There is a diagram in Friday's Herald. It looks like it will run from the new by-pass to Amelia Church Rd. ... including where the new hospital will be built.
from The News & Obscure ...Observer. I meant Observer. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/707582.html I thought this was interesting: The goal behind having such a detailed vision now is to avoid "bad" examples of growth, such as the congestion and haphazard development that cropped up in Cleveland community of Johnston County around the Interstate 40 interchange at N.C. 42, Elam said. "At Highway 42 and I-40, you have businesses that just kind of happened," Elam said. "There's no interaction, no landscaping, no real sense of place." I smell annexation ... bet they start callin' y'all South Clayton. CLAYTON - Rising around the future Clayton branch of Johnston Memorial Hospital and near a soon-to-be-completed U.S. 70 bypass, urban planners envision a mix of medical parks, hotels, townhouses and waterfront businesses -- the caliber of which the county has never seen. It might take 10 to 12 years for the area to build out, planners say. But someday, that western corridor of Clayton will likely eclipse the town's current tax base along commercial U.S. 70, said Town Manager Steve Biggs. Elam, Todd, d'Ambrosi, an urban planning consulting firm Clayton hired to create a small-area plan, shared its vision for the corridor Monday night with town council and planning board members. Their proposal encompassed a study area of about 520 acres, a wide swath stretching from around the intersection of Amelia Church Road and N.C. 42 West to the interchange of N.C. 42 with the future U.S. 70 bypass. Boots Elam, principal of the firm, said Clayton could end up with an area of development comparable to what has sprung up around WakeMed's campus in Cary. Johnston Memorial Hospital plans initially to start with an emergency room, outpatient surgery rooms and a diagnostic center. But eventually, it will have room for up to 80 beds, Elam said, same as WakeMed's Cary facility. Elam's proposal for Clayton's western corridor puts emphasis on design principles such as numerous lakes, public green spaces, bike lanes and sidewalks lining both sides of streets. It includes a retirement community and a nearby village center -- with outdoor restaurants and stores surrounding a lake with fountains. The firm also showed sketches Monday with footprints for big-box retailers such as Target or Best Buy or -- nestled among residential areas -- a grocery store, such as a Harris Teeter. The plan recommends developers hide parking behind buildings like North Hills in Raleigh. That is so, Elam said, "we're not looking across 42 into a sea of parking." It also encourages condos or offices above retail spaces. The goal behind having such a detailed vision now is to avoid "bad" examples of growth, such as the congestion and haphazard development that cropped up in Cleveland community of Johnston County around the Interstate 40 interchange at N.C. 42, Elam said. "At Highway 42 and I-40, you have businesses that just kind of happened," Elam said. "There's no interaction, no landscaping, no real sense of place." The firm's study area encompasses parcels the town recently annexed, such as the 75 acres owned by Johnston Memorial Hospital. It also takes in other parts of its planning jurisdiction and areas over which Clayton has requested expanded planning jurisdiction. Maureen Pooley, 44, is anxious to know how the corridor plan will work out. She lives with her husband, small children and horses on five acres just outside the study area. "The plan's great, but it's not what I moved out here for," she said. "They will have condos around my pasture. ... I was planning on staying off the beaten path forever."
Wow, this all sounds really nice; however, I read about all the single family homes and condos they are planning but what about building schools to go along with that growth???? I am amazed, we moved out here from Raleigh about 5 1/2 years ago and never expected see all this growth. Growth is nice and the stores are wonderful (loved Harris Teeters), but I hate to see the country charm go away!!:-(
Doesn't sound so nice when the new JMH Medical Center is going to be a stones throw through my backwoods...:?
I know what you mean, I don't like JMH either. i prefer Wake Med too. But I am thinking with the new hospital and all it will be more up to date and more appealing than the Smithfield one. Yes, it may be in your backyard like you said and I know that will be a pain in the a**, but in an emergency situation it will be so much closer than driving to Wake Med ED/peds ED.
I've only been to JMH once, this past spring, and was very happy with the service I got there. I had to take my son, and they were very compassionate and I feel, gave him very good care. Fortunately he didn't have to be admitted, it was just an ER visit, but I was still happy with it. Until then I had only ever been to WakeMed or Rex, so I was a little skeptical. I agree with AWmom, it will be nice to have a new up-dated facility close by. With 3 sons, I know I'll be needing something close by!!
Having had laproscopic double hernia surgery at JMH and Orthoscopic knee surgery at Rex. I'll take going to Rex any day. They are just alot better organized than the people at JMH. And the staff at Rex seems a little more caring of the patients than the staff at JMH. Craig
I know me too girl! I don't know, I've always preferred Rex or Raleigh Community (Duke owned/operated). I will be glad an HT will be close, so will DH so he can set his office up in it, instead of driving to the Regional Raleigh office.
so with that being said, does that mean there may be some truth to this? since you got the inside scoop???
Interesting similar tidbit...there are 14 pages of Preliminarily Approved Subdivisions in JoCo so far in 2007. Bring on the underground!
I would love to know, if it's ok to share that info, of course. I love Harris Teeter best of all and would love it if they would open one closer than 401/Ten Ten ....but am ok, if that's as close as they get. No complaints.
Okay, talked to him and at this point he doesn't know. He only has plans for the next two years and it's not on that list.
