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  1. Triad Business Notes

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    Greensboro 2030 State of the community.

    A monorail system in Greensboro/Triad was brought up again at the GSO2030 state of the community. Currently there is a bill in the state for a feasibility study for regional/commuter rail in the Triad. As the region sees more and more job growth, the area will start seriously looking at Triad rail as a transportation option whether its in the form of commuter rail or a monorail.

    https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2023/08/23/greensboro-chamber-commerce-economic-future.html

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  2. Triad Business Notes

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    NC A&T begins construction on food processing plant and creamery. While the news itself isn't a big deal, the design of NC A&T's buildings here lately have been amazing. I really would like to see urban design such as this downtown.

    https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2023/08/23/ncat-to-build-13m-food-processing-creamery-complex.html

    Future food processing center and creamery 

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    Also the Future innovation center at NC A&T 

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    Downtown Greensboro Developments

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    14 hours ago, KJHburg said:

    Yes about 20 plus people rode the train up from Charlotte to downtown Greensboro. They enjoyed the city some had been here, some a long time ago and some never.  You have a lot of good things going on and a great city manager in Taiwo  Jaiyeoba  (who used to be the planning director in Charlotte)  He did hint at some big plans.  The group from the Queen City loved your historical buildings along S Elm and your Jefferson Standard Lincoln Financial building, your 2 downtown parks with cafes, your streetside dining in the parking spaces, your social district.  I will post some photos of the group later I took these before the tour.  Oh yeah your intermodal center with Amtrak, buses both local city and regional buses.  This is something Charlotte is working on it and has been for years.    Great trip from the QC to the Gate City! 

    Taiwo mentioned downtown Greensboro is 38% surface parking vs Charlotte being 28% of total land as parking.  He wants more development downtown. 

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    As usual great photos KJHburg! We all made a lot of great observations about downtown Greensboro, the great things that have happened and the things that need improvement. There was a lot of human activity along Elm Street Saturday but Downtown Greensboro is about a square mile in size. The challenge is to expand that activity all throughout downtown. There is so much potential with all of the vacant parking lots and areas of downtown that are virtually dead. We are seeing some progress around the ballpark area and the future development at the News and Record property is really going to activate the eastern side of downtown. The western side of downtown and in particularly the south west quadrant needs the most improvement. How do we improve the connectivity between that part of downtown and Elm Street? I do think turning those multilane one way streets into two way pedestrian streets is a start. Identifying properties for residential development, retail and also educational facilities being that the west side borders Greensboro College and UNCG. With more residential the city should consider building large park or public plaza on the west side of downtown Greensboro. We've seen how  parks contribute to attracting people to downtown Greensboro.

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    Downtown Greensboro Developments

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    On 8/14/2023 at 8:23 PM, KJHburg said:

    The Charlotte Urbanists and UP are planning a tour of downtown Greensboro this Saturday when about 25 people come up via Amtrak to Greensboro and the walking tour will start at noon on Saturday at the Amtrak station.  Mainly historical but will cover the new additions to downtown Greensboro join us if you like.  Start at the station then to S Elm then up Elm to the downtown parks over the baseball stadium then loop back down Greene St.  If you are interested message me or just show up but once the train from Charlotte gets there it's on!  The number of people already committed means it will be very interesting and would love some local insights.  They are excited about coming up to the Gate City.  

    I enjoyed meeting you, the urbanplanet Charlotte posters as well as the tour of downtown Greensboro. The city manager even dropped a hint about a big development that he couldn't talk about coming downtown so it was a very informative tour and you've definitely done your research on Greensboro. Next time you guys head up to the Triad, We should definitely check out downtown Winston-Salem.

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    Downtown Greensboro Developments

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    More on the music hall/amphitheater and soccer stadium. I'm actually surprised that the seating for the music hall has increased to such a large number of seats. Almost comparable to the Tanger Center. Hopefully they'll choose a downtown location for the soccer stadium which will host a soccer franchise one level under Major League Soccer which is equivalent to AAA baseball. 

    "The document says that plans are being developed for a downtown music hall and soccer stadium. The music hall could seat as many as 2,000 with a future phase for a 4,500-seat amphitheater. The proposed plan for the soccer stadium is a 6,000-seat arena either on the Coliseum complex or in downtown that would host a USL League One franchise"

    https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2023/08/15/greensboro-rfps-coliseum-tanger-center.html

    Here is am example of an urban 6,000 seat downtown soccer stadium with development built around it

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  8. Downtown Greensboro Developments

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    10 hours ago, KJHburg said:

    The Charlotte Urbanists and UP are planning a tour of downtown Greensboro this Saturday when about 25 people come up via Amtrak to Greensboro and the walking tour will start at noon on Saturday at the Amtrak station.  Mainly historical but will cover the new additions to downtown Greensboro join us if you like.  Start at the station then to S Elm then up Elm to the downtown parks over the baseball stadium then loop back down Greene St.  If you are interested message me or just show up but once the train from Charlotte gets there it's on!  The number of people already committed means it will be very interesting and would love some local insights.  They are excited about coming up to the Gate City.  

