Demolition of the former DMV headquarters on New Bern Avenue is about halfway complete, but city leaders are beginning to get a clearer picture of what the site could become.
Why it matters: The city spent $20 million to buy the roughly 6-acre property in 2023 with a goal of maintaining control of an influential piece of land in a rapidly transforming neighborhood and on a future bus-rapid transit line.
State of play: The hope, city leaders have said, is that site could both provide density for the future transit line, as well as community benefits through affordable housing, more retail space and community gathering spaces…