Comments on: Big Ideas With A Smile http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/ The Latest in Retail, Entertainment, and Development in Raleigh Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:54:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jason Hibbets http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-5193 Jason Hibbets Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:07:11 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-5193 I saw the "Big Idea" book this past weekend at our District D Neighborhood Alliance meeting. Very impressive. Check it out online here: http://www.raleighnc.gov/publications/Planning/Comprehensive_Plan_Update/Big_Ideas.pdf I saw the “Big Idea” book this past weekend at our District D Neighborhood Alliance meeting. Very impressive. Check it out online here: http://www.raleighnc.gov/publications/Planning/Comprehensive_Plan_Update/Big_Ideas.pdf

]]> By: say whaaa? http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-871 say whaaa? Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:23:16 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-871 i think raleigh needs a sushi bar and a place where i can socialize with MILFs. i think raleigh needs a sushi bar and a place where i can socialize with MILFs.

]]> By: Subway Scoundrel http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-825 Subway Scoundrel Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:25:43 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-825 Dana, Per your comment "Of course, I liked my idea to urbanize the area from Lassiter Mill Road down to Atlantic Avenue by redeveloping the triangle bounded by 440, Six Forks, and Wake Forest, and connect it into new development along St. Albans with a new bridge over 440." Dana, You are joking , right ???? Come on? You were the biggest supporter of the Costco when it was proposed saying "there is a need for it there"--parapharasing there. This of course was stated on that other website butyou and I got into an arguement as I was proposing urbanizing that area all the way to Capital. Sorry, I have to call you out but that was years ago and it was one of the first things I read of yours. Porbably still in the days I thought you were a girl. :-) Dana,

Per your comment

“Of course, I liked my idea to urbanize the area from Lassiter Mill Road down to Atlantic Avenue by redeveloping the triangle bounded by 440, Six Forks, and Wake Forest, and connect it into new development along St. Albans with a new bridge over 440.”

Dana, You are joking , right ???? Come on? You were the biggest supporter of the Costco when it was proposed saying “there is a need for it there”–parapharasing there. This of course was stated on that other website butyou and I got into an arguement as I was proposing urbanizing that area all the way to Capital.

Sorry, I have to call you out but that was years ago and it was one of the first things I read of yours. Porbably still in the days I thought you were a girl. :-)

]]> By: Jedidiah http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-817 Jedidiah Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:52:21 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-817 Dana said..."My only criticism of the night is probably that designs were a little too focused on specific current downtown issues and ignored the regional development issues." Dana, this meeting DID occur IN downtown at a downtown establishment. A handful of the people in my group rarely even leave the downtown area, if ever. By putting this meeting in downtown Raleigh you are going to get a crowd that is downtown based. Are you not? There is a difference in ignoring an issue rather than concentrating on a different one. I don't think it ignored the region, it was just concentrated on the neighborhood the attendees knew, downtown. I would assume that if it was held in Crabtree, at say The Cheesecake Factory, there would be a completely different take on what citizens of the meeting would care about. You come downtown, you get downtown. Dana said…”My only criticism of the night is probably that designs were a little too focused on specific current downtown issues and ignored the regional development issues.”

Dana, this meeting DID occur IN downtown at a downtown establishment.

A handful of the people in my group rarely even leave the downtown area, if ever. By putting this meeting in downtown Raleigh you are going to get a crowd that is downtown based. Are you not?

There is a difference in ignoring an issue rather than concentrating on a different one. I don’t think it ignored the region, it was just concentrated on the neighborhood the attendees knew, downtown.

I would assume that if it was held in Crabtree, at say The Cheesecake Factory, there would be a completely different take on what citizens of the meeting would care about.

You come downtown, you get downtown.

