Volume XWIIII, Issue 12 Educating Women to Excel February 28, 2007
ON THE
INSIDE:
Joyner Renova
tion Opinon,
p. 2
Meredith Diver
sity Editorial,
p. 3
Other Editorials,
p.3-4.
Consensus Reached on Restoration of
Hillsborough Street
By Megan Roberts
Contributing Writer
Two old college
roommates park at 518
West and hurry into
the busy restaurant in
the heart of Glaiwood
South. Susan Herring and
Becky Kelly are Mereditii
College alumnae, class
of 1973, and Kelly still
comes to visit Herring
who has lived in Raleigh
since graduation. "We use
to go to Two Guys and
Brothers' Pizza, which
isn't there anymore, but
we haven't been there
(Hillsborough Street) in
a long time now," said
Herring.
These two aren't
the only ones opting
for Glaiwood ^uth
these days. With fewer
restaurants, little parking,
and the overall decline
of Hillsborough Street,
people are heading
elsewhere. The city has
developed a plan to
revitalize the area making
tine street two-lane, wilh
two lanes of parking,
roundabouts, a median,
imderground power lines
and wider sidewalks.
Planners say these
renovations will improve
the safety, traffic efficiency,
parking and business,
all major concerns of
residents, students and
the Hillsborough Street
Partnership.
The plan has
been in discussion for six
years and finally came
to a vote in front of the
Raleigh Oty Council this
year. After a deadlock
tie, an altered plan titled
H-3 was passed by a 6-2
vote last week. H-3 calls
for two roundabouts at
P^illen and Oberlin Road,
and streetscape which
would improve lighting,
revamp sidewalks, and
add a raised median. The
hope is that H-3 will be
the beginning of a larger
Hillsborough Street
renovation that includes
more roundabouts and
parking.
While not
everyone agrees with
tiie roundabouts, most
residents look forward
to a safe and attractive
Hillsborough Street. "It
has gotten junked up. The
street is filled with tattoo
parlors," says Herring. "I
am sure some of that stuff
was there before but you
didn't know it. You didn't
see people hanging out on
the street. I would never
walk on tfillsborough
Street after dark and we
use to do it all the time."
Evei
younger residents feel
Hillsborough Street is
unsafe. Hillsborough
Street is sketchy at night,"
says Erica Beals, a junior
at Mereditii majoring
in molecular biology. "I
would never go out tiiere
by myself."
Kelly agrees that
Hillsborough Street has
gone down hill since her
days at Meredith. 'There
wasn't a really atmosphere
or identity then either but
it was always a happening
place', Kelly explained.
Not having a car, she
and friends would walk
fi-om Meredith down
Hillsborough Street for
off-campus entertainmait.
She fondly remembers the
movie theater and record
store that are no longer
there.
Editor's Note:
Megan Roberts works on
the NCSU Technician.
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Students burry to cross busy Hillsborough Street