Spartan Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 On 11/4/2017 at 8:50 PM, Popsickle said: Out of curiosity, are there zoning requirements uptown related to building height? There is no height restriction in UMUD. The biggest factor determining height is the market. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) Some renderings of the First Citizens Bank Plaza upgrades are on the Agenda today... https://www.charlotteagenda.com/108421/first-citizens-bank-plaza-getting-facelift-includes-7000-square-feet-retail-space/ Edited November 7, 2017 by Scribe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozmervo Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 12 minutes ago, Scribe said: Some renderings of the First Citizens Bank Plaza upgrades are on the Agenda today... https://www.charlotteagenda.com/108421/first-citizens-bank-plaza-getting-facelift-includes-7000-square-feet-retail-space/ Uhg. That's barely an improvement. The actual bank branch street frontage isn't changing, and that's what makes this building so awful on the street. I guess something is better than nothing, though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrodvt Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Has there been any word on what's going into the new spaces created below BOA ? They look ready to fit up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 45 minutes ago, elrodvt said: Has there been any word on what's going into the new spaces created below BOA ? They look ready to fit up. Eddie V's , Devon & Blakely, and a Sushi Place by the Ok-u people. One more space left to lease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxCLT Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Couple pics from today... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 20 minutes ago, GeauxCLT said: Couple pics from today... Drove over it on Saturday and was like ", WTF WAS THAT, ohhhh yea, I remember now." Maybe making a speed hump look visually like a rando cross walk is a bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuLukey Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 That crossing is not what I expected. I figured there would at least be a mid-point mini pedestrian haven and/or at least a “must yield to pedestrians sign.”For example: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrodvt Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) ^Agreed. Hopefully they are going to do more later and they threw this together as a temporary measure. Edited November 7, 2017 by elrodvt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadi40 Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 One thing I do wish developers would realize is to include Ground floor Retail, Granted some are But South End would be 1000 times better if more buildings had ground floor retail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 One thing I do wish developers would realize is to include Ground floor Retail, Granted some are But South End would be 1000 times better if more buildings had ground floor retail. Lol. It’s not about realizing anything. It’s about making a profit NOW instead of LATER for them. Retail is harder to finance, requires more expensive construction and materials and quite frankly isn’t a slam dunk investment. Southend needs far less drivers, as parking decks are eating up a tremendous amount of the money in developers pockets. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Force Sleeps Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Discovery Place announces architects for uptown master plan. https://www.discoveryplace.org/about/press/releases/discovery-place-announces-architects-for-uptown-master-plan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 On 11/7/2017 at 2:54 PM, AuLukey said: That crossing is not what I expected. I figured there would at least be a mid-point mini pedestrian haven and/or at least a “must yield to pedestrians sign.” Are drivers not yielding to pedestrians? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuLukey Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Are drivers not yielding to pedestrians?That’s not necessarily the issue. This speed bump just seems out of place, like it belongs in a suburban shopping strip, not a CBD. True that something is better than nothing; but IMO this design (or lack there of) does little to nothing to increase awareness of pedestrians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 And you think a small sign like they use in Davidson would accomplish that goal? I'm not agreeing/disagreeing with you - but I am interested in understand different perspectives on things like this. The core concept of the raised crosswalk is that it elevates (literally) pedestrians and makes them more visible to drivers while simultaneously providing a speed hump to slow traffic. I do agree that it may seem out of place to drivers, but for pedestrians its a huge sigh of relief since they were making that crossing anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtCampsalot Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 I think it's exactly what is needed there (and revolutionary in the context of Charlotte making hard decisions), but it's painted strangely so that it looks like a non-raised crosswalk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southslider Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 The televised section of the Thanksgiving Parade is by The Square. Hopefully, all floats safely clear the new crosswalk hump before their big moment in the spotlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) Spokane proposes establishing a 10 year property tax exemption to property owners who develop parcels currently used for surface parking in the CBD. Strategy also used in Philadelphia. Its a friendlier (but lower revenue) strategy than a land value tax. https://usa.streetsblog.org/2017/11/14/spokane-may-give-builders-a-push-to-fix-downtown-parking-craters/ Edited November 16, 2017 by kermit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathb Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 14 hours ago, southslider said: The televised section of the Thanksgiving Parade is by The Square. Hopefully, all floats safely clear the new crosswalk hump before their big moment in the spotlight. If floats don't survive going over a speedbump at pedestrian/parade speeds....that is not a failure of the infrastructure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Force Sleeps Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 I'm going to shamelessly bump my previous post because I think its WAY cooler than speed bumps. First - Discovery Place and the City picked the architect team for the museum redesign. Check out the article below. https://www.discoveryplace.org/about/press/releases/discovery-place-announces-architects-for-uptown-master-plan Second - Check out the Diller Scofidio + Renfro portfolio. Pretty sweet stuff: https://dsrny.com/ What are the odds we get something truly transformative/unique for this project? Will the city "Charlotte" this project down? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Transformative? Probably not (though it depends on what you mean by "transformative"). I don't get the impression that they are tearing down the building, so my guess is that exterior changes will be minor unless they add height somehow. Does anyone know the scope of what they're going to do? The description on the website was appropriately vague: "Ultimately, the architect group will develop an inspiring conceptual design for the facility that will communicate the Museum’s mission to provide the community with educational and immersive opportunities in science, technology and nature." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southslider Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 4 hours ago, pathb said: If floats don't survive going over a speedbump at pedestrian/parade speeds....that is not a failure of the infrastructure. Just a failure in planning infrastructure on a well-known parade route. Otherwise, if floats don't survive going under streetcar wires... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozmervo Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 12 minutes ago, southslider said: Just a failure in planning infrastructure on a well-known parade route. Otherwise, if floats don't survive going under streetcar wires... I have heard a city official say in the past that parades will not cross Trade Street anymore once the streetcar is operational. As it can't detour, they can't suspend service for 2-3 hours for parades. Not sure if that policy has changed. In any event, they have said that area will not have cantenary lines as they will utilize on-board battery power to traverse that stretch of Trade St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 1 hour ago, tozmervo said: I have heard a city official say in the past that parades will not cross Trade Street anymore once the streetcar is operational. As it can't detour, they can't suspend service for 2-3 hours for parades. Not sure if that policy has changed. In any event, they have said that area will not have cantenary lines as they will utilize on-board battery power to traverse that stretch of Trade St. I have heard that too but I can’t understand why they can’t just run stub service from both sides of Tryon while the parade is happening (CTC outbound and also Church outbound) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post southslider Posted November 17, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 My point was if streetcar did something special for Charlotte's parade street, why couldn't CDOT design a nicer, more permanent (and less humpy) crosswalk. Putting up a standard road hump also cheapens what is historically Charlotte's signature street. For this reason, Tryon has granite curbs, raised planters, special benches, kiosks, and shelters. The crosswalk should be cobblestones or some other more permanent material. Otherwise, it looks like the cheapest fix was dropped in a very prominent location. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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