March 9th, 2010 by Jason Hibbets
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UPDATE March 9, 2010
Please see the following update provided by Ed Johnson, CAMPO, in response to No Funding for Tryon Road Bridge, which has some important information not captured in the original post. We want to make sure that you have all the facts and this is vital to making sure we have posted accurate information. Thank you Ed for making sure we have the most complete information that we can about this project.
Your very good report has one factual error. It was NCDOT’s decision not to include subregional tier projects in this first round of prioritizations, not CAMPO’s. This was purportedly due to concerns about data adequacy, but lack of time and resouces probably figured in as well.
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Tags: CAMPO, equity, lake_wheeler_road, ncdot, NEPA, raleigh, renaissance_park, SEPA, tryon_road, U-4432, wake county
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March 4th, 2010 by Jason Hibbets
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UPDATE: See important follow-up information from CAMPO posted on March 9, 2010.
The Tryon Road project, also known as U-4432, is not funded for construction in the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) current 5-year work program [138 page PDF]. This could spell trouble for the commercial and mixed use part of the Renaissance Park development as well as the widening (Part C) and realignment of Tryon Road from Lake Wheeler Road to South Wilmington Street. Finishing the Tryon Road expansion project from Cary, NC to Garner, NC would complete a major artery between Raleigh, Cary, and Garner and reduce the amount of congestion along this corridor.
Tryon Road project, courtesy, Anthony McLeod
It’s not like we’ll need the estimated $300,000,000.00 to replace the Oregon Inlet bridge (I’m a Dare County boy so I can say that), but we need more than zero. And I think we need it faster than five years from now. Maybe we could borrow a few pylons?
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Tags: CAMPO, deborah_ross, delta_sigma_phi, equity, lake_wheeler_road, ncdot, NEPA, raleigh, renaissance_park, RGA, SEPA, tryon_road, U-4432, wake county
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February 28th, 2010 by Jason Hibbets
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Participate in the Citywide Learning and Review Sessions on
Raleigh’s New Development Code Diagnostic & Approach Report
Same meetings, different locations for your convenience.
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Tags: 2030, newraleighcode, new_code, planning
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February 25th, 2010 by Jason Hibbets
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Last week, Renaissance Park resident, Anthony McLeod and I headed down to the North Carolina Legislature to meet with our House Representative, Deborah Ross. I’ve known Representative Ross for many years and had her guidance when I was working to get Lineberry Drive paved. She is a positive voice for her constituents and helpful legislature when you need advice.
Anthony and I meet with Representative Ross on the morning of February 15, 2010 regarding the Tryon Road realignment project (sign the petition at http://renparkonline.com/tryonroad/). Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: CAMPO, deborah_ross, ncdot, nc_general_assembly, renaissance_park, tryon_road
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February 22nd, 2010 by Danielle Simorelli
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District D Neighborhood Alliance meeting held on February 20, 2010 at the Wade Avenue Whole Foods community room. Phil Poe provided a thorough and insightful update of the ongoing UDO (Uniform Development Ordinance) process.
The New Development Code DIAGNOSTIC & APPROACH REPORT was issued February 1, 2010. Those present at the meeting agreed to divide up the report into chapters for analysis. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: DDNA, form-based zoning, fyp, mitch silver, newraleighcode, new_code, udo, zoning
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February 18th, 2010 by Jason Hibbets
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I came across this article that I found interesting:
DOT changes process for prioritizing projects (abc11.com)
Under the old system, the Board of Transportation decided what was completed first, leading to allegation of back room deal making and cronyism.
The new process is data driven. All 2,000 projects the state wants to complete in the next ten years are rated based on hard data, such as accident reports and road congestion. The data also will include local input.
Will this change the old in/equity formula? Will urban areas get more attention now and rural area’s get shafted? Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: abc11, congestion, Jim Trogdon, ncdot, projects, roads
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February 9th, 2010 by Jason Hibbets
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If you travel on Tryon Road between Raleigh’s Lake Wheeler Road and US 70-401 then you know what the Garner death curve is. At least, that’s what I call it. As you approach the two-lane, Norfolk-Southern Railroad bridge from either direction, your hands tend to migrate towards the 10 and 2 position on your steering wheel. You might even tense up a bit. This is the Garner death curve.
Tryon Road / Norfolk Southern Rail, Raleigh, NC (Google Maps)
Why is this section of Tryon Road being neglected? The parts from Cary, NC to Lake Wheeler Road are mostly complete and practically done. Four glorious lanes of asphalt with a median. We might even get to participate in choosing some of the landscape for that median. Update 2/10/10 see comments for corrections from Eric Lamb, City of Raleigh.
Last December, a group of citizens started brainstorming on how South West Raleigh could get some attention to this forgotten part of Tryon Road. A group of neighbors from Renaissance Park are leading the effort to widen Tryon Road and complete the realignment project. You should sign their online petition if you haven’t already: Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: lake_wheeler_road, ncdot, norfolk_southern_railroad, petition, raleigh, renaissance_park, road_project, transportation_plan, tryon_road
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February 8th, 2010 by Jason Hibbets
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I attended the educational workshop on Form-Based Zoning held in City Council chambers on February 3, 2010 hosted by Code Studio. The workshop provided an overview of the uses of form-based zoning, but left many more questions. Some of these questions were addressed during the Q&A session, but one question remains, what type of zoning code is right for Raleigh?
Special thanks to Betsy Kane for her review of this before posting to ensure it was technically accurate with all the planning and zoning jargon.
Form-based zoning example, credit: http://oceanfrontasbury.com/
Thanks to Ken Bowers for helping find this example of form-based zoning.
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Tags: development, economic_development, form-based zoning, gentrification, growth, newraleighcode, new_code, raleigh, udo, zoning
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