Editing Waxhaw, North Carolina (section)

== Waxhaw Today ==
Waxhaw has evolved into an antique and fine dining center. Its Small Town Main Street committee is working on an integrated approach to developing and marketing the historic center of town. Waxhaw currently has dozens of specialty shops and dining restaurants. Restaurants located in town range from Mom-and-Pop restaurants to fine dining bistros.

The [[Waxhaw Historic District]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It includes retail businesses as well as architecturally significant houses near the center of town. Also listed is the [[Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

Residents and town officials are working on additional improvement plans. In the downtown area, there is a town park and a skate park for youths. Near the skate park is a playground and a walking area connected to downtown. New housing has been built along NC 75 to the east and west of town, as well as NC 16 (Providence Road) to the north.

Near Waxhaw is Cane Creek Park, a {{convert|1050|acre|km2|adj=on}} park, featuring scenic areas and recreation activities. The facility, on Harkey Road south of Waxhaw, was a cooperative venture between Union County, the Union Conservation District, and the [[Soil Conservation Service]] of the [[U.S. Department of Agriculture]].

Currently, Waxhaw is undergoing significant suburban development and has grown by 6.4% in 2019 alone.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Matthew |title=Traffic in Charlotte hits a roadblock in the suburbs |url=https://www.ninertimes.com/opinion/traffic-in-charlotte-hits-a-roadblock-in-the-suburbs/article_ea6cc1a2-4f5e-11ea-98e0-87a895df87ff.html |access-date=March 5, 2020 |agency=Niner Times |publisher=Niner Times |date=February 18, 2020}}</ref> New developments include individual residential housing, apartments, townhouses, and commercial complexes.

Waxhaw's downtown area is built to surround the train tracks that brought prosperity to the town. The tracks are abutted with green areas and parking. Guests can walk over a historic bridge to go over the train tracks, and there is a viewing area. Also a few minutes walk away, are a skateboard park and a playground.<ref>{{cite web |title=David G Barnes Children's Park |url=https://www.waxhaw.com/417/David-G-Barnes-Childrens-Park |access-date=November 21, 2020}}</ref> Although the train doesn't follow a public schedule, viewers try to guess the times when the train will come for viewing. Sometimes a train employee will stand on the bridge.