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East/Northeast Winston-Salem Area Plan
| Plan Status: Adopted. The City-County Planning Board held a public hearing and recommended adoption of the East/Northeast Winston-Salem Area Plan in March 2008. The Winston-Salem City Council adopted the plan in May 2008. |
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Final Report [5.4mb/98p/pdf]
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The citizens' advisory committee developed and refined their vision, goals, and objective for the East/Northeast Winston-Salem Area Plan throughout the planning process. Planning staff used this information to develop draft land use, transportation, community facilities, housing and community development, design and appearance, historic preservation, and economic development recommendations. |
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Location Map.
Click map to enlarge [pdf/53kb/1p]
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Boundaries of the Study Area
The East/Northeast Planning Area, shown on the map to the left, encompasses approximately 4,389 acres. The planning area is generally bounded on the north by Akron Drive and the start of Lansing Drive, on the east by Brushy Fork Creek/Branch and US 158, on the south by the Southern Railways, and on the west by US 52. The planning area is divided between the East and Northeast Wards. |
Plan Recommendations:
- Promoting a mix of development types and densities in order to facilitate walking, bicycling, and the use of public transportation;
- Applying traditional neighborhood design principles and standards to residential and commercial areas;
- Developing appropriate neighborhood-scale nonresidential uses in areas already zoned for commercial development and in designated neighborhood and metro activity centers and recommended commercial areas;
- Strengthening existing businesses and encouraging additional economic development;
- Protecting residential areas from inappropriate commercial and industrial encroachment;
- Promoting residential infill development;
- Promoting the expansion of institutions in the planning area in a manner compatible with surrounding neighborhoods;
- Developing the East Winston Metro Activity Center (MAC);
- Developing the Liberty street, Reynoldstown, New Walkertown Road/Fourteenth Street, Jetway, New Walkertown Road/Carver School Road, Old Greensboro Road/Barbara Jane Avenue, and Glenn Avenue/Ogburn Avenue Neighborhood Activity Centers (NACs);
- Consolidating industrial uses at the two existing locations in the planning area, Lowery Street and Airport Business Parks;
- Developing mixed-use opportunity sites: Union Station, Conference Center, and New Walkertown Road/Dellabrook Road;
- Providing sidewalks throughout the planning area;
- Continuing a high level of public transit in the area;
- Making improvements to various roadways and interchanges, including US 52, US 158, and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive;
- Modifying existing roadways to safely accommodate bicycles and pedestrians;
- Expanding recreational opportunities and open space in the planning area;
- Expanding the greenway network in the area;
- Facilitating the development of affordable housing and increased homeownership in the area;
- Creating community gateways in the planning area;
- Pursuing the nomination of East Winston for listing on the National Register of Historic Places;
- Encouraging preservation of historic structures through zoning initiatives such as the adoption of neighborhood conservation overlay and historic overlay districts and through working with the Historic Resources Commission to expand the number of local landmark properties in the area; and,
- Protecting water quality in the planning area.
Contact Information
Revised: 3/28/2013
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