Northern Arc BRT Station Area Planning – Western Blvd

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This is part one of a series that will explore the possibilities of TOD (Transit Oriented Development) for the logical 5th line of Raleigh’s BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system. Check out the intro and overview of the line from last year, here.

First on the list is the Western Blvd station which would also serve as the transfer point to the Western BRT line.

Station	Station Area Plan
Western Blvd	YOU ARE HERE!
Chapel Hill Rd	Coming Soon
Arena / Stadium Complex	Realizing the Potential of Raleigh’s Arena / Stadium Site
Bandwidth / UNC Rex South / UNC Rex North	Coming Soon
Old Raleigh Village	Coming Soon
Glenlake	Coming Soon
Crabtree Valley West / Crabtree Valley East	Coming Soon
Glenwood Place	Coming Soon
North Hills, North Hills ID / Midtown Exchange	Coming Soon
Midtown	Coming Soon
Capital North / Raleigh Blvd	Coming Soon
New Bern	Coming Soon

Today, the area sees a low density mix of strip malls, underutilized industrial land, and over-built suburban style roadway network.

In the future, the possibilities exist to transform the area into a vibrant, mobility rich mix of housing, shopping, and dining that would make car-lite and car-free living a realistic option. NOTE: I do not own, control, have actual say, etc over any of the proposed redeveloped parcels. This is just an idea and just a sketch.

The district is anchored by over a dozen new blocks of realigned roadways to create a grid system anchored by residential over ground floor retail, parks, and greenspace.

Stay tuned over the coming months as we’ll work through all of the stations along the corridor.

FURTHER READING

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Phil Veasley is a Professional Engineer working with Toole Design Group to design safer multimodal infrastructure in cities throughout the US.

My goal is to create cities that are safe and effective for all people to move about outside of cars. To achieve that we have to focus on creating equitable, dense, and vibrant cities full of walkable neighborhoods with a various mix of housing choices, schools, restaurants, and services. We cannot have safe multimodal infrastructure without the density to support it and we cannot have equitable density without safe multimodal infrastructure. Outside of designing safe streets, my passions are sketching ideas for infill neighborhoods, floor plans, urban photography, and exploring our cities on foot or bike. Please check out the menus above for all of my ideas and also check out my YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.

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