That’s how this line of brainstorming got started, so these ideas are premised on the idea that CSX would be abandoning the line here and the road or alley or whatever would run where the train tracks are now. You’re definitely right that there is not enough room to put anything new running through there if the train tracks are still there. (I guess almost by definition there would be enough room for a one-way alleyway where the tracks are now.)
And, yes, the CSX ROW is huge as you get further north, creating even more land that you could do stuff with if you didn’t have the railroad tracks there anymore.
They have paved much of the new exit from north bound capital to Peace. Traffic signals are in place (covered). I bet they open that exit and close the current exit soon.
Strangely enough, this is also on the Central CAC meeting agenda for May 6 (7p, Top Greene Community Center at 401 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd)
Presentation: Potential Rezoning Case
(Location: Southeast portion of the
intersection of Capital Boulevard and
Peace Street. 506, 508 and 0 Capital
Blvd)
Existing Zoning: IX-12
Requested Zoning: DX-40-SH
Awesome! Thanks for sharing these.
Now that I see it from above, I have a feeling that the new access road is going to be the sole north bound lane for a few days when they come to the end of the northbound bridge lanes construction.
This was fairly interesting. They apparently already had their preliminary presentation to the North Central CAC (I missed it) but below is the presentation. They want a Fortune 100 unicorn but aren’t building on spec (obv). CSX has offered to sell them some of their land (see plot) but they’re keeping the turnstile.
Something interesting that doesn’t seem to have been noticed is that in the second to last picture—the aerial view with all the stars—a “20 Story Hotel” is proposed next to Devereaux Meadows Park. I know there have been rumours of a development here, but that’s more than has been posted up to now!
I think I asked this before but is there anything preventing someone from getting a site rezoned and then just sitting on the land as the value grows and selling it years down the road to someone who will actually build on it?
Combined with Smokey Hollow 4, this would make one heck of an entrance into DT proper on Capital, Especially with that monumental fountain behind the new Longleaf Hotel.
