I really hope endless grind stays downtown, talked with the manager and they know they gotta move kinda soon. It’d be a shame to lose, it’s been one of the staples of east coast skating since the 80s, a lot of good skateboarding history revolves around that place.
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Yes please! I had a similar vision in my head.
I know we ain’t getting a full blown river, but would love to see a restaurant/brewery concept along the creek sort of like this.
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Very exciting news. That’s going to be such an awesome location right there next to the new park. They’re going to put a ton of units there, and they’re all going to fetch top dollar, I bet. That’s a pretty aggressive timeframe for building it, too. It’ll be interesting to see what they do with the oddly shaped parcel, but, yeah, just super exciting news. Very cool!
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If you all really want Devereux Meadows Park to actually happen, head over to the Devereux Meadows Park thread to find out how to keep this project in our future.
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I think that you need to add 11 floors of parking above the retail and below the apartments.
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Thanks for posting @OakCityDylan.
Yes, please take a few minutes to send an email to Stormie.forte@raleighnc.gov.
While funding the park seems to be something a Glenwood South District D Councilor would want to support, there is apparently some resistance from Ms Forte.
The park’s location provides significant advantages to the residents of Raleigh.
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Within walking distance of the most densely populated area within the City of Raleigh.
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Provides a vital greenway (bicycle) transportation link into downtown and Union Station from the heavily populated neighborhoods in North Raleigh.
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Beautifies this Northern gateway into downtown Raleigh.
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Situated on land that cannot be developed for other uses.
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Thanks guys. I just emailed her now and encourage everyone to do the same.
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You get a like, my friend.
I also brought up the history of the park and paying respect to that in the development, which has been mentioned by many along the progression of the studies.
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Why’s that? Flooding?
Most of this site is in the floodplain and contains areas of subsurface contamination. This contamination warrants environmental remediation before becoming a public park.
This is an interesting move. The light at
West and Lenoir has been removed and is now a 2-way stop with West St being flow through. I’m guessing this is in preparation for the West St extension under the tracks? Or maybe temp?
Photo cred: @OakCityKarla
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I was wondering what was going on since the light had been blinking for weeks. I’d personally prefer 4-way but I suppose it’s fine.
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It is actually still a four way stop. But the lights are down. I thought it was weird considering all the traffic that will eventually be here. So maybe it is temporary…I would prefer it to be because of the West Street Extension as @OakCityDylan mentioned.
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Is the West St extension slated to actually happen or are we just hoping?
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It’s “in design phase” I’ve heard. Not sure if it’s funded.
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Design planned to be complete this Fall. “Pre-Construction Mtg” planned for Winter 2023
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