
What a neat looking map of the
Birkdale Communities? I found this map on a website that posted a
UNC Watershed Assessment of the
Birkdale Village Community. Some interesting facts are that
Birkdale has 6.2 Units per acre (really 7.2 units per acre if one discounts the fact that 7.4 acres are dedicated as McDowell Creek watershed. Overall, the study was favorable of
Birkdale's high density walking community. It's one critique of the site plan is that
Birkdale Village's 8 acres of parking lots creates significant run off that can be easily contaminated with oil and other pollutants. What was interesting is the note that someday (not before 2010) the parking lots may be built on for additional store fronts and apartments. That would be interesting especially if more parking was added in semi-hidden parking structures.
I wonder if or when that would happen. Would the town let it?
Anyways, enjoy the map and the knowledge that the case
study's author thinks that
Birkdale Village is a great success.
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