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The Oberlin hotel crane was disassembled and removed yesterday.
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If nothing else, we can count on you to be the bearer of such great news. (Joke) Anyone have a Oberlin Hotel update?
Exterior brick work is underway. Brick hauler has been busily bringing in bundles of brick from an offsite delivery/staging site north on Oberlin from the Smallwood intersection for over a week now.
Must have begun on the Smallwood (north) facade as there is still yellow exterior sheathing visible on the other three sides from my walk to the library yesterday.
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I also provide pictures. 
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And we love that lol 
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I really hope more developments pop up around this district soon. We need more small & mid-sized condo and apartments buildings over there.
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Is this the first multi-lane sidewalk in Raleigh?
ā¦ and the first fully enclosed two-story skyway?
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That skyway was likely deemed essential because the multi-level parking deck sits on the opposite side of the complex. Without it, a resident who parks on level 4 would have to ride the elevator down, walk across the property, and then take another elevator up to reach their unit. Now, thanks to the bridge, they can simply walk from parking level 4 straight into the far wing of the fourth floor apartment building without ever needing to change levels.
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I think that one of those sidewalks is intended to be a separated bike lane, which is required for new/updated streets per the UDO. Guessing they just havenāt put signage/markings up yet.
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Well then it wouldāve just been asphalt, not concreteā¦ this is literally just two separated sidewalks, and it looks dumb as hell lmaoooo
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Pretty sure the Life and Science Museum Museum of Natural Sciences one is two stories, though I canāt recall if both are open to the public
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Yes, both open to the public, the top level is an outdoor walkway.
āLife and Scienceā is the Durham museum. This is āMuseum of Natural Sciencesā
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one more lane broā¦ but for pedestrians
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If just one of those is for bikes, seems like it would be intended for one-way traffic? I feel like if fully separated bike lanes are being built, they should be built together on the same side of the road like this.
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Think that is Bellwood by the Camden apartments in the @urbanist photo above which is a one-way southbound street paired with northbound Smallwood.
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Correct, itās a one-way, which is why I assumed the inner sidewalk is intended to be for bikes. At least, thatās what Iāve been using it for. Could be wrong though!
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Should have paved it. Concrete sidewalk panels are not a good bike experience. Kathunk, kathunk, kathunk, etc. especially years down the road once the tree roots do their thing.
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These separated bike lanes (if thatās what it is) is a complete terrible design. You canāt ride side by side with anyone and you canāt pass anyone. Designed by someone who probably doesnāt ride a bike or has any experience.
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Yes, Iām almost certain this is what itās intended to be. If you look at the city standards for the separated bikeway, they are poured concrete and 5ā wide (see here). Which by eyeball, looks about like the photo.
It should have been dyed black to differentiate it from the sidewalk. I do not know why that wouldnāt be done. Without knowing any better, I choose to blame the contractor.
I agree with everyone else though. Concrete is silly for this use, and it is too narrow to pass or use as two way traffic. These are intended to be one way, with a path on each side of the street. But these are really only added as new development comes in, so it could be quite a while before both sides of the street are upgraded.
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