]]> By: Jason Hibbets http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-814 Jason Hibbets Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:06:55 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-814 Jefferson, Actually, according to Dr. Stanley Riggs (I think at ECU), if all the ice caps were to melt due to global climate change, most of the land east of I-95 would be under water since it's only 2-feet above see level. I'm by far, nto an expert in this field, however, a small tidbit of info I picked up going through the Leadership North Carolina program last year (http://leadershipnc.org/). Buy your beach front property now! :) Jefferson,

Actually, according to Dr. Stanley Riggs (I think at ECU), if all the ice caps were to melt due to global climate change, most of the land east of I-95 would be under water since it’s only 2-feet above see level. I’m by far, nto an expert in this field, however, a small tidbit of info I picked up going through the Leadership North Carolina program last year (http://leadershipnc.org/). Buy your beach front property now! :)

]]> By: Jefferson http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-804 Jefferson Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:53:50 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-804 Due to global warming, in 2030 Raleigh will be a port (or as it was known in Stanley Kubrick's original script for A.I., which takes place in the Triangle, the city was referred to as "The Inner Banks." Was there a beach plan? :) Due to global warming, in 2030 Raleigh will be a port (or as it was known in Stanley Kubrick’s original script for A.I., which takes place in the Triangle, the city was referred to as “The Inner Banks.”

Was there a beach plan?

:)

]]> By: Jerry http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-797 Jerry Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:47:46 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-797 Jason, I agree. No signature tower, riverwalk, etc. in Raleigh (Raleigh is the capital, we need to WAKE UP!) I have been here for years, all talk and no action when it comes to signature structures (ie our own "Spaceneedle")or entertainment for the kids (amusement parks - the one we have, in Charlotte - IS DISGUSTING - the dirtyest park I have ever experienced). No entertainment for kids. A prposal was presented 8-10 years ago (Triangle Business Journal) for a waterpark off of 540. Article surfaced with no further discussion. Projects for kids are tossed around in casual conversation, but NOTHING EVER progresses (look at the landscape, nothing for kids in the area) Jason, I agree.

No signature tower, riverwalk, etc. in Raleigh (Raleigh is the capital, we need to WAKE UP!) I have been here for years, all talk and no action when it comes to signature structures (ie our own “Spaceneedle”)or entertainment for the kids (amusement parks - the one we have, in Charlotte - IS DISGUSTING - the dirtyest park I have ever experienced). No entertainment for kids. A prposal was presented 8-10 years ago (Triangle Business Journal) for a waterpark off of 540. Article surfaced with no further discussion. Projects for kids are tossed around in casual conversation, but NOTHING EVER progresses (look at the landscape, nothing for kids in the area)

]]> By: Jason Hibbets http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-794 Jason Hibbets Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:05:50 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-794 I hate that i missed this event. As I travel throughout the US and abroad, I find that a lot of major cities have a focal water feature, be it a river, harbor, bay, or ocean. This is one thing that Raleigh lacks (I guess Charlotte is in the same boat), but we have a great Greenway & Park system that can compare. Can we make a large water feature somewhere? That would be cool ;) * Raleigh needs a Wavehouse: http://www.wavehouse.com/ * Why didn't we put the ESA (RBC Center) Downtown? * More touristy things, give visitors a variety of things so see and do (and give them some good transport options) ~ I love those buildings you can do to get a great view of the area (think rotating Acorn tower) and that nice little perch to get a great view of the skyline (Dix) * A downtown circulater that goes both clockwise and counter-clockwise, with well-marked way-finding (once we cap 10k residents downtown) * An amusement park might be interesting, positive economic impact, but probably not enough land - but perhaps a small full-time amusement-like park, with ferris wheel, etc. - http://www.lunaparksydney.com/ I hate that i missed this event. As I travel throughout the US and abroad, I find that a lot of major cities have a focal water feature, be it a river, harbor, bay, or ocean. This is one thing that Raleigh lacks (I guess Charlotte is in the same boat), but we have a great Greenway & Park system that can compare. Can we make a large water feature somewhere? That would be cool ;)

