Wilmington City Council held its second regular meeting for the month of October. First up, council received two presentations: first, the Wilmington Urban Area MPO annual update (watch here) and an update on the Cape Fear Navigating Change 2050 long-range metropolitan transportation plan (watch here), which will guide all manner of transportation projects in our regionContinue reading “Council Recap: MLK Community Center Expansion, WMPO Long-Range Transportation Plan Update”
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Traffic Impacts For Saturday’s Ironman Triathlon
Approximately 3,200 athletes are expected to compete in Saturday’s Ironman 70.3 North Carolina Triathlon. The course will begin in Wrightsville Beach and end in downtown Wilmington. The triathlon includes a 1.2-mile swim course in Banks Channel on Wrightsville Beach, a 56-mile bike ride that starts at Wrightsville Beach, then moves onto MLK Parkway and US 421Continue reading “Traffic Impacts For Saturday’s Ironman Triathlon”
The Greenfield Lake Spillway Had Significant Cracking, Here’s How It Was Fixed
Major repairs to the Greenfield Lake spillway were completed earlier this year. The spillway serves as an outfall to the lake, where water from Greenfield Lake eventually flows into the Cape Fear River. Over the years significant cracking developed in the spillway’s concrete structure due to settling. The $1.1 million repair project included retrofitting theContinue reading “The Greenfield Lake Spillway Had Significant Cracking, Here’s How It Was Fixed”
Council Recap: Pushing Forward On Multi-Use Paths, Road Improvements, and Affordable Housing
Wilmington City Council holding its first regular meeting for the month of October and first up: Council agreed to accept funding from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the upcoming construction of multi-use paths along Hooker Road and Hinton Avenue, as well as bike lanes and sidewalks along Greenville Avenue. This project will also includeContinue reading “Council Recap: Pushing Forward On Multi-Use Paths, Road Improvements, and Affordable Housing”
Guest Post: Be A Looker!
This is a guest post from the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Many people bike and walk in the Wilmington area, whether for transportation, recreation, or other purposes. Our coastal community and its multitude of trails and greenways in Wilmington, including the Cross-City Trail, make it easy and fun to get around by walkingContinue reading “Guest Post: Be A Looker!”
Council Recap: WPD Equipment Upgrades, Multi-Use Path Projects Move Forward, And More
Wilmington City Council holding its second regular meeting for the month of August. First up, former Wilmington mayor Spence Broadhurst was presented with the Order of the Longleaf Pine. This is the highest honor a civilian can receive in North Carolina. “Thank you for your service as bank president, mayor of Wilmington, and community leader,Continue reading “Council Recap: WPD Equipment Upgrades, Multi-Use Path Projects Move Forward, And More”
The Possibilities of Passenger Rail for Wilmington
This is an Op-Ed by Mayor Bill Saffo Imagine hopping aboard a train in downtown Wilmington and traveling to destinations west, north, and south of our city. Or, better still, imagine the ability to show off our city – its waterfront restaurants and shops, its historic buildings and sites, its recreational opportunities and energy –Continue reading “The Possibilities of Passenger Rail for Wilmington”
City partners with New Hanover County for hurricane preparedness exercise
As the heart of the Atlantic Hurricane Season nears, the City of Wilmington and its partners with the New Hanover County government held a hurricane exercise on Tuesday, Aug. 8 to prepare for any future storms that may affect our community. “The exercise allows us to assess our capabilities and make critical adjustments to betterContinue reading “City partners with New Hanover County for hurricane preparedness exercise”
City Closes On Downtown Office Campus
The City of Wilmington has successfully acquired a 12.5-acre office campus in northern downtown, which includes a 1,022-space parking deck, a large office building, and two adjoining development tracts. The acquisition of the office campus allows the city to add much-needed parking capacity near Riverfront Park and consolidate numerous city departments under one roof forContinue reading “City Closes On Downtown Office Campus”
Wilmington partners with UNC and eight other cities to improve language access
This content is provided by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Building Integrated Communities program. On January 27, 2023, Building Integrated Communites (BIC) launched its inaugural class of the Language Access Collaborative, bringing together teams of North Carolina local governments and community-based organizations to build bridges of communication. Nine local governments partnered withContinue reading “Wilmington partners with UNC and eight other cities to improve language access”
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