Greg has written a good commentary on Cornwallis Traffic. I particularly like his comment on "pacing."
It's about two miles from Elm to Lawndale. Increasing your speed by five miles per hour saves about 30 seconds. Hardly worth the risk of not being able to stop for a car, pet, bicyclist, runner, pedestrian or child.
Greg and Holly have a good perch from which to comment at the corner of Elmwood and Cornwallis.
Thanks, Greg.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Cornwallis Elm LLC Withdraws...
It's official.
Mr. Isaacson withdrew Cornwallis Elm LLC's request for Conditional District-Limited Office zoning at today's Zoning Commission meeting.
If I understood him correctly, he said that the LLC had concluded the originally requested zoning did not allow the developers to carry out the type of residential development they wish to do.
Therefore, they withdrew that request and will put in a residential zoning request soon.
Stay tuned.
Mr. Isaacson withdrew Cornwallis Elm LLC's request for Conditional District-Limited Office zoning at today's Zoning Commission meeting.
If I understood him correctly, he said that the LLC had concluded the originally requested zoning did not allow the developers to carry out the type of residential development they wish to do.
Therefore, they withdrew that request and will put in a residential zoning request soon.
Stay tuned.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
The Shortest Distance...
While Allen Johnson's column in this morning's News & Record does not directly address the effort to protect Elm-Cornwallis neighborhoods, Johnson's comments reflect the difficulties neighborhoods face when assaulted by developers.
When the City Council debated whether Greensboro citizens deserved to have Protest Petition authority, Mr. Perkins made a statement to the effect that our housing stock was worn and little brick ranch houses were not good for our city. Now Johnson quotes Perkins as calling Protest Petition authority the "The Lawyer Relief Act of 2009." This from an industry well known for its use of lawyers to defeat and frustrate neighborhoods.
Mr. Perkins and his fellow travelers would do well to worry about representing all citizens, not just commercial interests.
By the way, the address listed with the Secretary of State for Cornwallis-Elm LLC (the entity that attempting to encroach on Brown Town) is the same as for Mr. Perkins' NAI Peidmont Triad - 101 West Friendly Ave, Ste. 601, Greensboro.
When the City Council debated whether Greensboro citizens deserved to have Protest Petition authority, Mr. Perkins made a statement to the effect that our housing stock was worn and little brick ranch houses were not good for our city. Now Johnson quotes Perkins as calling Protest Petition authority the "The Lawyer Relief Act of 2009." This from an industry well known for its use of lawyers to defeat and frustrate neighborhoods.
Mr. Perkins and his fellow travelers would do well to worry about representing all citizens, not just commercial interests.
By the way, the address listed with the Secretary of State for Cornwallis-Elm LLC (the entity that attempting to encroach on Brown Town) is the same as for Mr. Perkins' NAI Peidmont Triad - 101 West Friendly Ave, Ste. 601, Greensboro.
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