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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article213534314.html Charlotte Bikes on the front page of the Observer this morning. I think it's excellent to see the Bicycling program getting this much publicity, and (finally) having funding restored after so many years without funding.

First Ward Park splashpad was hopping this afternoon before the rain

It's Grand Bohappening

I thought I remembered seeing reverse angle parking on 10th Street in a Site Plan for this development. Anyone know if that is still happening? Does not look like the curb line shown in these photos is in the right place for that. I'm also curious to see how engaged/active the rear side of this development will be with the future Cross Charlotte Trail. There's huge opportunity for ground level trail oriented development here - the trail will be bordered on one side by great views of the skyline over 277, and by this development on the other side.

Plagiarism with permission seems to me like it would be ok, but it sounds like you have a strict editor if he/she won't let you mention the infestation of piranhas that will surely accompany this project in the headline.

Elizabeth NIMBYism reaching new heights in this Charlotte Observer Viewpoint by Kris Solow (another vocal ECA member): With newcomers pouring into Charlotte like piranhas, we're headed for disaster That's right, folks - piranhas.

Someone should create an animation/gif of this same view for each year the stadium has been open. The skyline has changed a really impressive amount in the past few years!

http://wfae.org/post/red-light-cameras-still-under-discussion-despite-hesitations#stream/0 Bringing back the red light camera topic, though it didn't generate a lot of feedback last time I posted about it. Marcus Jones has advised City Council against installing red light cameras, arguing that there are more effective safety measures available through the City's (funded? unfunded?) Vision Zero program. I'm curious to hear the opinions of members of this group - red light cameras are politically unpopular but seem to be very effective at reducing the types of crashes that are most likely to produce fatality. In general, automatic enforcement (red light running and speed cameras) seems to me a necessary part of any credible Vision Zero program, alongside a heavy dose of engineering improvements that make geometric changes to streets to reduce the possibility of speeding automobiles in urban environments. Jones has been tasked with researching alternative safety measures and presenting those to Council in the coming weeks.

Rendering of the outside of that accessory building I had not see before:

The weather has been incredible this week. A vibrant, busy uptown last night. Romare Bearden and the baseball stadium were packed, tons of people walking and riding dockless bikes.

Plaza Midwood mural going up

http://wfae.org/post/faq-city-giant-vault-money-buried-beneath-uptown I walk by this building often and assumed it was just office space for Federal Reserve employees. Now that we know there are untold billions of dollars of cash stored underground, does anyone think John Lewis may be planning the ultimate heist to fund the Red/Silver/Airport rail lines?

One more from sunrise at 36th St Station.

http://charlottenc.gov/cats/transit-planning/gold-line/PublishingImages/2018-03-13 Elizabeth Community Association Meeting.pdf Project update presented at a public meeting organized by the Elizabeth Community Association a couple of weeks ago.

36th St Station sunrise

I think the headline I saw on Twitter this morning was something like "Local commuters shocked and appalled they are expected to pay for parking at new BLE parking decks."

I rode this morning and bought a round trip. Expiration printed on the ticket was tomorrow at 3am - think they are being lenient with opening weekend/basketball/St Patrick's.

Observer: Red-light cameras save lives, studies show. City manager says don’t bring them back. Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article203770699.html#storylink=cpy (Not sure if this is the appropriate spot for this topic. Do we have a traffic safety thread?) Hopefully the City Manager will come out with some kind of justification for his position on red light cameras. Cities and countries that are making any meaningful progress on stemming the number of traffic deaths are using automatic enforcement as an important tool. While these programs will never be politically popular, there is a huge amount of data and research proving them to be very effective at reducing the number of angle crashes that are most likely to lead to serious injuries and fatalities for drivers, pedestrians, and people riding bikes.

I'm surprised too. Also no planting strip - that back of curb sidewalk looks pretty narrow and substandard. Anyone know if this development was by-right or required rezoning?

PDF attached- infographic of dockless bikeshare data shared by CDOT. RidershipData-January.pdf

This is from the City's XCLT Davidson to Matheson webpage. The alignment in red matches what is proposed with this development, it will follow Jordan and ramp up to Matheson, which will require some serious grading. More detail on trail sections here.... see page 7.

I wasn't able to attend, but Ely Portillo had some good tweets throughout the evening - you can see his twitter page for more. Generally it seems like council is frustrated with the slow progress and is not satisfied with how the proposed UDO rules would change their role in rezonings.

I can't believe how much real estate CPCC had wasted on parking - especially given the constraints of limited land nearby available for them to grow, their proximity to a transition line and transit hub.

The Dominion Realty gallery that @KJHburg linked to in his post had images from the site at 390', so I would expect that would be best guess for now..