> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:23:58 -0500 > From: jmarkturner(a)gmail.com > To: east-cac(a)eastraleigh.org > Subject: [East-CAC] Advocate for Capital Blvd funding - Tuesday, Feb 5th! > > WRAL did a great story tonight on the city's efforts to revitalize > Capital Boulevard, beginning with the demolition of the bowling alley > (see below). We need to make sure the city knows how important this is > to our area. > > There are multiple revitalization projects competing for funding and > other citizens will be advocating for their areas. IF WE DON'T > REPRESENT, we will lose out on yet another chance to get some > desperately-needed investment in our area! > > What can you do? > > 1. Attend the City Council’s pre-budget public hearing on Tuesday, Feb. > 5 at 7 p.m. in the council chamber on the second floor of the Avery C. > Upchurch Government Complex, 222 W. Hargett St. There can be no stronger > symbol of your concern than to be there. It will be a long meeting, > true, but our community is worth it! > > 2. If you can't attend the meeting, comment online at > http://myraleighideas.com/projects/fy-2013-2014-budget or by emailing > Kathryn.Hertel(a)raleighnc.gov with your budget priorities. > > 3. Fill out the budget survey and mail it back to the city by February > 1st: http://www.raleighnc.gov/content/CorNews/Documents/PreBudget2013.pdf . > > See this link for more information: > http://www.raleighnc.gov/home/news/content/CorNews/Articles/RaleighBudgetPr… > > I'll send out more reminders as the public hearing approaches. Thanks! > > Cheers, > Mark > > ---------------------------------------- > http://www.wral.com/rebuilding-capital-boulevard-starts-with-demolition/120… > > Rebuilding Capital Boulevard starts with demolition > > Raleigh, N.C. — City planners hope to roll a strike by replacing a > former bowling alley on Capital Boulevard with green space that could > spur more investment in the area. > > Dotted with warehouses, abandoned buildings and nondescript structures, > the Capital Boulevard corridor isn't the most attractive gateway into > downtown Raleigh. Starting with a stretch just inside the Interstate 440 > loop, planners said they want to let the area go back to a "natural state." > > "This is an area that's in the floodplain, and it frequently floods," > Deputy Planning Director Ken Bowers said Tuesday. "We need the > floodplain to do its natural work of cleaning the storm water and > providing a place for floodwater to go so it doesn't damage private > property." > > Crews will raze the former AMF Bowling center at 1827 Capital Blvd., > between Fenton Street and Crabtree Boulevard, as well as an access > bridge to the center that crosses Pigeon House Creek. The demolition is > scheduled to be completed by the end of March. > > The city bought the AMF property last year for $1.1 million. > > In the future, Bowers said, Raleigh plans to buy and demolish nearby > buildings on Capital Boulevard and create a park in the median of the > corridor, which would eventually connect the Crabtree Creek Greenway to > the north with downtown Raleigh. > > The green space will help filter storm water runoff and cleanse Pigeon > House Branch, which ranks as Raleigh's most polluted creek, and Bowers > said planners envision it sparking redevelopment of the corridor. > > "We do think the amenity this will provide will cause a lot of people to > look at the corridor much more favorably for new investment," he said. > "It'll be a model for green infrastructure, it'll be an economic > development project and it'll be a great gateway into downtown Raleigh." > > Mark Cabot, the owner of Mission Bungalow, said he supports the city's > efforts. His furniture and lighting business has been on Capital > Boulevard for about a year. > > "You'd like to have it be beautified," Cabot said. "You''d like to see > them do this as a gateway (similar to) what you see happening in > downtown and Glenwood South." > _______________________________________________ > East-CAC mailing list > East-CAC(a)eastraleigh.org > http://www.eastraleigh.org/mailman/listinfo/east-cac