    I've already signed up! :)😀

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  9. Downtown Greensboro Developments

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    Posted · Edited by cityboi

    The city of Greensboro has issued an RFP for a private company to run the Greensboro Coliseum Complex.  But what is interesting is what is included in the RFP. The discussed proposed downtown music hall and amphitheater and a soccer stadium. Several sites are being looked at for a downtown soccer stadium but there is a possibility it could be built at the coliseum. Hopefully they pursue a downtown stadium.

    https://www.rhinotimes.com/news/city-issues-rfp-for-private-company-to-run-coliseum-complex/

     

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    Downtown Greensboro Developments

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    As a resident of downtown, I've used the downtown trolley several times. There are four in service and one of the stops is about a block away from my apartment. I use it when I make frequent trips to Deep Roots which also has a stop nearby. I really love how I can commute around downtown without getting in my car and its free. I talked with one of the drivers and while this is currently a pilot program which runs until the end of the year he said the city will likely continue it and keep it free. Every time I get on it, there are plenty of other passengers so there will be demand to keep it after the pilot program ends. Its pretty cool. The trolley website has a tracker on it which shows on the map where every trolley is located. There is a computer voice on each trolley which tells you all the intersections you cross. The air condition feels so good on those trolleys....better than in my car. I think eventually they will expand the service with an east to west loop connecting to UNCG and NC A&T most likely running on weekend evenings/nights when the college students most frequently hit the bars, nightclubs and restaurants. Downtown office workers also love it because they have time to go to any restaurant downtown on lunch without leaving their parking space and trying to find parking at a restaurant on the opposite end of downtown. Downtown Greensboro has reached a critical mass where it can have these kind of transportation services downtown, something that would not have been possible 20 years ago.

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    Downtown Winston-Salem Developments

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    100 apartment units planned for Downtown Winston-Salem for residents 55 years of age or older. The project will have street level retail and restaurants with interior parking. "4th & Green" is being developed by Brown Investment Properties of Greensboro and Commercial Realty Advisors of Winston-Salem.

    https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2023/08/11/green-apartments-winston-salem-develop.html

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  12. Rockingham County Developments (Casino)

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    Posted · Edited by cityboi

    On 8/9/2023 at 8:34 AM, Poo Diddy said:

    This project has felt weird from the start.  Odd location, resident opposition, being in Berger's county.  That the proposed location is directly next to a summer camp for kids with special needs is the icing on the cake.  

    Its a very very odd location out in the middle of nowhere.  Building a casino resort on that site would be like a developer trying to get land in downtown Greensboro rezoned for farm land. Its crazy. At least the one in Virginia is within the city limits of Danville and not out in the rural county. These casinos would be more profitable being built in the urban cities. The one proposed in Anson County should be in Charlotte. The one in Rockingham County should be in Greensboro and the one planned for Nash County should be in Raleigh. Yes the proposed sites are fairly close to those cities but it just makes more sense  for them to be built closer to major airports and within cities with hotels, restaurants and other attractions. I agree the locations have more to do about politics than where they should be built. But the Rockingham County location just has me scratching my head because the only nearby major highway is 220 or the incomplete I-73 which will dead end as an interstate at the Virginia state line for years to come. Not to mention the people there don't want it.

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    Triad Business Notes

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    Cone Health will lose its monopoly in Greensboro. The state has approved Wake Forest Baptist Health in building a small hospital in Greensboro. Currently Greensboro is the only major city in NC served by one healthcare system. I think the move is good to bring in competition to help bring down healthcare costs in Greensboro.

    https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2023/08/09/cone-health-appeal-ahwfb-greensboro-hospital.html

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  18. Downtown Greensboro Developments

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    The current owners of the News and Record property need to just demolish the buildings on the site and grade the land. A woman was found dead from a gunshot wound in one of the buildings. There are homeless campsites there. Visible human waste around the property and trash everywhere and even bundles of Newspapers from 2019 laying around the property. Not a good look for downtown and its a major safety and health concern. But the city needs to get to the root of the problem and do something about the homeless situation. Get some of them mental help and help get them back on their feet and find work because its not just on that property. Its throughout downtown particularly near the parks and parking decks. Something needs to be done with the property before the Ryan Companies considering buying the land for their project. I know there are some laws that the city could use that could make the owners tear down the buildings.

    https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/greensboro/former-greensboro-news-record-building-where-woman-found-dead-littered-with-trash-human-waste/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3MhDVpp_42a26s9RQMGhcTkYDnwVRSA3azeOSf7LabXAkF48Y_4EkHRxc

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  19. Triad Regional Transit

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    4 hours ago, DCB said:

    "Could be coming in like 15 years" would probably be more accurate, but it's good that's it's actually being discussed now.

    Its puzzling as to why it would take so long with all the business going on there. I know there were delays because the city had to gain control of the old depot which was privately owned.

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  23. Lidl committed to downtown Greensboro grocery store

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    11 hours ago, P.SAUNDERS said:

    The City should have been tested and cleared that land and other lots that had been emptied for decades before this setback in that Downtown Area! East Greensboro can't catch a break when it comes to the soil being toxic or something compared to West Greensboro.

     

    I agree. They should have made it development ready before a developer came in.

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  24. Lidl committed to downtown Greensboro grocery store

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    2 hours ago, rancenc said:

    Looks like the Lidl store is not coming.  Hopefully another grocer entertains a downtown store!

    https://www.rhinotimes.com/featured-article/contract-for-downtown-lidl-grocery-store-has-been-terminated/

    They said they would consider the site again but there would need to be a new timeline. Apparently they found more contamination in the ground. But for now the deal is off but not dead. Hopefully they'll redesign the layout of the store and the building itself to fit a more urban environment. Hopefully something mixed-use working with another developer.

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