Path of Innovation

The Wetlands Restoration project is now under construction at Trinity Avenue. When completed and connected to the Beltline trail, this will become the city's premier destination.

A forward thinking trail design that includes historical nostalgia to achieve mobility goals of small scale transit for the young and old. Many small amusement parks have a C.P. Huntington miniature train, a one-third size, near-replica of the famous locomotive. Their newest technology includes green sustainable electric run units, lets combine this with wheelchair accessibility for the elderly.

I love the economies of scale of this project. It was stated in the proposal that it is much more efficient to do one large stormwater control than hundreds of individual tracts. The case has been made for combining best management practices for groups of property owners rather than every individual shouldering the huge costs.

Achieving better stormwater treatment with PPP (public-private-partnership) Infill development. This branch of Ellerbe creek originates at natural spring to the south. The vast majority of the land is already owned by the city, with one additional tract belonging to Duke Energy.

The American Tobacco Trail currently starts under the NC-Hwy-147 overpass at Blackwell and Morehead. Making this area more green with a natural habitat corridor is already possible with the current highway. It's time to continue this up the hill and through downtown.