Cary is focused on smart growth. Dedicated planning, with the needed budgets ensures strategic expansions while maintaining an excellent quality of life for current and future residents.
Infrastructure
$112M
parks
$113M
transportation
Parks Bond
The Parks Bond, approved by voters in October 2019, includes $112 million for two new parks in western Cary, Phase 2 of the Downtown Park, playground upgrades, historic property preservation, open space preservation, and improvements to existing parks. Projects include:
- Downtown Park
- Playground Updates
- Historic Preservation
- Open Space Land Acquisition
- Carpenter Fire Station Park
- McCrimmon Park
- Dutchmen’s Branch Greenway
- Annie Jones Park Tennis Courts
- Dunham Park Tennis Courts Replacement
- Sk8-Cary Improvements
- Veterans Freedom Park Enhancements
- Penny Road School Park Refurbishment
- Tryon Road Park
- Walnut Creek Greenway
Transportation Bond
The Transportation Bond, approved by voters in October 2019, includes $113 million for traffic improvement, resurfacing, intersection improvements, streetscape improvements, new traffic signals, sidewalks, and road widening. Projects include:
- Street Improvement Program
- Green Level Church Road Widening
- O’Kelly Chapel Road Widening
- Carpenter Fire Station Road Widening
- NCDOT Enhancements
- Sidewalk Improvements
- Louis Stephens Sidewalk
- Cary Parkway Sidewalk at Black Creek
- NC 55 Pedestrian Grade Separation
- Intersection Improvement Program
- Downtown Parking Development
- Fenton Infrastructure