Uptown Charlotte Street and Sidewalk Plans

[Norm2]

if they do decide to permanently make those changes, do you think they would make these changes further down tryon towards Camden perhaps in the future?

[Miesian Corners]

I wonder if they will be installing the Queens Table Monuments at the same time?

[dubone]

Generally, Tryon acts as one way now anyway downtown because of the street parking and deliveries along the street. So I think the study will result in no change to traffic flow. It is still hard to believe, though, as I expressed in the public meeting on it last year (or the year before?) that they must keep the left turn lane on the bridge versus something like 2 northbound lanes and 1 southbound lane and cars turning left simply use the main lanes. If it is so busy with so many people waiting to turn left, then it is the same as having a dedicated turn lane, but when no one is turning left, then people can continue straight.

In generally, I'm glad they'll be adjusting this to have bike lanes and wider sidewalks. I think the road diet will also serve to get more people using College when they enter town from the south, which is their desire anyway.

[nonillogical]

Is this still happening? The presentation to city council said that they were to be installed in fall 2009.

[tozmervo]

Is this still happening? The presentation to city council said that they were to be installed in fall 2009.

[kermit]

(and this is coming from one of the three or four people that LOVE the clay discs at Scaleybark station).

[atlrvr]

That is what is going on....the installation contract got approved a couple of weeks ago.

[Urbanity]

I had a hunch about the monuments happening at the same time as the street widening.

I am withholding final judgement until it is actually built but I wouldn't call the design amateurish. Whether it works or not is to be seen, but I am thrilled to see such public art being so prominent (and let's not forget the sculpture and installation itself is being paid for by private money)

P.S. I like the Scaleybark discs as well

[tozmervo]

So those monuments are slowly being erected. It is admittedly not complete yet, but

[nonillogical]

yeah i saw that yesterday. i couldn't see the middle section yet, which looked like some kind of clear acrylic in the renderings, but what was there looked pretty gross, even worse than i was imagining.