JCB

I know that the three towns - Huntersville, Cornelius, and Davidson - are trying hard to master plan but I think the pace of development may overwhelm their best intents. Does anyone know if the towns or either Huntersville or Cornelius have plans to create a Greenway along Caldwell Creek? I had asked the Mecklenburg County Greenway planner, Jason Pauling. He wrote that the County is not planning it but he thought one of the towns might be. Cladwell CReek runs East West and could be a biking/walking path from Birkdale/NorthCross/Village at Lake Norman to the Light Rail. The major challenge/cost would be crossing 77. I was just curious if anyone has heard of this?

I just Googled Cary, NC and I see the ring road concept. I have traveled extensively with my job and I like the concentric ring concept. My favorite place for roads like that is Irvine, Ca with its broad tree lined blvds.

I live in Birkdale Village and I think that this project has the potential to be either awesome or terrible. If it incorporated commercial space and forced the cities of Huntersville and Cornelius to open connecting roads then it might be a great thing. If it had some commercial space then people could truly work, live, and play between the villages and the lake. As it is now most people I know commute towards Charlotte. If it forces the local towns to get serious about fixing the road situation then we will be better off. The three town communities really will experience a Tragedy of the Commons. Every sub-division/development wants its own little cul-de-sac. This mentality forces congestion on the main roads - Sam Furr, Gilead, 21, 115, and Catawba. Did I miss any? I don't think so. Wow, only 5 thorough fares for an area that is expected to number over 100,000 people in a decade or two! Worse still is that since the towns force so few developments to create congestion alleviating short-cuts, the first development to do so will likely be overwhelmd. Everyone knows this so they fight all the more to not have the through connections. Has anyone ever tried to get around the DC area where there are just a few main roads and each has about 12 lanes! Here are some examples of easy connections that could be made: 1) A loop around the Sam Furr/High 21 mess that arcs around behind Target and the new Petco development and continues around behind the library. 2) Continue Northcross through to Westmoreland so that everyone does not have to go through 77/21 to get North of Exit 25. Just some thoughts on the whole super dense development thing around Exit 25.