
{"id":506,"date":"2007-06-28T08:26:13","date_gmt":"2007-06-28T16:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2007\/06\/28\/unc-concludes-community-meetings-on-carolina-north-development-plans\/"},"modified":"2008-03-26T04:51:21","modified_gmt":"2008-03-26T12:51:21","slug":"unc-concludes-community-meetings-on-carolina-north-development-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2007\/06\/28\/unc-concludes-community-meetings-on-carolina-north-development-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC concludes community meetings on Carolina North development plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/carnorthmap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/carnorthmap.jpg\" height=\"288\" width=\"284\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUniversity planners say this is a first pass at the initial phase of development at Carolina North. Source: UNC Chapel Hill<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Kirk Ross<\/strong><br \/>\nStaff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Planners for Carolina North concluded their series of community meetings last week with the third presentation of the school\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s efforts to craft a design for Carolina North.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Evans, the project\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s executive director, said that the first 15 years of buildout at the site will add roughly 2.5 million square feet of university programs, partnerships, housing and retail, commercial service and civic space.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The first phases of construction would likely begin at a realigned entrance across from Piney Mountain Road. At last week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s presentation, planners pointed to a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153dogleg\u00e2\u20ac\u009d design along a north-south transit corridor. The initial cluster would likely include university programs, an innovations center for public\/private partnerships, a transit center, services, retail and housing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Law School<\/strong><br \/>\nIn an interview prior to the last presentation on Thursday, Evans said discussions are still being held on a possible move by the law school. The school, which just completed an expansion, is already looking at another expansion project. What they are finding, Evans said, is that the cost of building the expansion and building a new school altogether are not that far apart. The nature of the school, which is not as closely linked to other departments as most programs, makes it a more likely candidate for a move.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parking<\/strong><br \/>\nFor the first 15-year phase, UNC is estimating that it will need between 4,700 and 5,200 parking spaces on the site, with most of those clustered in decks near transit corridors. The 50-year parking projection calls for between 10,500 and 11,600 spaces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy<\/strong><br \/>\nEvans said plans are still in the works for to site a co-generation plant somewhere on Carolina North. The plant, which planners say would reduce Carolina North\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s overall energy efficiency, would produce both steam and electricity. A fuel source has not been picked, Evans said, but quickly added, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We know it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not going to be coal.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>The project is scheduled to be presented to the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees in July and presented to the Town of Chapel Hill for review this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Comments and feedback from the community meetings along with the school\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s plans for Carolina North are at  <a href=\"http:\/\/research.unc.edu\/cn\/community.php\">http:\/\/research.unc.edu\/cn\/community.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University planners say this is a first pass at the initial phase of development at Carolina North. Source: UNC Chapel Hill By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Planners for Carolina North concluded their series of community meetings last week with the third presentation of the school\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s efforts to craft a design for Carolina North. 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