money where their mouths are.

If you really still want to hear 'em preaching to the choir, I guess there's this quote (click me!)

@N&O article

Gondolas or aerial transportation is “having a moment globally,” but the United States has not caught up, said Damon Circosta, executive director of A.J. Fletcher Foundation.

“Yes, we need to build [connections], and we need to move quickly, because Dix Park is a once in a millennium moment, and it’s having its moment,” Circosta said. “If we spend another 20 years connecting it to downtown, that moment is going to be over.”

[…] Plus it’s fun, Circosta said, adding that it builds on the child-focused offerings already available in downtown. “When you move to San Diego, you learn to surf,” he said. “When you move to Denver, you learn to ski. And when you move to Raleigh, it’s not for everybody, but the vast majority of us are raising families, and this is a place for kids.”

Interestingly, though, the article also reviews other things that are going on around Dix Park. The only part that wasn’t something I already fully knew was its updates on the Chavis-Dix strollway (see the thread about this for more), and how the first phase for that won a federal grant for construction.

@N&O article

The city is seeking designers for the strollway’s first section, connecting Dix Park to Red Hat Amphitheater. Charles Flink, owner of Greenways Inc., came up with the idea and has completed work in 35 states and in Europe, Asia and South America. […]

“Can I just say I think Raleigh has some of the most unique African American history of any city,” Flink said. “I do not understand why we don’t acknowledge it and celebrate it.”