Is 2032 seriously the timeline for the Wilmington Corridor BRT? What a joke. Honestly, They should have started with this route because there are so few people in the area to bitch and moan about their lives being improved too much.
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I edited for context of my 2032 number… 
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Public hearing on the big rezoning extended to 6/20
https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-raleigh-wire-service/748/2231?u=oakcityyimby
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Please pass, I think we should pass it if they’re worried about historic buildings then exclude them from the rezoning we can have both history and modernest. I just don’t get why they’re against it when they’re options. I debate them on stuff and they reply with asinine responses.
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Where/when is the hearing on this thing? I mean, yes, the 20th. But why when I look at the BoardDocs do I not get the actual currently scheduled time and location?
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It’s during the evening session of city council.
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Z-93-22 passed this evening.
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I’m actually surprised 20-story rezoning passed for this location. Not really close to anything over 2 stories.
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I have always felt that Wilmington Street going into downtown was begging for development!
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Likely getting ahead of the BRT on Wilmington
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Limited to only 1,0000 residential units however. That’s maybe 3 apartments at most of whatever height.
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in the future when this is built out and DTS is built out, it’s going to almost be like Raleigh has an Interstate running through its core, at least visually.
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David Meeker agrees which is probably part of why this passed unanimously. A lot of the buildings on this site are boarded up and neglected so I feel that most local residents are of the approach that any action is better than inactionm. I believe this will be turn into a nice node here in the next decade.
Also of note, the 348 units nearby on Hammel Drive should start construction soon. Saw where they requested a permit to close down the access road and they just put a blockade up last week. This rezoning would provide walkable amenities and hopefully keep some of these potential drivers off the roads.
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Yall, I’m all for it. Just pointing out this site is barely even walkable to downtown south.
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I think you were just adding info, but just to clarify I was referring to the Wilmington Street rezoning being walkable. And yes it is a haul to the future DTS site. Easy scooter or bikeshare ride though.
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All of these future towers is how Raleigh gets to 500,000 without relying on annexations.
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