Community Check-in!
We’ve added detail and refinement to draft recommendations since hearing from you late last year and earlier this year. Now we’re ready to share the results in the New Bern Avenue Station Area Plan! The plan recommendations were presented at a community event on April 20, 2022. The recording and presentation from the event are available below.
- View the recording of the check-in event from April 20.
- View the presentation.
The plan proposes big ideas and details of how to:
- Addressing affordability
- Expanding housing choices near bus rapid transit stations
- Making walking safer and easier
- Assisting existing small businesses and future entrepreneurs
- Telling the story of New Bern’s history and culture boldly in the form of public art and placemaking.
You can tell us your thoughts about the plan by responding to the survey:
Transit is a means of connecting people with opportunity. It also is a tool for improving sustainability and equity. In a growing city like Raleigh, transit helps people get around in a way that is affordable, supports walkability, and that reduces carbon emissions.
Making the most of a transit investment means thinking about how to grow around transit. The goal of this New Bern Station Area Planning project is to support healthy, affordable, and equitable neighborhoods around the city’s planned bus rapid transit (BRT) system. These neighborhoods will offer a range of places to live and work. Streets will be safe and comfortable for people walking and taking the bus.
This process is separate from the design of the New Bern BRT stations and bus lanes. It is a community planning process that will consider areas within a short walk of the BRT stations along New Bern Avenue.
Come Plan With Us!
Interested in planning for housing affordability, better walkability, and reduced carbon emissions and air pollution along New Bern Avenue? This process is when the plans will get made.
Recent community workshops explored needs and concepts for different portions of the corridor. Check below for presentations and preliminary recommendations.
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Looking for a quick introduction to the project? Check out the video below.
We recently held some introductory conversations online and in-person to talk about the goals and timeline for this process. If you missed them, don’t worry! View the presentation from the meetings and the recording.
Project Details
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Corridor Studies
- Date Range:
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- Project Lead:
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Jason Hardin, Senior Planner