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CHAPTER 6:SHAPE 6 Parkland • The historic A.M. Howard Farm Park land is owned by the Town of Cary. This 46 acres of open space is divided by Morrisville Carpenter Road. • The 30 acres of the Howard Farm located north of Morrisville Carpenter Road will preserve the historic home and 12 outbuildings for the purpose of memorializing the area's agricultural history and farming prac ces. • The 16 acres located south of Morrisville Carpenter Road are being developed separately as a neighborhood park. • Access to town parks should be made through greenways and meandering trails connec ng adjacent neighborhoods to the parks. • Park infrastructure (parking, outbuildings, restrooms, etc.) Should be designed to limit view impacts from adjacent gateway corridors. 7 Gateways • As designated on the Future Growth Framework map for Carpenter, gateway treatments should be constructed to alert visitors to the area that they have entered a historic area. Treatments could include low stone walls, signage, or rural plan ngs to signify entrance to Historic Carpenter. The example to the right illustrates one example of this type of gateway treatment for Didmarton village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. 8 Thoroughfare and Collector Roadway Designs and Steetscapes • For the future realigned and widened sec on of Morrisville-Carpenter Road, its design and streetscape should reinforce and complement the historic character of Carpenter. The streetscape should have a more natural appearance than elsewhere in Cary. Manicured shrubs, rigidly linear plant spacing, and typical suburban plant species should be avoided in favor of more natural landscaping. In lieu of typical roadside sidewalks, meandering asphalt pedestrian paths should be used. Design elements such as low stone walls can reinforce context. Dense hedgerow plan ngs at the outer edge of streetscapes can shield new development from view. Street ligh ng should reflect the historic character of the area. Non-tradi onal curb and gu er edge design treatments that reflect the rural and historic character should be used. • For Good Hope Church Road, including its realigned extension, its design and streetscape should mirror dis nc ve elements of the streetscape and design used for Morrisville-Carpenter Road, to the extent feasible given the narrower streetscape accorded to a collector road. 190