Seems he only posted to his neighborhood so I can’t see it from my Glenwood South account.
Same. Interesting that we don’t get an opportunity in his desire for feedback when this rezoning couldn’t be any closer than to @R-Dub and myself. I guess I understand him keeping the scope to his hood.
Did the same for me. I sent a response anyways, in case it makes it to him
There is more than one way to skin a cat …
David.Cox@raleighnc.gov
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He should probably be talking to his whole district rather than just his neighborhood.
Particularly when the site is located so far away from his district.
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At least he is asking SOMEONE ! Please take a few minutes and share your opinion with him!
Here’s my email to Cox.
Mr. Cox,
It was brought to my attention that you reached out to a specific neighborhood on the site/app Nextdoor asking for feedback on the current rezoning request for the Kane project in Smoky Hollow Phase III. While I am not able to see your post because I am not in the appropriate neighborhood, I do live barely one block from the site in question. This rezoning request arguably impacts me more than 99% of the residents in the City Of Raleigh. Several months ago I spoke in front of the planning commission in support of the request that would allow for a structure up to 40 stories (DX-40). My wife and I are both very much in support of this rezoning request for many reasons. The first being a more dense tax base. Second, based on the future land-use map and future projected public transit projects, there is really no better location for DX-40. There are several other rezoning requests similar to this coming to the council soon which I am also in favor of, but if I had to pick one, it would certainly be the one at the corner of Peace and Harrington. Raleigh is growing at a tremendous rate and there’s not much we can do to slow that down, if you wanted to. I fully support Raleigh growing in all the right ways and am concerned if we don’t approve these requests, the potential residents that would live in these buildings will end up living outside of downtown and contributing to sprawl and ultimately more traffic as they won’t have a choice but to drive a car to work. Allowing density near public transit gives the residents options they wouldn’t have otherwise. It’s ironic that most of the concern for these dense developments is traffic when I fear denying them will ultimately result what those that are against the request fear. Raleigh needs this. Please consider what is right for the city and those that want to live and work downtown.
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Your email is too good for me to share mine. Nice job!! 
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Voice to text stream of consciousness. 
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Thank you! I greatly appreciate the input.
David Cox
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Would not be the least bit surprised if he reads this forum.
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I was looking at the cam today, and wondering if anyone knows how the parking deck interfaces to the tower.
Does each level have an access to the tower? Or is there only a connection at ground level, meaning once you drive in circles all the way to the top, then you have to take steps or an elevator to the ground level to go to your unit.
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I’m almost certain there are entry doors on each level.
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Hope those apartments that have a great view of the parking deck get a big discount on rent. Maybe could qualify for low income housing?
Referring to apartments below the top of the parking deck
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They also get a view of downtown…
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I am neither for nor against, but that would be one way to do it? 
I think I remember that during construction there was an entrance to each level. I am sure the units that abut the parking deck don’t look at it. I am only guessing, but I am sure that a hallway is what backs up to the parking deck and the windows face the interior core of the building that is open to the sky.
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For the life of me, I don’t understand why the grocery store doesn’t face phase 2 with more of the garage buried under the apartments.
That stretch of Peace is the least walkable part of the entire 3-phase project. Publix still could have had its sign and garage entrance on Peace Street, but the walk-up entrance should have been on either the corner of Johnson & West or Johnson & Harrington. Phase 1 is not going to feel connected to phase 2 with that garage interrupting the pedestrian nature of what they are trying to achieve.
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Do you think they didn’t anticipate moving ahead so quickly with Phase 2 or maybe there wasn’t a phase 2 when the initial designs were created? It does seem like a weird placement tho. Will that be the only way in and out of the store?
I plan on approaching by foot from Johnson street and walking through that garage. I’m certainly not going to go around to the front entrance. I’ll bet that most walking shoppers in Glenwood South will do what I’m going to do.
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