Still mad that the pedestrian bridge over I-277 that was to have paralleled the light rail/trolley tracks got scrapped? Then attend an open house Tuesday, 5-7 p.m., to hear about other connections being talked of between South End and uptown. More info here.
Staff from the city and a consultant are looking at several ideas, including a pedestrian and bike path to be built on the I-277-Caldwell Street Bridge, as well as capping the freeway. The idea to cap the freeway has been around since the Center City 2010 Plan, as a way to create land for a park to connect uptown with South End and Dilworth.
Don’t laugh, several cities have put roofs atop freeways and created parks. The meeting’s in Room 267 at the Gov Center uptown.
Could too much growth hobble Wake County? See what the Raleigh N&O has to say.
Also in the Capital City, Raleigh City Council on Tuesday will consider adopting permanent year-round water restrictions beginning this summer. Other N.C. municipalities with similar year-round restrictions include Cary, Greensboro and Fayetteville.
The Washington Daily News in Eastern North Carolina’s Washington County (county seat Plymouth) reports on efforts there to pass a land-transfer tax, and the N.C. Association of County Commissioners’ response to the state Realtors’ contention such a tax would slow growth.
And finally, here’s an idea that’s long overdue for Charlotte: Help increase the number of affordable places to live by relaxing the out-dated zoning rules against garage apartments, granny flats and other so-called accessory units. Here’s architect Roger K. Lewis from the Washington Post on the same, courtesy of Planetizen.com.