tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post112705771145958613..comments2023-10-10T03:39:50.342-05:00Comments on A Little Urbanity: My Dunleath VoteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1127317722041080582005-09-21T10:48:00.000-05:002005-09-21T10:48:00.000-05:00It would be SOOOOO nice to have a usable road conn...It would be SOOOOO nice to have a usable road connection between Fisher Park and Aycock via Leftwitch. But . . .<BR/><BR/>If my memory serves, I believe that a RR crossing with gates, lights, and bells would be required by law, and I don't think most neighbors would be wild about all that dinging happening all hours of the day and night.<BR/><BR/>Building a bridge would involve such serious grade and clearance problems that it just doesn't seem feasible. Even if the city and the neighborhood could agree to do it, Southern Railroad would probably object -- and they are notoriously difficult to deal with. It took the late Max Thompson many years of Herculean effort to persuade the city and Southern RR to build the Hendrix St. bridge -- and that was at a spot where a bridge had already existed.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, I too would really like to see SOME kind of pedestrian connectivity improvements at Leftwitch.<BR/><BR/>As to cars, we hope someday to get Chestnut and perhaps Percy reconnected to Summit and Fisher. You can find conceptual drawings in the <A HREF="http://www.historicaycock.org/Documents/masterplan.pdf" REL="nofollow">Aycock Traditional Neighborhood District Plan</A> (big download).David Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251439852685796681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1127315748175759212005-09-21T10:15:00.000-05:002005-09-21T10:15:00.000-05:00I second what Anonymous said about re-connecting L...I second what Anonymous said about re-connecting Leftwich to Church, a much-needed link between Aycock and Fisher Park. Right now there is no safe pedestrian railroad crossing for nearly a mile between the Hendrix overpass and Lindsay St. (try crossing on Murrow Blvd on foot or on a bike! You can't even get to it on the Church St. side because of the huge embankment, and if you get up there there's no bike lane or sidewalk, just FIVE wide car lanes). Because of these barriers, pedestrians routinely cross the railroad tracks at the severed Leftwich, where you can't even see or hear trains rounding the bend. This dangerous crossing is the direct route to walk or bike from Dunleath to downtown. With 100 more residents in this sort-of-cul-de-sac, the railroad crossing issue needs to be addressed in the planning stages. It could be part of the Greenway plan or the de-cloverleafing of Murrow, or a Hendrix-style pedestrian bridge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1127181277672155912005-09-19T20:54:00.000-05:002005-09-19T20:54:00.000-05:00I think that more invested residents for this area...I think that more invested residents for this area is a plus, not a negative. Historic Preservation is not a black and white issue; no one is going to replace Dunleath brick by brick, and having an interested investor is a plus for Aycock.<BR/>On the other hand, this is a great area, an almost secret area, where taxes are low, services are high and schools are great. So I understand people wanting to keep that secret!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1127150605234721122005-09-19T12:23:00.000-05:002005-09-19T12:23:00.000-05:00Higher density is not always bad. Higher density ...Higher density is not always bad. Higher density helps support local (walking distance) restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and stores. Plus, most of the apartment buildings in the area look to be in need of an upgrade.jimcasertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07599825260220591595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1127102600322609462005-09-18T23:03:00.000-05:002005-09-18T23:03:00.000-05:00Greensboro has to reconnect Leftwich St. to Church...Greensboro has to reconnect Leftwich St. to Church St. and unseal the wall-off of Aycock etc. from the rest of the city. Also, does anybody know what supermarket is going in downtown yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1127068824335346542005-09-18T13:40:00.000-05:002005-09-18T13:40:00.000-05:00"A two-story townhome on MLK Boulevard is priced a..."A two-story townhome on MLK Boulevard is priced at over $400,000."<BR/><BR/>I'm just too old. Too darned old. That's unbelievable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1127064401688898312005-09-18T12:26:00.000-05:002005-09-18T12:26:00.000-05:00I used to live in a kinda run down apartment in a ...I used to live in a kinda run down apartment in a beautiful old house over on Fifth. I absolutely loved the neighborhood, but moved because the apartment was sorta cruddy. And Summit Ave, well, enough said. In a couple of years I'll be looking to buy for the first time and would love to get into the area again. I'd consider a townhouse or condo, provided that they aren't too sardine can and they fit the feel of the neighborhood...<BR/><BR/>So I guess I think its a good thing, since houses around there seem to be out of my price range...Vada Bostianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571704593346092928noreply@blogger.com