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Council hears three scenarios for Durham Athletic Park; staff, consultants and residents favor preservation-led approach
Summary
Perkins and Will presented three visions for the Durham Athletic Park preservation/restoration, transformation, and new development with conceptual cost ranges; community survey (2,600 respondents) showed strong interest in keeping the site public and preserving history. Council signaled a preference for option 1 and asked staff to pursue further analysis and phasing.
City staff and consultants presented Phase 1 of a feasibility study for the Durham Athletic Park (DAP) and heard two hours of public comment and council deliberation on three concept approaches: preservation/restoration, transformation, and new development.
"The purpose of this feasibility study is to develop a bold community centered vision for the historic Durham Athletic Park," Jackie Field told the council as she introduced the study and noted the work included 2,600 survey responses. Consultant Zena Howard (Perkins and Will) said the team "didn't start with sort of buildings or amenities. We started with people," and described three illustrative…
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