Creative Corridors Coalition coordinator Jennifer Kiger tells me the Winston-Salem initiative has struggled to obtain buy-in and engagement from residents of the eastern half of the city. The coalition is seeking public input on how to use a $200,000 federal grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to aesthetically enhance corridors — including bridges, streetscaping, sidewalks, embankments, medians, bike lanes — to restore a sense of connectivity to the city. A critical part of the project is bridging divides between east Winston-Salem and downtown, which is demarcated by US Highway 52.A first public input meeting on Feb. 23 was well attended by representatives of the arts community and residents from the west side of the city, but not so much by east Winston-Salem residents. Southeast Ward Councilman James Taylor took a step towards rectifying that imbalance by presenting the initiative to constituents last night.
The coalition's second public input meeting next Tuesday will give east Winston-Salem residents an opportunity to weigh in. The meeting will be held at Mars Hill Baptist Church, located at 1331 E. 4th St. at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
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