You are correct. I got an email this morning that read:
In response to your question about the Blount Person Project.
Yes, the two-way conversion is still under consideration. We have had delays in the design due to the BRT: New Bern project, but we do expect to get public feedback on the early design within the next couple of months.
On the cities webpage for this project:
We are having a virtual open house April 10 - May 7.
We are ready to show the design plans and get the public’s feedback. During the virtual open house we will host an in person event. Stay tuned for date and time!
New designs dropped that include parking protected bike lanes.
That’s so much better looking. Really hoping they take the same approach the rest of the way down both streets.
Didn’t realize that Delway intersection was also getting a roundabout. Huge for walkability and turning out of Franklin. Cars tend to rocket around that curve.
This is SUCH good news. The two one-way lanes of Person St. is really the only thing holding it back. Visibility while crossing, esp. with two little kids, is poor, making it super stressful. And every time we eat at the Station (which is rare) there is a near accident, or someone beeping at someone else.
This 2-way change is going to bring so much order and make the district so much more pedestrian friendly.
I can’t wait.
It looks REAL good.
We have a timeline on this?
See the Six Forks Road improvements for reference. Which is infuriating when they constantly keep proposing these new projects while most are in perpetual limbo.
You know the standard. 4 years of public surveys. 4 more years to analyze, then costs are too high and abandon.
Thanks for posting this video. I wish that they had tried harder to be consistent in the orientation of the plans/maps. In some cases north points to the right, and in others north points to the top. In the case of the first roundabout, the existing and proposed are oriented differently. While I am able to follow it, it’s unnecessarily confusing.
Agreed. Seems like a simple “detail”. N is N is N.
Not a part of this project, but the parking lot next door at 307 N. Boundary was being totally cleared by crews today. Google isn’t turning anything up - anyone know the deal?
Permits say a new duplex.
Excellent. Another surface parking/vacant lot bites the dust.
Is that lot officially part of Oakwood or no?
