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Are restaurants, offices and a hotel good for Dix Park? Critics hail changes to plan The question of how much development is too much development has hung over the park's draft master plan since the 250-page document was released. Read more here:







Dix306 and FDDP Leadership Respond to Master Plan Revisions Read more here: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article225090320.html The leadership of Dix306 and the Friends Of Dorothea Dix Park are delighted to see the changes to the Master Plan and have responded favorably. You can view the Dix306/FDDP response here: https://dix306.org/kp_memo_reply_2019_01_25.pdf







Raleigh Announces Revisions to Dix Park Master Plan Following a review of the comments gathered from the public during the comment period, Kate Pearce, Dix Park Planning Supervisor has outlined some revisions to the Master Plan to address concerns. You can view the memo detailing the revisions here: https://dix306.org/kp_memo_2019_01_22.pdf







Residents tell Raleigh City Council, Don't 'cannibalize' Dix Park with development Several people urged the Raleigh City Council this week not to "cannibalize" Dix Park with private development. Read more here:







Dorothea Dix Park Draft Master Plan: Public Input Needed Read more here: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article224095135.html The City of Raleigh is excited to announce the release of the draft Master Plan for Dorothea Dix Park. Read more here:







Dix Park Visionary Gregory Poole Dies At Age 84 Read more here: https://www.raleighnc.gov/home/news/content/CorNews/Articles/PRecDixParkDraftMasterPlanAvailable.html In his later years he worked tirelessly advocating for the establishment of the Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh. Read more here:

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Advocacy Groups Express Concerns About Dix Park Plan Read more here: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article223758455.html And here: https://www.bryan-leefuneralhome.com/obits/obituaries/james-gregory-poole-jr/ Members of Dix306 and Friends Of Dorothea Dix Park have expressed concerns about some aspects of the Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates plan for Dix Park. Details can be found here:







An Interview With Michael Van Valkenburgh Details can be found here: http://dix306.org/concerns.pdf Dorothea Dix Park re-do. An Interview With Michael Van Valkenburgh. Watch the interview here:







A hotel, concerts, gardens and what else could be coming to Dix Park Watch the interview here: https://www.wral.com/wral-tv/video/17901505/ One of the most anticipated parts of the Dix Park plan has been unveiled. Read more here:







First big question for Dix Park: How will people get there? Read more here: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article219492075.html "That whole section of town was where the unwanted people of society were located," said Caroline Lindquist, one of five city planners Raleigh has assigned to help turn the Dix campus into a signature urban park. "It was designed to keep people out. The way they built the roads around it was to discourage people from walking into it. So the challenge is, how do we flip that notion and turn the area into a destination? How do we open it up to be a welcoming place?" Read more here:







Raleigh seeks a Dix Park of the people for the people Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article185615968.html That conceptional effort got underway in earnest Thursday night at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on N.C. State's Centennial Campus. More than 400 people turned out to hear planners outline themes and aspects of the new park's design. Read more here:







'Place for all:' Raleigh holds first community meeting on Dix Park redesign Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/ned-barnett/article185439403.html The first Dix Park community meeting was held Thursday evening at the Hunt Library from 6 to 8 p.m. on North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus.

The meeting’s purpose was to allow the public to have a say and see a presentation by lead park designer Michael Van Valkenburgh on the future of the park. Read more here:







Dix Park landscape architect talks about possibilities Read more here: http://www.wral.com/-place-for-all-raleigh-holds-first-community-meeting-on-dix-park-redesign/17119864/ Here's how absolutely dedicated Michael Van Valkenburgh and his team of landscape architects were in their dogged pursuit of the master plan for Dorothea Dix Park. Read more here:







Raleigh selects Dorothea Dix Park designer Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article136004848.html The Raleigh City Council voted unanimously to select landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh to create the master plan for Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh. Read more here:

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Sean Malone: Dorothea Dix Park’s dream shepherd Read more here: http://www.wral.com/raleigh-selects-dorothea-dix-park-designer/16542705/ And here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/raleigh-report-blog/article134024534.html/ Overseeing the process of determining what Dix Park might someday be is 47-year-old Sean Malone, who just stepped into the job of first president and CEO of Dix Park Conservancy. Read more here:

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article126104064.html And this correction: A story in the Jan. 15 Arts & Living section about Sean Malone, the new president and CEO of the Dix Park Conservancy, mischaracterized the Conservancy’s role. The nonprofit will support the city’s efforts. The story also quotes Malone as saying the Conservancy was working on the park’s master plan. The city and an executive committee are in the process of selecting a firm to create the master plan.







Mapping a future for Dix Park A story in the Jan. 15 Arts & Living section about Sean Malone, the new president and CEO of the Dix Park Conservancy, mischaracterized the Conservancy’s role. The nonprofit will support the city’s efforts. The story also quotes Malone as saying the Conservancy was working on the park’s master plan. The city and an executive committee are in the process of selecting a firm to create the master plan. Six teams of landscape architects are vying for the chance to remake the Dorothea Dix grounds into a destination park. Read more here:







Program Spurs Conversation, Debate on Future Dix Memorial Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article116964583.html More than a hundred people gathered on a Sunday afternoon to reflect and discuss what should be part of a memorial to the now-shuttered mental health facility. Read more here:







Raleigh hopes to hire Dix Park consultant in March Read more here: http://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2016/10/17/program-spurs-conversation-debate-on-future-dix-memorial/ The city is about to embark on a seven-month journey to find the perfect consulting partner to help plan a “destination” downtown park. Read more here:







Raleigh Presents 'Destination Dix' on July 23, 2016 Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/raleigh-report-blog/article72657712.html Mayor Nancy McFarlane, in partnership with the Dix Park Conservancy, announced the new Destination Dix community festival. Read more here:







Raleigh strikes deals so conservancy can raise money for Dix Park Read more here: http://www.raleighnc.gov/home/news/content/PubAffairs/Articles/DestinationDix.html The Raleigh City Council on Tuesday approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the nonprofit Dix Park Conservancy. Read more here:







Raleigh officially acquires Dix property Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/raleigh-report-blog/article72657712.html Four years of conflict over the Dorothea Dix property was officially put in the rear-view mirror when, at 10 a.m. Friday, Raleigh leaders recorded the deed for the 306-acre property. Read more here:







State approves sale of Dix land to city of Raleigh Read more here: http://www.wral.com/raleigh-officially-acquires-dix-property/14793005/#VW0OC6e4Ri2lH2v5.99 The Council of State has voted unanimously to sell the land near downtown Raleigh once occupied by Dorothea Dix Hospital to the city of Raleigh, which is planning a signature park on the property.



The vote Tuesday morning is the last major hurdle for the $52 million sale of the 308-acre property... Read more here:







With Dorothea Dix deal in hand, Raleigh asks:

What's next? Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article20248974.html For Bill Padgett of the advocacy group Dix306, it's a matter of connecting the park to downtown's businesses and apartment towers, and N.C. State University's Centennial Campus, which borders the Dix land.



"I don't think we need to re-create what's already around us," Padgett said. "We need to figure out how to augment that." Read more here:







Dix deal inked, Raleigh pays $2 million deposit Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article20302068.html Gov. Pat McCrory and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane signed the $52 million sale agreement for the Dorothea Dix property during a festive ceremony there Monday morning.

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