Creative Corridors Coalition

What is Creative Corridors?

Creative Corridors Coalition (CCC) is a non-profit organization formed to give Forsyth County residents a voice in influencing the design of roadway infrastructure projects (mainly bridges) around the downtown area of Winston-Salem. This is part of a project where the NCDOT plans to rebuild a one-mile stretch of Business 40 highway through the city in the coming years, with support from the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership, the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and leaders of the arts, community and political organizations. The rebuild is an opportunity for CCC to work closely with the NCDOT to "frame" downtown and reflect our city's commitment to the arts, culture and innovation with an aesthetic infrastructure that will have a positive visual, economic and social impact on our community.

Creative Corridors Coalition Mission

The mission of the Creative Corridors Coalition is to create opportunities to incorporate community input into the design, planning, construction and maintenance process that will yield effective passageways connecting our community and appropriately reflecting the identity of this great city.

The CCC believes that elements where community input can have the most positive impact on these roadway projects include:

• Design and visual impact, including public art
• Economic development
• Building social capital and enhancing quality of life in the community
• Environmentally conscious and sustainable features
• Strategies to accommodate pedestrian, bicycle and other alternative forms of transportation

Executive Director Appointed

CCC has recently selected an Executive Director: Russell "Russ" J. DuBois to lead their efforts to set Winston-Salem apart from other cities.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, January 17th, 2012 at 7pm. Join the Creative Corridors Coalition and the residents of West Salem neighborhood at the Single Brothers Workshop in Old Salem to hear Russ DuBois discuss the goals of Creative Corridors and how its plans will benefit the historic neighborhoods south of Business 40. Light refreshments will be provided.

Sunday, October 7, 2012-Community Outreach booth at the Dixie Classic Fair on 

Creative Corridors 2nd Annual Tour de Winston

Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 3PM. Entry fee of $15 includes a T-shirt, sandwiches from Camino Bakery, popcorn from Chad's Carolina Corn and admission to the after party with live music, games and giveaways! Kids 12 and under- FREE. Kids that complete the walk will receive a scoop of Wolfies frozen custard! Participants are welcomed to bring neck ties to be used in a public art display "Ties that Bind" signifying Creative Corridors community building power.

For More information & to Get Involved

Fore more information and to get involved in the process, visit the Creative Corridors Coalition website: www.creativecorridors.org