Issue link: http://townofcary.uberflip.com/i/791958
EASTERN CARY GATEWAY SPECIAL PLANNING AREA 11 New Collector Avenue and Extension of Quinard Drive • A north-south collector avenue should be provided that connects East Chatham Street to Quinard Drive. • Quinard Drive should be extended eastward as a collector avenue, to connect with Trinity Road. • The final alignment of these collector avenues may vary somewhat from that shown, provided that: ‒ The north-south collector between E. Chatham Street and Quinard Drive is located west of the soccer park fields and the stream buffer that separates Area 4 from Area 8. ‒ The Quinard Drive collector is located south of Areas 8 and 4. • In order to encourage crea ve site design, the Town may consider alternate designs proposed by developers that sa sfy and meet the connec vity and traffic movement objec ves of this road segment. New North-South Collector Avenue • A north-south roadway connec on should be provided that connects Quinard Drive to Cary Towne Blvd. • The final alignment may vary somewhat from that shown, but should generally be located on the western side of Area 1. • The nature of this road connec on, including its roadway classifica on (e.g., collector road, collector avenue, or local street), will depend on the specific types, amount, and character of development and place proposed for Area 1 (and adjacent por ons of this SPA), as well as the associated traffic demand. • In order to encourage crea ve site design, the Town may consider an alternate roadway design proposed by developers of Area 1, provided such designs sa sfy the connec vity and traffic movement objec ves of this road segment, while also complemen ng the overall character of Area 1. 12 13 Trinity Road Extension • Trinity Road should extend southward from Area 1, connec ng Area 1 with Areas 5 and 6 on the south side of Cary Towne Blvd. • The nature and design of the southern extension of Trinity Road, including its roadway classifica on (e.g., thoroughfare, collector road, local street, etc.), will depend on the character, type, and amount of development that may emerge in Areas 5 and 6, site limita ons, site impacts, and the desired character of place for Areas 5 and 6. • The loca on and alignment for the southward extension of Trinity Road across Cary Towne Boulevard -- as depicted on the Future Growth Framework Map for this SPA – is conceptual only. The precise loca on will need to be determined with a future func onal design, and/or in conjunc on with development proposals for relevant por ons of Areas 1, 5, and/or 6. • It has not yet been determined whether the road should cross Cary Towne Blvd. at grade (street level), or via a grade-separated bridge over Cary Towne Blvd. (The ul mate roadway alignment may partly depend on whether the crossing of Cary Towne Blvd. is at-grade, or separated.) ‒ If Trinity Road crosses Cary Towne Boulevard via a bridge, then that facility should accommodate bicycle and pedestrian travel as well, providing for convenient, a rac ve, and safe pedestrian and bicycle travel between Area 1 and Areas 5 & 6. ‒ If Trinity Road crosses Cary Towne Boulevard at street level (i.e., at a conven onal signalized intersec on), then pedestrian and bicycle travel between Area 1 and Areas 5 & 6 should be routed via a dedicated pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Cary Towne Boulevard, linking with the pedestrian and bicycle routes on either side. 131