Thank you to everyone who attended the DOT’s community meeting last night. Approximately 250 attendees came out to hear the DOT’s presentation on the US64 Study, and many people presented their questions and concerns to the DOT’s 5-person panel. We sincerely appreciate the DOT hosting this additional informational session.
NOTE: the DOT is accepting feedback from the public through July 31. Please visit http://www.ncdot.org/doh/PRECONSTRUCT/tpb/SHC/studies/us64/public/ to submit your questions or comments.
We’d also like to thank our elected officials for attending and commenting. Your leadership on this issue means a great deal to your communities, and we look forward to your continued involvement.
And kudos to all the folks that presented their own questions and individual concerns to the DOT’s panel! Without direct comments from citizens like you, Save64.org can’t do its work. Matter of fact, we’d love to have your help…let us know how you’d like to volunteer! Just write privately to workon64@aol.com to let us know what you can do for your neighborhood, church, or business.
Thanks again for coming out in the middle of summer, and watch this space for more information on the path forward.
Now or in the future….do YOU agree that we should just keep facilitating more and more “through traffic,” through our community? Or would you rather see our state and the DOT focus on other solutions?
Read and comment below. You can also email Bruce and inform him of some of the concerns about the development. And don’t forget, please come to the meeting on Thursday, July 16, 6-9 pm, Green Hope High School.
Check out this link to an article that covers the new superstreet in Leland, NC (outside Wilmington)…it offers insights to the pros and cons of the “new-to-NC” style of road known as “the superstreet.”
http://www.thenbm.com/michigan.html
Here’s a quote from the above article:
“As it’s planned now, developers will also pay for all future superstreet intersections—which will run all along Highway 17. Peoples says the new intersections will increase the corridor’s traffic capacity by 50 to 60 percent.”
Want to see for yourself what could increase our traffic by 50-60 percent locally? You can drive a superstreet in person, without going all the way to Wilmington…there’s a small signalized superstreet at 15-501 and Europa Drive in Chapel Hill.
Even closer to home, you can also see an example of a right-in/right-out intersection, which is the hallmark of superstreets, at Kelly Road and US 64.
If you can, go drive these intersections…and decide if it’s what you’d like to see in your community.
For the upcoming NC DOT meeting on July 16 at Green Hope High School (6-9 pm), Save64 needs to know your top ten concerns for both the superstreet and the expressway proposals. So far, the DOT is aware of two major community concerns:
* use of US 1 South/NC 540 as a bypass
* Pedestrian crossing at Laura Duncan
Please comment below to register any/all of your concerns. We will review the comments and submit them to the DOT for inclusion in the July 16th meeting.
Also, we are preparing to send an email to everyone who signed the petition or registered for the mailing list. Look for it soon, and keep checking this website for more info as July 16 approaches.
Below is a summary of a request from David Wasserman of the NC DOT, sent to Save64.org, regarding the July 16 meeting:
We are currently preparing for the July 16th Community Meeting and I wanted to let you know of the format and also ask for your input. The meeting will begin at 6:30 with a welcome and introduction, followed by a two part presentation. The first part will be a (slide show presentation outlining the current state of the US64 project). The second part of the presentation will focus on the top ten most common concerns/questions. To help make the meeting more informative and better for everyone, I’d like to ask each of you what are the other top concerns we should address in the presentation?
Of course, there will be opportunity to discuss other concerns that are not included in the presentation. After we discuss the top ten, participants will have an opportunity to ask questions to a panel of Study Team members for the remainder of the evening (until a few minutes before 9:00).
If you could provide your top concerns/questions to me by Wednesday, July 8th, that would be greatly appreciated.
Please see page 2A, June 22nd edition of The News and Observe for the DOT’s announcement of the Community Meeting on July 16th at Green Hope High School.
In this published announcement, the DOT indicates that the start time for the meeting is 6:30.
However, other communications from the DOT have stated that the doors will open at 6 pm and the DOT presentation will start at 6:30.
Don’t miss the chance to shape the future of your community…see you at the meeting on the 16th.
Please save this date and attend our meeting on THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2009
On June 5, Save64.org delivered over 2600 signatures to the NCDOT. These signatures are now part of the official DOT Record of Citizens’ Feedback regarding the US Hwy 64/49 study/proposal. Thank you to all who signed—your collective voice of opposition has been heard.
The NCDOT has agreed to hold a public meeting with all concerned citizens on July 16th at Green Hope High School (time to be announced). PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW AND PLAN ON ATTENDING.
Via this article, we concerned citizens publicly and formally ask the NCDOT to open the floor to citizens’ comments and questions at the meeting on July 16th, 2009 at Green Hope High School. Further, we expect the NCDOT to address our questions at this meeting, and we reserve the right to request future meetings with the NCDOT if our concerns are not resolved.
Don’t miss your chance to shape the future of your community! Bring your informed questions and comments, on both the superstreet and the expressway phases, to share in a respectful manner with the DOT.
The time of the meeting will be posted here once available. See you on the 16th!
Renee Chou of WRAL-TV is coming to our petition site at Kroger (corner of 64 and Lake Pine in Apex) on Wednesday, June 3 at 11:30 am.
PLEASE COME OUT IF YOU CAN to show citizen opposition to this project. We need a big crowd tomorrow!
If you’re really are fired up and want to speak on camera, you can do that too…just let Renee know when you get there. If you are a business owner, or a library patron, or a church member, or just an upset homeowner…WE NEED YOU tomorrow at Kroger at 11:30 am!
