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I didn't see it mentioned (my eyes might be getting worse though), but does anyone know if the adjacent buildings/land on Camden (Charlotte Post & Phat Burrito) are in play as well?
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Streetcar got some love on MNF
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I feel like like I had a hand in all this.. I know I didn't of course... but extremely similar approach from my post in December 2013 regarding what Norfolk VA did w/ $3M in a year on their 'AM-Shack'. If it wasn't for all the track work our shack could be done by the end of 2016.
Posted 2 Dec 2013
I just wanted to share this to illustrate how fast a 'first phase' of Gateway could be built if NCDOT & local support got fully behind it.
Norfolk VA, - Amtrak began service from downtown Norfolk last December 2012; this marked the return of intercity passenger rail service to the city for the first time since 1977.
At a cost of $3M, a newly built Amtrak station will open today; it began construction in February 2013 and includes the following features:- 3,500 square foot station.
- The building includes a ticket counter, a waiting room & bathrooms.
- The platform will be 725 feet long and partially covered with canopies.
- The station, just near Harbor Park, will be looked at as a potential multi-modal station in the future to include rail, light rail, bus, cab, and ferry services.
This is a great model to the beginning development of the Multi-modal station Norfolk is looking towards building-out in the future.
I feel it would a great way for Gateway's Multimodal station to get off the ground by develop in phases, so we could actually see Intercity rail service in the heart of Crowntown by mid-decade. Just get the trains arriving/departing in center city with a station that is comfortable but will be expanded and built-on as rail services and ridership increases.
I know it's not a fair comparison.. and there is a lot of physical rail work to do here as well as NS ROW schedule/usage requirements ... but.. it's just look what can be done in less than a year with a single new train service being added!
and here we are... just waiting, with no real plans to move forward... only more 'studies' ahead.. and still with a slight metallic taste in our mouths from the NS/CSX grade separation that will not happen partially thanks for the leadership and planning capabilities of NCDOT.
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From what I've gathered during various neighborhood conversations, it was inevitable. Supposedly Gains Brown has no choice but to either sell, or get pushed-out without much, if any, compensation. I can't confirm but, I heard that's what happened with the Trolly Museum; I was told he once owned that building as well but, he got pushed out by whatever 'immanent domain' laws/policies/regs exercised to do so.
Regardless, $$$/Development has a louder voice than the current 'renters' who make up the majority of the residents in the South End special tax zone. It's not like Dilworth, or even Wilmore, where single-family property owners make up the consensus whose property tax dollars give them influence/voice towards guiding development in their neighborhoods.
Like it or not, Southend is steadily becoming more of an extension/assimilation of uptown vs. an independent, community-guided, neighborhood. Just the change I've seen living here for the past 5 years is incredible, completely different feel/vibe than when I first moved to SE.
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Not sure if this has been shared, but this is the best rendering I've come across so far of both Crescent projects' impact on the city scape. wow.... just wow
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I saw that Blue Line Capacity Extension construction is underway at 485 Station today.
It appears they are extending platform to the north on southbound track and extending platform to the south on the northbound track.
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It's a shame that re-storing, retro-fitting and expanding on the old Seaboard Air Line Railroad Passenger Station is not currently a viable alternative. The Blue Line extension passes so close that you could create a station/platform right at Alpha Mill with and extended pedestrian walkway to N College to allow easy transfer between Amtrak and LRT line.
I supposed it could be feasible to build something with promise and even act as an anchor catalyst to the N-Tryon if it were possible to purchased all the land surrounding the existing station north of 12th St to the existing ROW, and west from the Blue Line Extension to Graham St.
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I swear when I was riding the train this morning I saw 2 newly built Elevator shafts on the west side of Fountains @ Southend.
They appeared to be constructed between Foster Ave and the CATS facility.
Did I miss an announcement of a new midlevel apt or Office project back in that area? Does anyone have any info or a link?
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I saw a Siemens commercial on CNBC yesterday featuring Light Rail Vehicle Manufacturing in USA and has quite a few shots of our beloved S70s in Uptown.
Check it out HERE
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Stop it. Stop it now. You know daggum well that not nothin' is happening with Gateway Station and 1st Ward Park in the same week.
$200k towards Gateway...
That will get 1/2 a report written by an outside consulting firm with redundant/repetitive information that we've all read and gone over for the past 3 years.
IMO, it would be better utilized by re-allocating it to the Cedar yard streetcar project. (Of course that can't and won't happen)
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Quick observation while on LRT, an excavator has been working on site for the past 2 weeks in the northwest corner along Dewitt Lane.
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Not a mid rise project buuuuuut....
Tryon has the painted dotted outlines for the new on-street 'Twilight Parking' spaces that will soon be a reality for South End nightly visitors, 6pm-7am I believe.
