If you live in or near the proposed Carolina North campus the group Neighborhoods for Responsible Growth (NRG) is looking for your immediate input and has posted an online survey to collect the opinions of Chapel Hill and Carrboro neighbors who will be the most affected by the traffic patterns in and out of Carolina North. It is a short survey with questions specific to your neighborhood and ample space to make comments.
The Chapel Hill town council is expected to sign off on the final Development Agreement by the end of June so time is short to express your opinion. NRG will sponsor "Carolina North: Don't Get Stuck in Traffic", a public meeting on May 3rd, 2009 from 4 - 6 pm at the Homestead Community Center. The discussion will include only issues around traffic and transportation associated with Carolina North.
According to the Carolina North website, "Carolina North is a research and mixed-use academic campus planned for 250 acres two miles north of the main campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. As a public research university helping to transform the state’s economy, Carolina must compete with national peers for the talent and resources that drive innovation. Today, that competition demands a new kind of setting — one that enables public-private partnerships, public engagement and flexible new spaces for research and education. Carolina North’s first building, the Innovation Center, will be a business accelerator designed to house start-up companies with direct ties to Carolina research."
A plan of the proposed campus is included in the 2007 Carolina North Plan as well extensive additional information. If you feel you will be impacted in any way, I urge you to fill out the survey and attend the meeting.
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