Words of wisdom
This is from an unlikely source, an anonymous commenter over at Kevin's place, in a post about Scott Howell's new pizzeria, opening soon between Nana's and Q Shack:
Umm, yes. Exactly. And if the city keeps allowing NCDOT to build monstrosities like Guess Rd., N. Duke, and soon, Alston Ave., you can kiss that pipe dream goodbye.
Every neighborhood should have a little collection of unique shops and restaurants within walking distance the way Rockwood does. It is not quite "urban" in the sense that the buildings do not hug the street, yet it still has a very human friendly, pedestrian scale about it with simple, but eclectic architecture.
Umm, yes. Exactly. And if the city keeps allowing NCDOT to build monstrosities like Guess Rd., N. Duke, and soon, Alston Ave., you can kiss that pipe dream goodbye.
Labels: development, NCDOT, transportation issues
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2 Comments:
It's too bad that University Drive is such a crazy-busy road that I doubt there is much walking from the neighborhood to Rockwood. Take the Freeway, y'all!
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Valerie at We Love Durham, at 2:07 AM
Compared to the shopping, dining, and pedestrian amenities at the nearest equivalent place to my house, which is the intersection of Avondale and Trinity, Rockwood is like a paradise.
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Barry, at 8:48 AM
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