Also, Slate Billiards is opening up next to Oak room thus completing occupancy in that building.
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Here are a couple videos from Hooligans during the USA Ghana game I have come across. I was there and it was amazing. Hopefully Sunday will be just as fun!
Hey that's me on the inside bar video far left in frame, the end of the bar starting the I Believe chant at 1:49 ! hahaha awesome
Can't wait for Sunday!! See you lads up there, even if I don't really see you..
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How about building a Top Golf on some of that plentiful open land.
It's really a lot of fun, used to go to the one in Dallas a lot. The closest one is up in NoVA.It would create another unique-activity attraction in uptown for all ages and incorporates one of Crown-town's favorite past times... drinking.... I mean golf.
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pretty sure the house has to actually sell, near asking price, to be considered 'progress'.
Otherwise, it's just a speculative real estate investment for whoever currently holding the note.
Any potential buyers here?
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Great news this has traction again.
I think it is now perceived as a real and immediate need with the NS Intermodal yard fully operational. Perhaps NS had some closed door talks with Raleigh to makes sure this happens. "We'd like to offer more capacity/frequencies, but that darn CSX crossing.." wink wink nudge nudge
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Why not "Charlotte Town" then. There are plenty of similarly named European teams. Crawley Town FC comes to mind.
very good sir... think you may have nailed it.
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I really like that, but I'd go with either the year of Charlotte's founding, 1768, or the MecDec year, 1775. And the SC/FC debate is one worth having.
The reason I went with 1762 is that is the year when Mecklenburg County was formed (as it was the western part of Anson County).
Charlotte town was then incorporated in 1768.
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I thought the new team was going to be 2nd tier, NASL, not another 3rd tier USL team? That sucks. Some friends and I are having a good debate about who in NC will land a MLS team first. I think the Triangle is still in the lead.
The Railhawks are the Carolina NASL team, which does a good draw fior the Cary/Raleigh area.
I don't think there is enough room for another NASL team so close in NC.
USLPRO is great though, I mean the Kickers program back home has built a great following strong MLS relationship with DC United and are even playing a home friendly against FC Crystal Palace (EPL) next month. All that from a mid-size city USLPRO team.
With BOFA Stadium upgrades we can be sure to land more exhibition matches in the coming seasons as well as land a few matches for the 2016 Copa America Cup.
With those type of events coming to town, USLPRO will do just fine to keep and build the base until we land the MLS franschise in 2017.
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maybe: FC Charlotte-Mecklenburg 1762
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August 2nd is just around the corner, you can see Liverpool play AC Milan in BOA!
I kooooow!.. can't wait for the buzz/excitement in the QC on match day..
So many matches this summer!
Going to USMNT v Nigeria in FL in 2 weeks..
July there's this match in RVA, and the day after catching Man Utd vs. Inter Milan...
Then back down here for Liverpool v AC Milan 3 days later!!!
Plus World Cup in between !!!
Summer of Soccer 2014!!
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Just related to USLPRO Soccer in General as an example of what could spawn from a strong USLPRO team support in Uptown.
So my hometown USLPRO 'Richmond Kickers' are hosting a match again EPL 'Crystal Palace FC' on July 28th.
You can get access to a pre-sale of those tickets IF you pre-purchase tickets online to their match against Charlotte Eagles this Saturday HERE
That said, hopefully in another 2 years it will be the QCFC hosting an EPL team at American Legion. Although... I really hope BOA Stadium lands several Copa America Centenario Cup matches in 2016. Imagine seeing talent from such countries as Brazil and Argentina face of in BOA Stadium.. -
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I went to Tuesday's game. I'm not upset about the beer prices, as they're pretty much right in line with what I expected, but I was underwhelmed by the quality of selection even compared to the old stadium. I can still find a handful of beers I like, but each booth serving craft beer has only 3-4 it seems, so you have to do quite a bit of hunting if you're looking for anything specific. I never did find NoDa's A Knight's Ale (or anything else by them), even checking one spot where it was supposed to be available but the employees didn't seem to have ever even heard of it.
Great experience though, I love the stadium and I love the foot traffic around it that its creating. It was a pretty impressive turnout for a Tuesday.
Some shots:
HA, My lady & and I (or some of me &my beer at least) are in both of these pictures, we were literally sitting 6 seats down in the row just below.
You never know where a fellow UP'r might be.
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first section of the crane base was installed on the pad this morning
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Although... I really hope BOA Stadium lands several Copa America Centenario Cup matches in 2016. Imagine seeing talent from such countries as Brazil and Argentina face of in BOA Stadium.. 
Charlotte Photo of the Day
in Charlotte
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the only thing I've had to contribute to UP in a while... a rarely seen angle of Uptown