Holly Springs has 3 draft designs for a downtown festival street on Avent Ferry Road that can close for events. Rate them in the town's survey, open through November.
Holly Springs has drawn up three designs for a festival street on Avent Ferry Road downtown, and it wants residents to say which parts they like. The online survey is open through November, the town said Wednesday.
A festival street is a road that can be closed to traffic for special events. While it is closed, it works as an open-air plaza for markets, festivals and community celebrations.
The three concepts came out of recent community engagement events and earlier online surveys, the town said. The final design could mix elements from all three.
The three designs
The survey page names the main features of each concept:
| Feature | Four Square | The Green | Gateway with Infill |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-street parking | Yes | ||
| Green space or community green | Corner of Avent Ferry Road and Ballentine Street | Community green | Community green |
| Entry monuments or gateway | Entry monuments | Entry monuments | A larger entry gateway |
| String lights | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shade structures | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Seat wall | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Other | Area behind Town Hall that can switch between a parking lot and a park | Rounded intersections with special paving | New buildings that could hold stores and restaurants on the ground floor, and reworked parking lot driveways |
A blank cell means the survey does not list that feature for the concept. Drawings of each design are on the survey page.
How the survey works
For each concept, the survey asks you to:
- rate the overall design from 1 (dislike a lot) to 5 (like a lot)
- tick the features you like best
- say what you dislike
A final box takes any other comments. Comments already posted on the page are mixed. Several question the cost or the loss of parking, and others back particular features.
The town has not published a cost or a construction date for the project.
What it means for you
- Have your say by the end of November in the festival street survey. You can pick features from more than one design.
- Downtown events such as HollyFest could use the space once it is built. For what is on downtown now, see our downtown Holly Springs guide.
- Another design is out for comment. The town is also asking for comments on the design for widening Holly Springs Road west of Main Street.
Have your say