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New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Pbn <br />Component 3. Sandy Creek urban Greenway From New Hope Creek to Dube university <br />Jurisdiction: Durham County and City of Durham <br />Existing Land Use and Ownership: <br />• South of Chapel Hill- Durham Boulevard, privately owned multifamily units and <br />commercial establishments; <br />• North of Chapel Hill- Durham Boulevard, privately owned single - family and <br />multifamily residences; land owned by the City of Durham (former sewer plant) <br />Cresset Academy; Durham Academy; and <br />• East of US 15 -501 Bypass and north of Cornwallis, Duke University (golf <br />course, West Campus). <br />Future Land Use: <br />The corridor along Sandy Creek, much like Mud Creek, appears to be developed to <br />about its maximum potential, given existing land use controls. The largest pieces of <br />open space land exist at the former City sewer plant site, the Duke University golf <br />course, and the large parcel of City-owned land between the abandoned sewer plant <br />and Garrett Road. <br />Significant Resources: <br />Sandy Creek is a small urban stream, arising in the Duke University Campus area, <br />flowing along the Duke Golf Course. On the west side of the US 15 -501 Bypass it <br />passes through several residential area and beside two school properties. Just north <br />of the Chapel Hill- Durham Boulevard is an abandoned City-owned former treatment <br />plant. The former treatment plant offers the opportunity for developing a major City <br />Park which is needed in this area of the City. This park can provide both active <br />recreation and trails linking schools, residential areas, a shopping center, and <br />connecting to the main New Hope Creek trail. An existing nature trail along an <br />abandoned sewer line is another attractive feature. <br />It is from the urban character of this stream that its best use is determined. Besides <br />preserving the floodplain in natural vegetation, this is an ideal location for a trail <br />serving for both recreation and alternative transportation. Together the Mud Creek <br />corridor (Component 7) and the Sandy Creek corridor provide the opportunity for a <br />34 <br />