Category: Phase Progress

Call to Artists for Innovation Cornerstone

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The Downtown Greenway continues to move forward with a Call to Artists for the design of a Public Art Cornerstone and Accessible Playground, including site design, at the Innovation Cornerstone site at the corner of Lindsay and Murrow Boulevard. Action Greensboro is seeking submissions of interest and qualifications from professional Artists who currently reside in the United States who will work with their own Artist-led Team to design, fabricate and install the third of four major public art cornerstones to be commissioned for the Downtown Greenway.  The deadline for submissions is 5:00 pm on December 5, 2014.  For more information about the Call to Artists, please click here.  Direct questions to Barbara Peck, Greenway Public Art Consultant, at jbpeck@mac.com.

Chandler Concrete sells Greensboro site, making way for the Downtown Greenway

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Chandler Concrete Inc sells concrete manufacturing plant at 1420 Mill Street and signed restrictive covenant agreeing to cease use of the railroad track that runs adjacent to the property.  Property purchased by Mill Street Commons LLC. Plans begin moving forward for design of Greenway along rail line on Phase 4.  Click here to read article in the Triad Business Journal.

Review plans for next section of Greenway & share comments

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The plans for the next section of the Downtown Greenway on Bragg Street between South Eugene and Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard will be available at the Public Meeting on September 30th.  If you are unable to attend the meetings, click here to review the plans. Please share your comments or questions with us on the attached survey by October 15th.  

Roof Raised on Tradition Cornerstone

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Over 50 people attended the ‘roof raising’ of the Meeting Place structure onto the Tradition Cornerstone site located at the corner of Smith and Prescott Streets in December.  Lajos Heder, one of the artists from Harries + Heder Collaborative was on site to supervise the placing of the roof onto the structure. A Big Belly solar-powered trash receptacle and drinking fountain have since been installed at the site.  Work continues on the site and depending on the weather, plans are to have the site completed by the end of March 2014-just in time for Spring! This will be a great site for picnics, family gatherings, birthday parties, and a place to have lunch during your workday.  Look for an upcoming announcement for the ribbon cutting.  We hope to see you there!

Tradition Cornerstone Under Construction!

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The Tradition Cornerstone is now under construction!  Developed by artists Mags Harries & Lajos Heder, the second of four cornerstones along the Downtown Greenway is located at the intersection of Smith & Spring Streets in the northwest corner of the 4-mile loop.  Work has begun and will continue through March 2014.   Click here for photos and more information about the design and fabrication process.

The Comment Period Has Ended: However, you can still view the plans for Phase 2 & the Tradition Cornerstone!

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The comment period has ended; however you can still view the plans for the 50% design of Phase 2 and the Tradition Cornerstone. To review the 50% design plans for Phase 2, please click each document below: Phase 2 Plans-Exhibit 1 Phase 2 Plans-Exhibit 2 Rendering of Phase 2 To view the design of the Tradition Cornerstone by Harries & Héder, click here. If you have questions, please contact Dabney Sanders, Project Manager, at dsanders@actiongreensboro.org.  

Put a Little Downtown Greenway in Your Garden

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With April coming to a close, this weekend is a good time to sneak in some last minute plants and flowers.  Greensboro’s permaculture expert and Downtown Greenway consultant Charlie Headington offers a few ideas to feed the "thieves" and other beneficial insects needed to maintain a healthy organic garden. "Some for the thieves, some for the birds, and some for us," Charlie says.  "Beneficial insects manage the not-so-beneficial insects, or insects that we don't want.  In an organic garden, you let insects manage other insects." Butterfly Garden Butterfly Bush - attracts the yellow swallowtail butterfly Butterfly Weed - a bright orange flower, which attracts monarch butterflies Pawpaw Tree - produces edible fruit, which attracts the zebra swallowtail butterfly Ground cover plants that attract beneficial insects Ajuga Stonecrop Strawberry Pennyroyal White clover (attracts honeybees for clover honey) Hide a fence or garden wall Trumpet honeysuckle (for the hummingbirds) [caption id="attachment_1816" align="alignright" width="300"] Charlie Headington's plans for the West Smith and Prescott Streets' cornerstone orchard.[/caption] These plants and flowers will be included in the proposed orchard and garden design that Charlie created for the West Smith and Prescott Street area near the Greenway.  Read the Greensboro News & Record article on the garden’s planned design and for more information about the planned sculptures and seating area designed by Boston, MA, architects Mags Harries and Lajos Héder. Learn more about Permaculture Gardening with Charlie Headington.  Charlie is hosting a Permaculture Gardening Workshop on Saturday, April 27.  To register, email charlie.headington@gmail.com.

We Want Your Input on the 50% Design of Phase 2 & the Tradition Cornerstone!

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If you were unable to attend the Public Meetings on April 10 and 11, you still have a chance to share your thoughts about the 50% Design Plans for Phase 2 (Murrow Boulevard and Lee Street to Fisher/Greene) and on the proposed design of the Tradition Cornerstone by Harries & Héder.  Click here to take the survey.  Comments can be submitted online through Friday, April 26.  We appreciate your input! To review the 50% design plans for Phase 2, please click each document below: Phase 2 Plans-Exhibit 1 Phase 2 Plans-Exhibit 2 Rendering of Phase 2 To view the design of the Tradition Cornerstone by Harries & Héder, click here. If you have questions, please contact Dabney Sanders, Project Manager, at dsanders@actiongreensboro.org.

Ribbon Cutting Celebration & Community Input on Design of Tradition Cornerstone & Phase 2

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Join us for a Ribbon Cutting Celebration of Phase 3B on Smith Street between Eugene and Spring Streets on Wednesday, April 10 from 3:15–4:00 pm, followed by a Community Input Meeting to share your thoughts on the proposed design for the Tradition Cornerstone by Harries & Heder and on the 50% design plan for Phase 2 (Murrow Boulevard and East Fisher Avenue) from 4:00–6:00 pm on April 10. If you are not able to join us on April 10 for the Ribbon Cutting and Community Input meeting, please join us for a second chance to share your comments of the proposed designs on Thursday, April 11 from 11:00 am–1:00 pm. The Ribbon Cutting and Community Input Meetings on April 10 and 11 will be held at the clubhouse at the Greenway at Fisher Park Apartments located at 404 West Smith Street. Click here for a public meeting flyer.  Questions?  Contact Action Greensboro at 379.0821.