Dorothea Dix Park

[evan.j.bost]

[wey]

the trolls have descended

[John]

@BoyHowdy

Dix is huge and definitely “near” but not IN downtown. Most of Dix is every bit as far away as Downtown South will ever be, and there was lots of talk on here that DTS is “not downtown.” (Assuming it ever gets built). Sure the CLOSEST FRONT GATE is downtown adjacent, but i wouldn’t say that means the park is downtown at all.

I agree that it’s near downtown but not IN downtown. That said, it’s also not 3 miles from downtown.

Western is a huge barrier to Dix feeling like it’s truly a downtown park. IMO, Smoky Hollow will be Raleigh’s truly downtown/urban park because it’s going to be walkable to so many people with residents to the east (Cotton Mill/Seaboard), west (Glenwood/Brooklyn), and south (Glenwood South).