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Thoroughfares
The onl y maj or th oroug hf are is Innes S treet which cuts across
the nort heast c orner o f the S tud y Area. Traffic volumes
along this part o f I nnes S t reet ex c eed 10,000 vehicles per day.
A minor arterial route pass i ng through the S tud y Are a i s f o rmed
by Old Wi lkesboro Road and Mon r oe S treet. Traffic v ol umes along
this route amoun t t o se veral hun d r ed vehicl es per day. Traffic
volumes along 601 Bypass, the western b ounda ry o f the area, average
approx imatel y 3, 000 vehicles per day.
Thoroughfares within the Are a 4 a re generally in v ery bad
condition. Man y o f the Are a's s tr e et s are unpaved, ext~emel y
narrow and poorl y platted. Thi s condition h as contributed to
the blight which is f o u nd in the Area. Acces s between the developed
parts o f the Ar ea and 601 Bypass i s poor. A cont i nua ti on o f
Brenner and Monroe S tree~s t o 601 By pass as p r opos ed in the Future
Land Use Pl an would give adeq uate access to th e west and southwest.
Commun i t y Facilities
Monroe Street E lementa ry S c h ool - Thi s f acilit y serves the
Negro elementary school populat i on i n the we stern and no rth e rn
section of Salisb ury . It h as a d e s i gn capacity o f 57 0 students
and an enrollment o f 585. Monroe S treet S chool provides pla y ground
spa ce f or the Are a's resi den ces. The p rinci pal def iciency
at this faci l ity i s the ina dequa te site size o f only three acres.
Pric e High Sch oo l - Pri ce High S chool ( Negro) has a design
capacit y o f 540 s tud ents and an en r o llment o f 511 s~udent s in
grades 7 thr oug h 12. It s erves the entire Ne gro secondar y s cho ol
populat i on o f Sal i sb ury. The p hy s ic a l plant is well maintained
and is loca t ed on a 12 acre s i te. S idewalks a r e critically needed
in the vici nit y o f this school.
Mi ller Recre a ti on Cente r ( Neg r o ) - Miller Pa rk Recreati o n
Center is a club room type recre a ti o n center and pla y gr o und locat ed
ad j a cent t o P ric e High S ch oo l . The p l a y ground a nd building
cover approx ima t el y 4~ 8 a cres.
Kel se y - S c o tt Pa rk - Kelse y - Sc o tt P a rk contains a b o ut 22 a c res,
1 6 of which a re developed. Picnic areas, pla y ground equipment and
a ball fi eld are the f eat ures available f o r use a t this facilit y .
Utilities - Electri c power, water and sewe r a ge f a cilit i es are
ad e q uate thr ou ghout Area 4. Onl y the no rthern portion of the Area
is se rve d b y gas .
Im pa ct Features
Livingsto neCollege - Livingstone is an accredited, denom i nati
onal c ollege for Negro students. It is s it uated on a pleasan t
3 16 acre c ampus on wh i c h twel v e well mainta i ned b uildings are l ocated
. This facilit y has a definite pos i ti v e influence on Area 4' s
o verall environment.
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| Title | Page 49 |
| Full Text | Thoroughfares The onl y maj or th oroug hf are is Innes S treet which cuts across the nort heast c orner o f the S tud y Area. Traffic volumes along this part o f I nnes S t reet ex c eed 10,000 vehicles per day. A minor arterial route pass i ng through the S tud y Are a i s f o rmed by Old Wi lkesboro Road and Mon r oe S treet. Traffic v ol umes along this route amoun t t o se veral hun d r ed vehicl es per day. Traffic volumes along 601 Bypass, the western b ounda ry o f the area, average approx imatel y 3, 000 vehicles per day. Thoroughfares within the Are a 4 a re generally in v ery bad condition. Man y o f the Are a's s tr e et s are unpaved, ext~emel y narrow and poorl y platted. Thi s condition h as contributed to the blight which is f o u nd in the Area. Acces s between the developed parts o f the Ar ea and 601 Bypass i s poor. A cont i nua ti on o f Brenner and Monroe S tree~s t o 601 By pass as p r opos ed in the Future Land Use Pl an would give adeq uate access to th e west and southwest. Commun i t y Facilities Monroe Street E lementa ry S c h ool - Thi s f acilit y serves the Negro elementary school populat i on i n the we stern and no rth e rn section of Salisb ury . It h as a d e s i gn capacity o f 57 0 students and an enrollment o f 585. Monroe S treet S chool provides pla y ground spa ce f or the Are a's resi den ces. The p rinci pal def iciency at this faci l ity i s the ina dequa te site size o f only three acres. Pric e High Sch oo l - Pri ce High S chool ( Negro) has a design capacit y o f 540 s tud ents and an en r o llment o f 511 s~udent s in grades 7 thr oug h 12. It s erves the entire Ne gro secondar y s cho ol populat i on o f Sal i sb ury. The p hy s ic a l plant is well maintained and is loca t ed on a 12 acre s i te. S idewalks a r e critically needed in the vici nit y o f this school. Mi ller Recre a ti on Cente r ( Neg r o ) - Miller Pa rk Recreati o n Center is a club room type recre a ti o n center and pla y gr o und locat ed ad j a cent t o P ric e High S ch oo l . The p l a y ground a nd building cover approx ima t el y 4~ 8 a cres. Kel se y - S c o tt Pa rk - Kelse y - Sc o tt P a rk contains a b o ut 22 a c res, 1 6 of which a re developed. Picnic areas, pla y ground equipment and a ball fi eld are the f eat ures available f o r use a t this facilit y . Utilities - Electri c power, water and sewe r a ge f a cilit i es are ad e q uate thr ou ghout Area 4. Onl y the no rthern portion of the Area is se rve d b y gas . Im pa ct Features Livingsto neCollege - Livingstone is an accredited, denom i nati onal c ollege for Negro students. It is s it uated on a pleasan t 3 16 acre c ampus on wh i c h twel v e well mainta i ned b uildings are l ocated . This facilit y has a definite pos i ti v e influence on Area 4' s o verall environment. - 19 - |
