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Stokes county to join PART. article

Like Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point; PART is considering a historic Kernersville depot for a commuter rail stop. article: photo photo

^ its not clearly stated on their website, but that is the plan for PTRP. I can remeber a statement in a recent ws journal about the parks expansion and its plans to be more mixed-use. it wont just be a place to work, but a place to live and shop with entertainment options.

W-S is steady fighting for passenger rail which seems very feasible since NW NC continues to get left out. this was released last week. excerpts from journalnow.com State legislators are licking their chops over talk that their counterparts in Congress might increase money for rail projects, including possible improvements to a high-speed passenger line through Winston-Salem. No such line is on the immediate horizon, but state legislators said yesterday that they are increasingly hopeful about getting more federal money for such projects. They passed a bill yesterday requiring the N.C. Department of Transportation to prepare for a possible influx by making sure the state has enough money to match federal grants. Six passenger trains stop in North Carolina every day, with stops that include Greensboro and High Point. The trains are part of the nationwide Amtrak network, but people in Winston-Salem have to take a car or bus to get to them. There are tracks that go through Winston-Salem, but they are privately owned. "We are entitled to first-class service, and not some jitney bouncing us over to High Point or Greensboro," Horton said. Nesbitt is an advocate for passenger rail service from Asheville to Salisbury, an idea that has floated around for several years. He said that interest in rail service is increasing, among commuters, tourists and other travelers.

I laugh everytime i see this map. its so obvious that PART is Hq'd in Greensboro. if this plan goes through... W-S (population of around 200,000) will have the same amount of stops as High Point (population around 100,000). there should be stops at: US52 and University Parkway LJVM Coliseum Wake Forest University US421 and Main St in Kernersville I-40 and Peters Creek

Here is a graphic from Monday's Winston-Salem Journal...an interesting comparison to Charlotte's light rail and the one proposed for the Triad. I still think its bad planning that no stop is proposed deeper into High Point. Im sure this is very prelimanry but isnt it obvious from recent news that SE Forsyth to SW Guilford has the potential to be a very highly populated area? Here is the full article from journalnow.com http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellit...s=1037645509137

Here are more renderings and models, mainly of the central district. Here yo can see the new streets that are planned for this area. I think the new Salem Creek Parkway? will tavel through the park.

I think that grant will cover railroad track reallignment, new roads and probably water line extensions. After this, I suspect development to really take off in that area. I know that WFU and WSSU are considering making the central district of PTRP, more of a college campus along with small research companies. Does anybody have any info on what is going on at the site in PTRP between 3rd and 4th on Linden Stree...and also, what's taking Prince Edward Hall so long to break ground?

Yeah Winston has a history of announing big projects and then leaving the public hanging. ex. Civic Plaza, Ball Park, Library Expansion, Blur Rhino HQ, Arts district mid-rise. One thing that i do believe is that downtown is going to see a sudden burst of life... when Nissen adds residents directly to 4th street...along with the Davis condos. The Marriott and Embassy Suites will also bring plenty more visitors to that area. The new hotels and apartments will be complete around the same time this summer.

it still sucks because its only van service. we need our own station.