Seaboard Fellow

Sorry to continue this thread along the off topic path but Atlanta is very much a vacation destination for African Americans (and people of African decent globally) for what it’s worth. As far as Charlotte becoming more of tourist destination, the development of the Gold District and Savona could go a long way. I believe a space needle/ CN tower type project is the only thing that could drastically boost tourism. I’ll add a ”Sceptre” tower to the armchair developer thread.

While I agree with some of the concern regarding the viability of DOLRT, I will say that Chapel Hill has several bright spots which may allow the light rail to be a success. UNC has approximately 30K student and approximately 12k faculty members and staff. The UNC Medical Center employs 7,100. Chapel Hill Transit offers free public transit and is the second largest transit system in NC as it provides 7 million rides annually. Chapel Hill transit will find ways to integrate itself with the new light rail service. Chapel Hill does a great job when it comes to land use planning compared to other municipalities in the State and because that I believe Chapel Hill will allow dense developments with the great urban designs where appropriate. I do wish that the Light rail would run in mixed traffic with signal priority or in a dedicated lane up Columbia St to Franklin Street, with a possible spur to Downtown Carrboro via the existing freight line should it be abandoned.

That would be Richmond’s Main Street Station.