Very soon, I think within 1 or 2 years, the Parkwood Branch Library is going to be replaced by a new South Regional Library to be built at the site of the old Lowes Grove Elementary School. That site will put it close to several schools and workers in RTP, and the building will be brand new and specifically designed for a library, unlike the current location, but I am sad to see it go. It is a fixture of its community and seems more walkable and bicycle friendly for more people currently than it will be on Alston Avenue. One can walk or ride along 54 to the new site, but the road is high-speed and often congested, the shoulders are small or non-existent, and there is not a sidewalk most places. 54 west of Barbee Rd. is an accident waiting to happen because of narrow shoulders, lack of sidewalks, and a lot of pedestrian traffic. The Library system might not have a choice about this, because I have heard that the church that owns the current building plans to get rid of all of the tenants in the Parkwood Shopping Center. Nonetheless, again the County is contributing to over-reliance on cars, but at least the site will not be carved out of an undeveloped area and is close to TTA and DATA bus lines.
[Apparently the flyer below did not translate on to the blog. The forum is Thursday, the 24th, I think at 7pm, at the Parkwood Branch Library.]
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