Dix Community Partnership

Citizens working together to protect the Dorothea Dix Hospital Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Mission Statement

The Dix Community Partnership (DixCP) is dedicated to preserving the existing pastoral setting within the context of responsible urban growth. We will promote community involvement in the preservation and planning of Dorothea Dix's past and future heritage. With its vast open spaces, significant vistas, and natural habitats, the Dix campus must remain a jewel of green in the heart of Raleigh.

For further information please contact:
Joseph Huberman < Joseph@DixCP.org >

Minutes of our meetings:

April 12, 2002
May 29, 2002
June 27, 2002
July 30, 2002
September 20, 2002 (Contains our first "Land Conservation Plan" map)
October 30, 2002

NCSU Spring Hill Precinct Draft Master Plan

The last meeting of the Master Plan Advisory Group is December 3. Your comments will have the most effect if you can send them to NCSU prior to that meeting.

Send comments to:

The Office of the University Architect
Campus Box 7519
NCSU
Raleigh, NC 27695-7519

michael_harwood@ncsu.edu

The Spring Hill Precinct occupies the top of the ridge along Centennial Blvd. on the West side of the Dix Campus. NCSU was given the property as an addition to Centennial Campus, and they hope to develop it with corporate partners.

This master plan is still a work in progress and will be ready for "official release" and formal public comment in the early part of 2003. The University is seeking comments and trying to solve problems before the completion of the Master Plan, so this is an excellent time to make suggestions .

Preliminary points on the Draft Master Plan from DixCP are:

We are pleased that NCSU has shown great sensitivity to the character of the land and the preservation of many of the mature trees and scenic views. We believe this draft master plan is a good beginning for a public process to develop this property to preserve much of the natural beauty that is being rapidly destroyed by haphazard development in our area.

We are very pleased that Barbour Drive, the tree-lined road, is being preserved primarily for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and that vehicle traffic is being focused on the other side of the buildings along Centennial Boulevard.

The Kendall Circle area should be preserved as a park. (Kendall Circle is the NE most collection of houses and trees surrounded by a small paved road.)

The Green just south of Kendall Circle should be a public amphitheater connected to the Kendall Circle Park. There should be no building between these two areas.

Options should be explored to minimize the impact of the road running parallel to Centennial Blvd. possibly incorporating parts of it into the parking areas.

We are pleased that there is a substantial pedestrian path network, and would like to see more thought put into the placement of the path from the perspective of the pedestrian particularly when walking in the hot summer sun.

The building complex at the southern end of the plan is on a very steep slope, and it should be left natural, or "best building practices" must be observed to protect the character of the land.

The Southern Access Road climbs a steep slope that will require much cutting and filling. Other means of access to that area should be explored.

This property originally contained a self sufficient farming operation within the hospital complex. An agricultural component focused on sustainable use would respect this historic heritage.

Below is the Draft Master Plan, and the Draft Storm Water Plan. Click them to see larger images.

	We are pleased that NCSU has shown great sensitivity to the character of the land and the preservation of many of the mature trees and scenic views. We believe this draft master plan is a good beginning for a public process to develop this property to preserve much of the natural beauty that is being rapidly destroyed by haphazard development in our area.
	We are very pleased that Barbour Drive, the tree-lined road, is being preserved primarily for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and that vehicle traffic is being focused on the other side of the buildings along Centennial Boulevard.
	The Kendall Circle area should be preserved as a park. (Kendall Circle is the NE most collection of houses and trees surrounded by a small paved road.)
	The Green just south of Kendall Circle should be a public amphitheater connected to the Kendall Circle Park. There should be no building between these two areas.
	Options should be explored to minimize the impact of the road running parallel to Centennial Blvd. possibly incorporating parts of it into the parking areas.
	We are pleased that there is a substantial pedestrian path network, and would like to see more thought put into the placement of the path from the perspective of the pedestrian particularly when walking in the hot summer sun.
	The building complex at the southern end of the plan is on a very steep slope, and it should be left natural, or "best building practices" must be observed to protect the character of the land.
	The Southern Access Road climbs a steep slope that will require much cutting and filling. Other means of access to that area should be explored.
	This property originally contained a self sufficient farming operation within the hospital complex. An agricultural component focused on sustainable use would respect this historic heritage.