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Community Design Workshop to be Held for S-Line Transit-Oriented Development Study
A design workshop and public open house will be held on Thursday, June 16th, and will allow the community to provide input into developing a vision for transit as part of the S-Line Transit-Oriented Development Study.
Warren County is continuing work with the North Carolina Department of Transportation Integrated Mobility Division to look into transit-oriented development planning initiatives involving the S-Line route in North Carolina. The S-Line is a rail line that connects from Richmond, Virginia down to Tampa, Florida.
A design workshop and public open house will be held on Thursday, June 16th, and will allow the community to provide input into developing a vision for transit as part of the S-Line Transit-Oriented Development Study. Community members will be encouraged to help the designers generate ideas during the design workshops.
The design workshop will be a floating event held from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM.
At the design workshop, community members will share their own innovative ideas and feedback. The floating public open house event will allow the community to learn more about the vision for the S-Line Rail Corridor in Norlina.
The public open house will take place from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Both the workshop and public open house will be held at the Warrenton Armory Civic Center, 501 US Hwy 158 Business East Warrenton, NC.
Families are welcome to join, with opportunities in a “Kids Zone” for children to participate as well.
The State of North Carolina’s S-Line project includes six other communities in the region that fall along a 95-mile-long section of the S-Line rail corridor including Apex, Franklinton, Henderson, Raleigh, Sanford, Wake Forest, and Youngsville.
The S-Line is a freight rail line owned by CSX that connects Richmond, Va. to Tampa, Fla, and is the former Seaboard Air mainline. North Carolina and Virginia are purchasing the right of way for the S-line between Petersburg, Va. and Raleigh to grow freight and passenger rail service.
Additionally, the Southeast Corridor Commission and the N.C. Department of Transportation are evaluating the S-Line corridor for high performance passenger rail service as part of the route to connect Washington, D.C. to Charlotte and Atlanta, Ga. (Source)
Transit-oriented development has a goal to connect communities and public spaces by increasing accessibility without having to rely on a personal vehicle. An important aspect of this study is public engagement.
More information about the S-Line Transit Oriented Development Study can be found online at https://www.ncdot.gov/divisions/rail/s-line-study.
For more information, contact Charla Duncan, Director of Community and Economic Development, at (252)257-3115 or by email at charladuncan@warrencountync.gov.
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