NDL.

Thank you; I will give their page a look.

Now we're in December. 2023. Any updates? I never see any meaningful changes when I drive over there, although I haven't gone in quite awhile.

I am glad that abundant parking was incorporated, only because it makes it convenient for me to drive to my destination, park, and walk around to varies points of interest throughout the day. A good example of this would be downtown Greenville, which has abundant parking options, which allow me to park, and walk/enjoy an area for the course of several hours. Conversely, when parking is a hassle, it makes me want to avoid an area altogether. What's seemingly egregious, however, is the lack of planning behind/around a Silver Line leg: this development could've had world class uniqueness and function, but it doesn't present itself that way. A good example of excellent design and execution can be found at the Bridgeway development in Mauldin SC: it has very unique design elements/characteristics, and has great pedestrian appeal. Instead, the River District comes across as a rebranded Ballantyne, which I find unacceptable, since Ballantyne was built out before the light rail, nor does Ballantyne have river access. Could my perceptions be mistaken? Of course, yet marketing hasn't, in my view, done a great job at developing interest around this project.

Thank you both, for the updates

I have this thread bookmarked, with the thinking that there will be substantial updates at some point. Here we are, almost into August, 2023, with no substantive updates. It's kinda sad...

It's a shame that the marketing team hasn't developed excitement and anticipation, by featuring some photo's such as the ones above - along with a caption, timeline, something...

I would miss not having 277 around the City; it's a good way to traverse Uptown, without getting stuck inside the City. As for the water feature, what happened to the Crystal Lakes concept that was supposed to come to CLT?

That's what makes me nuts: they're going to build this out, and after it's fully complete and cemented in, people will clamor that "something needs to be done;" "West Blvd & 485 is at capacity;" "we need lightrail like Ballantyne," etc What's really a shame about the whole thing, is that the area abuts the upcoming Silver Line; designing the area around future rail would be very wise; hopefully, down the road, a leg off of the Silver Line could be installed. If not, as another poster commented, what would've been the lightrail could be a greenway. *** After seeing Rock Hill's Riverwalk development, I had high hopes for CLT's River District. For as much as I am not a huge fan of Rock Hill, their Riverwalk development is building out into being something that's very nice and unique, with plenty of attractive apartments for those who aren't interested in owning a house.

Much of the Steele Creek area has affordable single family housing; it would be nice if the River District took full advantage of the area's unique river features, plus the added benefit of being so close to both the Airport, and to Downtown CLT. If done properly, the River District could really contribute to Charlotte's "brand."

Great idea, and very much agreed.

Thanks for your reply, and for the link. Do you think it will be planned around light rail? I have to believe that they will eventually bring it in. *** Hopefully, if anyone travels in and around that area, they will take some pictures (providing that there's something to see :)) Appreciate the reply. I have to revisit the south Charlotte threads, and the enclosed pictures.

Are there any new developments regarding the River District? Has the project been put on the backburner? I truly hope that the development will be built around light rail

AirNostrumMAD: thanks for the great photo tour.

I dislike this plan; here's why: I moved to Charlotte from Long Island, NY, a place that I disliked greatly - and much of my dislikes are the direct consequences of poor planning - Traffic was absolutely horrendous. Absolutely horrendous. Not enough roadways, and the roads that were there didn't have adequate laneage. (Hello...Charlotte?) - Suburban style planning that produced too much car dependancy (Hello...Charlotte?) - Cul-de-sac communities that encourage isolation between members within the community (Charlotte...to an extent) First, urban planners need to scrap the idea that "roadways are bad;" appropriate the space for future road expansion in the center of the road, in the form of wide center medians. This would enable future road expansion, cheaply, and easily, if needed in the future. And if it's decided not to expand the road, residents will be left with beautiful center medians which could be decorated with trees, plants, and flowers. Second, appropriate land and/or build out 485 to be 5-6 lanes in each direction (10-12 lanes total). Massive amounts of traffic stifle growth, and make for a miserable populace. And while urban planners would like it such that people live and work in close proximity to one another,the reality is that that's often not the case. Third, design the River District *around* a permanent form of mass transportation. If the City/State does not have the money to install a proper LYNX East/West line now, design the community around a proposed line, that will make it easy to implement a proper rail line in the future. Fourth, enough of this biking nonsense. Biking, and dedicated bike lanes, are great. Yet, most people are not going to commute via bicycle. Therefore, make the development in such a way that it's totally pedestrian friendly. The one thing I love about the LYNX line is the parallel path that runs along it. People should be able to live independently of their cars if they choose to. Much of Charlotte fails in this regard. Fifthly, how about a true downtown River District like what Savannah has, that would truly give Charlotte it's own branding and distinction? I am talking about something authentic that doesn't speak of "planned community." I'd love to see another Bay Ridge Brooklyn style development of midrise apartment buildings, bars, and diversity of local restaurants. The key here is not adapting a urbanized version of a suburban model. Without the above elements, I am afraid that Charlotte is going to be the next Long Island: an unsustainable, traffic clogged, area, whose residents are unhappy because they spend too much time at work and in traffic.