{"id":27878,"date":"2015-08-19T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=27878"},"modified":"2015-08-20T07:04:39","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T11:04:39","slug":"southwest-cac-gets-update-on-corridor-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/08\/19\/southwest-cac-gets-update-on-corridor-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest CAC Gets Update on Corridor Study"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Southwest Citizens Advisory Council on August 10 received an update on the city\u2019s ongoing Southern Gateway Corridor Study.<\/p>\n

In March 2015, the City of Raleigh\u2019s Urban Design Center began developing phase II of this study, which includes a large portion of South Saunders and South Wilmington Streets, from the southern edge of downtown to Tryon Road.<\/p>\n

Dhanya Sandeep AICP, of the Raleigh Urban Design Center, is the study\u2019s project manager. Sandeep spoke last week to the Southwest CAC regarding the issues and opportunities that the corridor study presents.<\/p>\n

\"FullSizeRenderOne of the main impediments to redevelopment along the corridor, Sandeep said, are District Barriers. These include underutilized or underdeveloped properties, along with the physical barriers presented by Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and the I-40 interstate.<\/p>\n

According to the Issues and Opportunities report issued this month for the Southern Gateway Corridor Study, \u201cMuch of the land use in the study area is commuter-oriented, stripstyle commercial development.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are also many underutilized or undeveloped parcels, resulting from years of little reinvestment and limited market demand. Physical barriers (rail, roadways, and floodplain), blight, and perceptions of crime depress market interest in the corridor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pros Outweigh Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"FullSizeRenderFortunately, the gateway has a number of assets working in its favor.<\/p>\n

Chief among them, Sandeep said, was the area\u2019s proximity to downtown, and the historic character of its neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

According to the city\u2019s I & O report, \u201cDemographic and employment characteristics are favorable. Population and households within the study area are projected to grow by 3% over the next five years (between 2015 and 2020).<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrent residents are also well educated \u2014 with 30% possessing a Bachelor\u2019s degree or higher compared to just 24% for the nation as a whole.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe study area is also home to more than 800 businesses employing approximately 5,900 people. According to the US Census Bureau, the existing employment population represents a diverse range of occupations with approximately 45% professional or \u201cwhite collar,\u201d 30% service and 25% \u2018blue collar.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Next Steps<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sandeep wrapped up the presentation with a discussion on four key ways in which the project would be moving forward from this point out. These include improving the transportation and transit options in the area, as well as improving connections by reducing the aforementioned barriers.<\/p>\n

The city will also work to encourage “market-driven” development opportunities, and improve the image & character of the area through methods such as celebrating and reusing historic properties and beautifying public spaces and street edges.<\/p>\n

A public hearing on the study will be held September 22, 2015 from 6-8 p.m. at the Wake Tech Public Safety Education Campus on Chapanoke Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Attendees at last week’s Southwest CAC meeting received a detailed update on the city’s ongoing Southern Gateway Corridor Study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24005,"featured_media":27882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[1748],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27878"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24005"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}