* Raleigh needs a Wavehouse: http://www.wavehouse.com/
* Why didn’t we put the ESA (RBC Center) Downtown?
* More touristy things, give visitors a variety of things so see and do (and give them some good transport options)
~ I love those buildings you can do to get a great view of the area (think rotating Acorn tower) and that nice little perch to get a great view of the skyline (Dix)
* A downtown circulater that goes both clockwise and counter-clockwise, with well-marked way-finding (once we cap 10k residents downtown)
* An amusement park might be interesting, positive economic impact, but probably not enough land - but perhaps a small full-time amusement-like park, with ferris wheel, etc. - http://www.lunaparksydney.com/

]]> By: VaNC http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-792 VaNC Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:13:52 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-792 I agree that those areas did not receive the focus as much as downtown. However, my response to Erin would be this:, rather than complaining about it, did you make a suggestion regarding that area? I know Dana did, and disagree that the light appause was because of his idea, but more due to the fact that with later presenters, many people seemed to be talking, likely generated by ideas before, and were waining in applause level....maybe caused by the beer? I know my applause tapered off after the first few...just because I kept being distracted by side comments by those around me. I think, however, that all the suggestions will be tallied and read equally by the Planning Dept, which, I think, is the point of the exercise. And it is hard to compete with the idea of the nations tallest waterfall! I agree that those areas did not receive the focus as much as downtown. However, my response to Erin would be this:, rather than complaining about it, did you make a suggestion regarding that area? I know Dana did, and disagree that the light appause was because of his idea, but more due to the fact that with later presenters, many people seemed to be talking, likely generated by ideas before, and were waining in applause level….maybe caused by the beer? I know my applause tapered off after the first few…just because I kept being distracted by side comments by those around me. I think, however, that all the suggestions will be tallied and read equally by the Planning Dept, which, I think, is the point of the exercise. And it is hard to compete with the idea of the nations tallest waterfall!

]]> By: Ernest http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-791 Ernest Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:30:59 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-791 Dana, I am not surprised with people's focus on the more central locations. While the latter provide great opportunities for urban redevelopment, the rest of the city seems to be ignored. You and I know the potential of North Raleigh because we live there, but most of those who attend such gatherings are "the usual suspects" (not in a bad way), who constantly focus on the center of the city. Brier Creek and North Hills have MASSIVE potential, and if the city doesn't see that soon enough, we'll miss out on a wonderful opportunity. The same holds true about South/South-East Raleigh, but it gets very political when the latter area is discussed. Anyway, I hope that great things will come out of this, but I would LOVE to see a similar gathering in a North Raleigh location, assuming there is a way to spread the word outside the usual crowds. Thanks for providing us with some useful information on the meeting. Dana,

I am not surprised with people’s focus on the more central locations. While the latter provide great opportunities for urban redevelopment, the rest of the city seems to be ignored. You and I know the potential of North Raleigh because we live there, but most of those who attend such gatherings are “the usual suspects” (not in a bad way), who constantly focus on the center of the city.

Brier Creek and North Hills have MASSIVE potential, and if the city doesn’t see that soon enough, we’ll miss out on a wonderful opportunity. The same holds true about South/South-East Raleigh, but it gets very political when the latter area is discussed. Anyway, I hope that great things will come out of this, but I would LOVE to see a similar gathering in a North Raleigh location, assuming there is a way to spread the word outside the usual crowds.

Thanks for providing us with some useful information on the meeting.

]]> By: erin http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-790 erin Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:52:37 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/04/22/big-ideas-with-a-smile/#comment-790 i agree with your criticism of the night. the two areas that made me go to the charette was SE raleigh and capital blvd from the beltline to TTC. none of these areas were on the maps. its a shame that the areas where the bulk of raleigh residents live today was left out of the future plans. i agree with your criticism of the night. the two areas that made me go to the charette was SE raleigh and capital blvd from the beltline to TTC. none of these areas were on the maps. its a shame that the areas where the bulk of raleigh residents live today was left out of the future plans.

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