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Apex planning board approves Viridia amendments to accommodate planned children's hospital, removes planned rail spur
Summary
The board approved a package of Viridia amendments Dec. 8 that revise thoroughfare and bike/ped maps, remove a planned commuter rail spur in favor of a bus transit center, adjust SD plan standards for a hospital campus, and amend environmental standards including new EV-capability options and a developer‑built 25,000 sq. ft. recreation center.
The Apex Planning Board voted Dec. 8 to approve a package of amendments for the Viridia mixed‑use area intended to accommodate a proposed North Carolina Children’s Hospital campus, revise transportation and bike/ped designs, and update the development’s environmental standards.
Shannon Cox, the town’s long‑range planning manager, told the board that staff recommends realigning several future thoroughfares to improve sight distance and to shift street connections slightly to reduce stream crossings. A more consequential change was the removal of a planned commuter rail spur and the rail‑based transit center within Viridia after the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) identified the link as unlikely to receive federal or regional funding by 2035; staff said CAMPO provided a high‑level cost estimate of about $63,000,000 for such a rail project.
"We are recommending that we add a bus…
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