Stone Avenue's 65 MPH problem

A master plan will address both looks and safety for the area

MARCH 29, 2010 10:46 a.m. (2)

About 400 cars were recently clocked on Stone Avenue going faster than 65 miles per hour, the speed limit is 35, Rick Hall a traffic engineer with Dover, Kohl & Partners told about 100 people at a wrap-up conference on early work on the Stone Avenue Master Plan.

“It points out the need for changes to make Stone a walkable, liveable street,” he said.  Continue reading...

 

Waffle House opens for 24-hour business

Restaurant opponents ponder what to do next

JULY 16, 2010 8:13 a.m. (0)

Residents in neighborhoods surrounding a yet-to-open Waffle House on East Stone Avenue are deciding their next step after the restaurant was given permission to stay open 24 hours a day for the next year.

The city’s Board of Zoning Appeals granted a special exemption from zoning regulations approved last summer that prohibit some businesses next to residential areas from operating from midnight until 5 a.m. without a public hearing and board approval.  Continue reading...

 

The Stone Avenue plan

Proposal has some business owners worried about traffic, economic development

FEBRUARY 28, 2011 8:23 a.m. (0)

Some say Stone Avenue could be a lot like the West End – a place where families live and hang out, a place filled with shoppers and unique businesses and a place where people intend to go, not just go through.

“Stone Avenue right now is not an attractive place,” said Mike Cubelo, vice president of the North Main Community Association. “It’s a sad-looking strip of road.”

Some neighborhood residents say a Stone Avenue master plan approved on principle by the city council Monday night will help transform the Stone Avenue area into a dramatically different north end of Greenville.  Continue reading...

 

The Stone Avenue potential

New shops give glimpse of what could be on its way

JANUARY 5, 2012 1:29 p.m. (0)

Stone Avenue and the West End have a lot of similarities.

Both are near some of Greenville’s historic residential neighborhoods.

Both lead into downtown.  Continue reading...