here’s the updated map btw. these are subsidized greyhound buses right? anyone here know how decent the service is?
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Oh Cary…
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This looks really nice. I’ve always hoped we’d get something like this next to Transfer Food Hall in the undeveloped lot with the fencing. A well thought out brewery and community space still lands well.
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The 10 U.S. cities with the lowest collision rates, according to Allstate:
Brownsville, TX
Fort Collins, CO
Boise, ID
Laredo, TX
Cary, NC
Madison, WI
McAllen, TX
Colorado Springs, CO
Eugene, OR
Olathe, KS
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No wonder the Guccis like to go to Cary! @GucciLittlePig @GucciLittlePenguin
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For those who drive places. 
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For a town that didn’t even allow neon lights until maybe 10 years ago, downtown Cary has come a long way! This is near the town hall parking lot adjacent to the Cary Amtrak Station. Cool Independence Day lighting on the new garage, which has nice textured screening, in addition to non-4th of July lights all year round.
The whole downtown area there is quite the vibe now. LOTS of new townhomes, apartments and restaurants walking distance from the park and main intersection.
The old gas station at Chatham and Academy (main downtown crossroads of Cary) is about to open as a new bar and restaurant. It’s near the front side of these string light area in the previous pic. I didn’t get a pic since I was driving (can’t spell Cary without “CAR”) but it looks WAY better in person than the rendering they have on their site which i copied here: “Lloyd’s Full Service.” Wouldn’t be surprised if it opens later this summer.
Didn’t realize it till after I posted: it’s being developed by the Raleigh-based hotel group Early Bird Night Owl known for The Durham and The Mayton hotels. The old gas station was 1,280 square feet, developer adding 2,300 square feet of indoor space and a 1,200-square-foot covered patio. Will save room for almost 200 people in and outside. The patio will include a fire pit, a stage for live music and an outdoor bar set up inside a 1940s-era delivery van. Love this concept.
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Downtown Cary has been crushing it lately.
Wish we got something like this at that old service station that sits next to Char Grill.
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The trouble with Raleigh is that the land sitting under our old station is worth way more than after a cool renovation like the one in Cary. The wild card here is what happens with the Char Grill next door. If that hangs on, then I’d suspect that a renovation of the station remains more likely.
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You kinda make me sad I left. 
You can go back. It’s a short train ride. Or drive.
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Photo dump coming soon but wanted to share this off the top. In the US, big box parking lots are some of the worst places to be a cyclist. As a rule, bike infrastructure ends as soon as you leave public roads. Bike parking, if it exists at all, is usually an afterthought and shunted off somewhere inconspicuous and far from the entrance. So I was pleasantly surprised to find this at a giant mega-market (think SuperTarget) outside Bordeaux – a fully protected bike lane cutting through the parking lot, leading to dedicated bike parking right in front of the main entrance. This all connects seamlessy to the city’s mostly-off-street bike network, meaning you can do your grocery shopping door-to-door by bike with minimal car interference. And note all this is entirely separate from pedestrian infrastructure (which is also excellent).
In Raleigh, even suburban stores that are reasonably well-connected to the bike paths and greenways (Food Lion on Western, Whole Foods on Wade) have minimal to no bike infrastructure once you cross onto private property. The cost is neglible (apart from lost parking spaces) but stuff like this can be a real gamechanger for anyone reluctant to fight traffic while hauling a heavy load.
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The only time I’ve ever been hit by a car as a cyclist was from someone coming out of a shopping center parking lot in north Raleigh.
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The only time I’ve ever been hit by a car, I was in a car.
I have visions of this with a stop at the Fairweather Sphere on the Way to Dix Park.
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The colors look more Tucson than Detroit to me, but it is nicely spruced up!
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