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Its good that the City trying to have some form of vision.. whether or not it is cohesive and feasible is another story....Not sure why the Mayor has to shoulder all of these ideas.. There are other Council reps not to mention City Staff (and likely Convention and Visitors Bureau) folks that should be a part of it and likely even leading it.. The floatilla idea is interesting from an enviro tourism perspective.. Better yet are actual small boats able to travel to Charleston from Columbia? I'm something with a half a dozen rooms or so.. that could take you down there you stay a few days and take a tour bus back all offered by the tour company? seems like it could be a nice package.. the article says the floatilla would take a couple days.. not sure if that would be popular or not versus just one day....
I've always wondered if the low water levels/rocks at certain points and locks present a problem for the CHS-Cola route.
I've always wondered if the low water levels/rocks at certain points and locks present a problem for the CHS-Cola route.
whats amazing to me is the Broad River from the I-20 overpass or Broad River road appears to be a very deep and navigable river.. But from my understanding its only like 13' deep and its greatest depth and not throughout. I rarely see anyone boating on kayaking on it. Its interesting how the river changes once it gets to downtown Columbia as it heads south. I am sure many of the boulders in the river are natural.. but I wonder if any rocks where dumped in there(certain sections) when they were dredging the canal or doing other earthworks projects in pre and post civil war or is the rocky nature of it just natural?
whats amazing to me is the Broad River from the I-20 overpass or Broad River road appears to be a very deep and navigable river.. But from my understanding its only like 13' deep and its greatest depth and not throughout. I rarely see anyone boating on kayaking on it. Its interesting how the river changes once it gets to downtown Columbia as it heads south. I am sure many of the boulders in the river are natural.. but I wonder if any rocks where dumped in there(certain sections) when they were dredging the canal or doing other earthworks projects in pre and post civil war or is the rocky nature of it just natural?
I rowed crew at UofSC, and we launched from the dock behind the golf course.
That view from I20 is misleading because it is directly behind the diversion dam, and that point the depth of the river does not fluctuate to the same extent that it does below the dam.
It's a beautiful river, especially upstream from that point where it gradually becomes more shallow and rocky. There is very limited access, with only 3 public access points in nearly 20 miles of river. (213 bridge in Peak, Harbison Forest, Columbia Canal diversion dam).
What happened to things such as Kline City Center? The Edge? Bullstreet? What are the new starting dates? Will any of them not get built or are they just on pause for other projects like Sola Station and the likes? I just want some answers. I think the city can support all those things, we just need our leaders to step up. But info on these would be greatly appreciated.
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Also, what in the heck ever happened to the “New City Flag?”
Extremely pleased. Honestly didn’t expect it all at once. Which, say what you want, I attribute all of it save the flag to the tax breaks. One way or another. Even if a site didn’t apply for it, they see something that’s coming that did apply for it and got it, and now they want in because of what they’re seeing.
I was at Segra Park earlier tonight and was talking to a woman that lives at Sola Station. I asked her how she liked it and she said while it’s a bit pricey, she loves it. I asked about the retail and why they haven’t been filling the bottom space and she said it’s two things. First, Sola Station is only at 40%-45% occupancy rate. Also, she said there’s issues with connectivity to the Canal Side park and it’s relative obscurity from people driving in and out of Columbia. Oddly enough, 3 days ago I was at Canal Side and decided to check out Sola Station on foot; even then after I found it it seemed a bit hidden. It’s a shame because it’s so open and I could just envision droves of people there on any summer night.
Lastly, she said they received a questionnaire from the Sola Station property managers and they asked what would they like to see on the available bottom floors... People overwhelmingly chose a coffee shop.
Lol Good find. Sad thing is, Andy could have kept writing...
What about the building high rises above parking garages idea? I recall Mayor Benjamin talking about this at his annual address to the city like 4 or 5 years ago. Or more specifically, he stated in the near future that we should expect to see more high rises in the city. I can’t recall verbatim if that’s how he said it, but something similar to that.
Also dead we’ve learned as of today, they wanna move to 1401 Main. I guess all our questions are finally answered... at least for the time being.
Extremely pleased. Honestly didn’t expect it all at once. Which, say what you want, I attribute all of it save the flag to the tax breaks. One way or another. Even if a site didn’t apply for it, they see something that’s coming that did apply for it and got it, and now they want in because of what they’re seeing.
No doubt. It was a smart move on the part of the city and county IMO.
I just read the article you posted in the other thread and now I get it haha. I thought I had missed something. This is the perfect place for a coffee shop. I see it opens in late March. How nice this will be to cool down with a frappe coffee on a warm spring or summer evening in downtown Cola... right on the river.
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