Nearly 30 years ago, Fayetteville residents debated whether a park or parking lot should be located at the corner of West Avenue and Dickson Street. A parking lot was built on the site to provide parking for the downtown entertainment district, but the discussion is now being revisited as city leaders and urban designers are proposing a cultural arts corridor for the downtown area.
Fayetteville Considers Parking Lot's Future
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The Walton Arts Center parking lot on the corner of Dickson Street and West Avenue has about 300 parking spaces.
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The city has agreed to replace the parking spaces that would be lost before any construction begins on the existing lot.
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Rendering of proposed plans for the parking lot, which would become part of the Cultural Arts Corridor.
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Protests in 1991 outside the wooded area that would eventually become the Walton Arts Center parking lot.
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Protests in 1991 outside the wooded area that would eventually become the Walton Arts Center parking lot.
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The wooded area included a creek and some historical structures.
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