Planning & Transportation
Agenda includes discussion of:
- Draft Stormwater Language
- Draft Street Character Language and Matrix
- Draft Vision Language
- Draft Recommendations
This should be a great opportunity to see the
vocal minority in action.
Date:
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Location:
Training Room at the Transit Building, 6900 Millhouse Road, Chapel Hill
The Central West
draft plan
was presented to the Planning Board last night. Given the issues
the Central West steering committee had coming to an agreement on a
plan, and how the committee ended up costing much more than was
expected, I had low expectations for the output of the steering
committee. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the draft plan.
The plan is mostly multifamily residential, and not particularly
tall (3-4 stories, with one 5-8 story area that is completely
separate from all the other areas on the map by open space). It
makes ample use of trail connectors and other infrastructure to
increase bike and pedestrian safety, which will be a welcome
improvement to the area. I personally think the buildings at the
corner of Estes and MLK could be a bit taller, but credit should be
given to steering committee co-chairs Amy Ryan and Michael Parker
for putting together a plan that tried to acknowledge and address
the wide range of issues and viewpoints of those that
participated in the process.
Yesterday I attended an informational meeting about the proposed Tanyard Branch greenway and bridge that the Town of Chapel Hill is planning to build from the end of McMasters Street (near Northside Elementary) to the other side of Bolin Creek, ending at Jay Street, which is a dirt road that connects to Village Drive. (Tanyard Branch is the name of the stream that comes in from Carrboro and feeds into Bolin Creek at Umstead Park.)
This is a project that I personally stand to benefit from greatly. My comment from a year ago on being districted in the Northside Elementary walkzone explains that this will change our daily walk to school from 1.2 miles up a steep hill to .5 miles through the woods. This small greenway will also eventually connect to Phase III of Chapel Hill Bolin Creek Greenway, which will bring the path from MLK to Umstead Park. UNC is also creating a "Campus-to-Campus Connector" from Carolina North which will run paralell to the railroad tracks and just feet from Village Drive. This Tanyard Branch connection will someday make it much easier for people to get to central Chapel Hill from downtown, which is great.
The Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) is the
policy body within the DCHC-MPO which coordinates and makes decisions on transportation
planning issues.
The Transportation Advisory Committee is comprised of elected and
appointed officials from the City of Durham, the Town of Chapel Hill,
the Town of Carrboro, the Town of Hillsborough, Durham County, Orange
County, Chatham County, and the North Carolina Department of
Transportation. The TAC also has advisory (non-voting) members from
Triangle Transit, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Research
Triangle Foundation of North Carolina.
The Transportation Advisory Committee is governed by a set of Bylaws (25 KB), revised November 9, 2005.
The
TAC normally meets the second Wednesday of each month in the Durham
City Council Committee Room at 9 a.m. There is typically no meeting in
July. Some meetings may take place in the evening to facilitate
participation in public hearings. Check the calendar for upcoming
meeting dates.
Date:
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 9:00am to 11:00am
Location:
Committee Room, 2nd Floor, Durham City Hall, Durham NC
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