[Durham INC] Fw: FYI - reminder of transit hearing

[Kevin Davis]

Personally, I hardly consider a dozen comment cards on the DCHCMPO web site
coming disproportionately from Meadowmont -- a transit-oriented development
sold to Chapel Hill leadership in part on its future alignment with SW
Durham Dr. and transit, which miraculously now wants neither -- to reflect
"the public" opinion.  I rather think the public hasn't been paying much
attention to the alternatives plans yet.

I've said my piece before on transit-oriented development as being critical
for Durham/CH to gain a sustainable yet appropriate share of the 1m - 1.2m
new residents of the Triangle expected to move here in the next 20 years.
 Otherwise, our sprawled-out friends to our east will capture (in
greenfield suburban fashion) an overweight of development, meaning that (a)
jobs move away from the locus of RTP/Cary/South Durham/Brier Creek in ways
that disadvantage Durhamites, (b) everyone's driving more vehicular miles
to work sites, making our air quality worse, (c) more sprawl-consequence
pollution in the Haw/Neuse downstream (ask Johnston Co. how they like being
downstream from Raleigh?), (d) continued poor ratings on inter-MSA
comparatives on sprawl, impacting our economic desirability.

I recognize the HOA and environmental concerns being raised, but I would
much rather see TOD in the Patterson Place/New Hope Creek/Leigh Farms/NC 54
corridor than for Veridea (sic?) to be built in Apex, or for tens of
thousands of new homes in Clayton, Angier and Fuquay-Varina, or more people
commuting in from Mebane.

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Kevin Davis
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www.bullcityrising.com
(919) 323-8432


On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Will Wilson <willwilsn at gmail.com> wrote:

> To clarify, there are TWO crossings of concern. One is a crossing of the
> New Hope/Sandy Creek corridor, and the other is a crossing nearer to Chapel
> Hill, the Little Creek corridor. Both crossings have alternatives that go
> through or near natural inventory sites. If you care about our streams and
> few remaining bottomlands in those areas, submit comments to the committee
> via
>
> comments at dchcmpo.org
>
> saying that you prefer an alignment with 15/501 across New Hope/Sandy
> Creek, and option C2 (alignment with 54) across Little Creek.
>
> Thanks,
> Will
>
>
> On 1/9/2012 4:20 PM, Melissa Rooney wrote:
>
>> See below.
>> This seems like a no brainer (they should go with the public's preferred
>> option, but you never know...
>> Melissa (Rooney)
>>
>> ----- Forwarded Message -----
>> From: "jkorest at durhamcountync.gov"<j**korest at durhamcountync.gov<jkorest at durhamcountync.gov>
>> >
>> Sent: Monday, 9 January 2012 2:44 PM
>> Subject: FYI - reminder of transit hearing
>>
>>
>> Hi all, most of you who have been following the New Hope- transit issue
>> know that the MPO is having a public hearing on the locally preferred
>> alternative this Wednesday 1-11 to receive public comments. The meeting
>> starts at 9 a.m.  in the 2nd floor of Durham City Hall.
>>
>> Here is the link to the agenda and attachments, including the comments
>> received so far:
>>
>> http://www.dchcmpo.org/index.**php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=**41<http://www.dchcmpo.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=41>
>>
>>
>> Jane Korest
>> Division Manager
>> Durham County Open Space&  Real Estate
>>
>> 200 East Main Street, 4th Floor
>> Durham NC 27701
>> (919)560-7955 Fax (919)560-0057
>>
>>
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