Partnership Board member Paul Blankinship has asked for the support of the Hillsborough Partnership Board for the effort by the University Park Homeowners Association to expand the proposed Hillsborough Street Improvement project to include the side streets that run north from the corridor and are entryways into the neighborhood. Apparently the current funding being proposed by the staff does not include monies for streetscape or landscape improvements for these areas. To do so would add another $100,000 to the costs of the project. Since the total costs for the current project far exceed earlier estimates, it is not clear what impact adding these features would have on funding for other aspects of the project. You are invited to come to the upper level of Dunkin’Donuts at 8:15am on Saturday, April 26th, to discuss this proposal. The meeting will preceed the beginning of the Spring Clean Up scheduled for 9am that morning. You are also urged to contact Paul for further information.
The following are the specific modifications and extensions of streetscape that the UPHA would like to support:
UPHA Side Street Streetscape Improvements
Ranked from A to C with “A” being the highest priority, the following are UPHA’s request
for side street streetscape improvements:
A”
Chamberlain Street: On both sides of the street, continue the brick sidewalk to the first
driveway entrance on the west side and to the Compiegne Park on the east side. Plant trees on west side only.
Pogue Street: West side only, continue brick sidewalk and tree planting to rear property line, or, even to Vanderbilt if possible.
Horne Street: On both sides of the street, continue the brick sidewalk to first driveway
cut (west side) and alley entrance (east side). No trees planted.
“B”
Logan Court: On both sides of the street, continue the brick sidewalk to first driveway
cut then on to Compiegne Park (west side) and on to Hope Street (east side). No trees
planted.
Enterprise Street: On both sides of the street, continue the brick sidewalk to the first
driveway cut. No trees planted.
Maiden Lane: On both sides of the street, continue the brick sidewalk to first driveway
cut. Not trees planted.
Ferndell Avneue: On east side of the street, continue the brick sidewalk to first driveway
cut. No trees planted
“C”
Gardner Street: On both sides of the street, continue the brick sidewalk to first driveway
cut. No trees to be planted.
Note: “No trees planted” means there are usually existing trees that would remain, no
additional tree planting requested. Some places, like the east side of Horne Street, may
not allow enough sidewalk room for tree planting.