Events | Raleigh Convention Center https://www.redhatamphitheater.com/calendar MLB on its way?
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Nothing new to report but I did kind of organize the recent news of the Omni and took a virtual walk around it according to the plans weāve seen.
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I read the post about the Omni this AM. Thanks for the update @dtraleigh
Lenoir is indeed going to be lifeless, but as you said, both the Marriott and Convention Center contribute nothing to the sidewalk experience. I think itās the right decision to also have the Omni service side there. Having one block of activation isnāt going to fundamentally change how that street feels. Maybe what can be done is the city can re-think the experience of being on the sidewalk in an artful way with permanent experiences that delight you as you move down that corridor? Maybe some sort of interactive arcade experience that behaves differently during the day and night? Maybe the day activation could be some sort of outdoor history museum for the city where folks can learn about Raleigh, take a quick respite on their walk, etc.? Maybe there could be permanent food and sundries vendors like seen on the sidewalks of NYC? At night, maybe there could be motion detection interactive light art that puts a smile on your face when you choose Lenoir? I donāt knowā¦just some ideas off the top of my head.
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Some kind of light-enhanced art walking path sounds awesome since that road is, as mentioned, both going to be the path to Red Hat and the path between Chavis and Dix.
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Long screed incoming. TLDR: I think the services dead-zone should be on Salisbury instead of Lenoir
This is a tough spot, you donāt want to point the dead-zone toward Fayetteville, nor toward the Performing Arts Center. That leaves pointing it toward Lenoir (dead-zone side of the Marriott) or Salisbury (front side of the Residence Inn, but on a high-traffic one-way street).
I personally think they should point the dead-zone toward Salisbury/Residence Inn. Though the Convention Center is a notable exception, Salisbury is already mostly dead-zone along itās entire length, more-so than Lenoir is, and itās not likely to change as they donāt want to reduce itās car traffic throughput. Iām thinking more about the future of Lenoir in terms of a solid East-West ped/bike connection across south downtown that we currently lack. In particular, there is a lot going on in the south/southwest (the Maeve, Heritage Park Redevelopment, Dix Park renovations, the Row/Rockway, the Weld, the Lake Wheeler Rd multi-use path to the Farmerās Market) and there is not really any intentional ped/bike connection to it from downtown. The City is already thinking about this too; they identified the Chavis-Dix Strollway concept to be routed along Lenoir and/or South. Lenoir is the best candidate for an East-West connection IMO. Lenoir ā Saunders is the only direct path. Cabarrus doesnāt connect directly to Fayetteville. South St is about to be closed at the new Red Hat site, which means adding two blocks to the trip and having to divert to Lenoir anyway.
All that is to say that I donāt think doubling down on dead-zones along Lenoir is the right move here. In the future, I think this we will end up looking back on this as something of a missed opportunity. Then again, the car loading-unloading zone is on Salisbury, so Iām not sure just swapping that onto Lenoir is the right move either. I donāt see a problem with orienting that toward the Performing Arts Center, since they are currently installing a big pick-up drop-off are on the other side of the street.
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Could say this in some fashion, about some aspect of about 99% of Raleigh developments lmao
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Iām getting worried that thereās no update on lifeline here. I felt like this would have a clear start by now.
That was a helpful and fun read. Thanks!
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commentā¦ āwe can peep some early plansā
Have you been interning at Raleigh Magazine (or Ral Mag as the youths call it)?
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On the city councilās consent agenda for Tuesday, they are making it more official to extend Fayetteville Street and get the Omni paperwork figured out.
The prescription for a future extension of Fayetteville Street was set in 2019 with the adoption of comprehensive plan amendment CP-5-18, establishing the policy guidance to extend the Main Street, Parallel Parking street classification that exists for Fayetteville Street to the south approximately 210ā through the city owned parcel between West Lenoir Street and West South Street. Under this direction, a 73ā right-of-way would need to be dedicated to accommodate the future street extension.
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As part of the development of the Omni hotel on the western city-owned site and consistent with the terms of the purchase agreement between the City of Raleigh and Omni, a recombination plat has been submitted that sets the property boundary for the parcel that will be acquired by Omni and the resultant City-retained property, from which the 73ā right-of-way is to be dedicated. The street improvements within this new right-of-way will be constructed as part of the Omni hotel development. The street will not be accepted by the City for maintenance and opened to the public until construction of the completed street and hotel project is complete.
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We want to make you aware of upcoming parking changes to the two parking lots located directly in front of the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts.
Due to construction of the new Omni Raleigh Hotel, these two parking lots will close permanently beginning November 23.
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Letssssss goooooooo great news
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As soon as they can get all those cars towed and out of the way
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Parking lots close on November 23rd. So hopefully soon after that.
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