Providing Connectivity for the Community
The extension of Carolina Point Parkway was $4.5 million, public/private development
that provides the final leg of a corridor to provide alternatives for traffic
between three of Greenville’s most heavily travel roadways. The project consists
of a 4-lane boulevard with medians, sidewalks, bike-lanes, and landscaping for
a total of slightly less than a mile. The road was built in conjunction with
the Carolina First Bank Corporate Campus and although it is an independent project,
utilizes the same partnerships with the State of South Carolina and the City of
Greenville as well as partnerships with Duke Energy and Hubbell Lighting for creative
road lighting. Carolina Point Parkway was dedicated to the City of Greenville
in the Spring of 2008.
The Furman Co. Development LLC was engaged to develop the road, from land acquisition to project delivery and
was able to complete the award-winning road “on time and on budget”. Furman Development was pleased to have partnered with SCDOT, City of Greenville, Duke Power, and
Hubbell Lighting to provide a model boulevard.
The guiding principle for Carolina Point Parkway has been to create an aesthetically
pleasing pedestrian/bike friendly connection between major transportation networks.
Carolina Point Parkway has been landscaped with canopy trees that have been proven
in an urban environment to provide long-term mitigation from the inherent heat-island
effect associated with asphalt. Sidewalks have been located behind a 5 to 7 foot
curb lawn to provide added protection to pedestrians, roadway travel lanes have
been sized to allow for dedicated bike lanes, and the use of 2 round-abouts provides
for innovative traffic calming. Stormwater management for the road is handled
through the creation of a permanently wet stormwater detention pond, which will
become a fully landscaped park/open space with a walking trail around the pond.
Carolina Point Parkway exceeds most technical code requirements for a 4-lane
boulevard. In fact, we are confident that it creates a new standard of excellence.
The project incorporates ideas and strategies from Smart Growth to LEED including:
- Native landscaping
- Street trees
- Sidewalks with curb lawns
- Low flow irrigation with rain detection shutoff
- Bike-lanes
- Round-abouts
- Permanently wet stormwater detention
- Park/open space
- Full cut-off lighting
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