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Charlotte MOVES Chantilly Neighborhood Association March 14, 2017

Planning to c r e ate a gr e at c ity Unified Place Development Types Ordinance Manual Transit System Transportation Centers, Plan Action Corridors & Plan Wedges Comprehensive Charlotte Transportation Bikes Plan Charlotte Walks

Planning to c r e ate a gr e at c ity Transportation Centers, Action Corridors & Plan Wedges

Charlotte is growing… rapidly CHARLOTTE IS THE 2 ND FASTEST GROWING LARGE CITY IN THE COUNTRY 44 people move to Charlotte every day! 4

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More people means more trips… 5,000,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 1.5 million more daily trips 4,000,000 3,500,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 2015 Daily Trips 2040 Daily Trips

According to the 2016 Transportation Survey… • 59% think it is difficult to drive • 61% would like to take transit more • 50% would like to bike more • 75% would like to walk more • 86% think streets should be designed for all users

What is the Transportation Action Plan? Goals, objectives and policies • • Strategies • Programs and projects

What will the TAP do? • Increase access to employment, education, parks, shopping and other destinations • Enhance quality of life and promote economic development • Provide a safe, balanced and efficient system • Increase transportation choices for all users • Support the City’s land use vision

1. Maintenance 3. Safety 5. Walkability 7.Placemaking 2. Technology 4. Complete Streets 6. Bicycle Travel 8. Preserve Opportunities

1. Maintenance • 12-year resurfacing cycle • 160 miles of sidewalk • 100 miles of curb and gutter Total Program Cost – $665,000,000

2. Technology • New equipment at intersections • Operate and upgrade Traffic Management Center • Signs and markings • Intelligent Transportation Systems • New streetlights Total Program Cost – $285,000,000

3. Safety • Vision Zero philosophy (engineering, education, and enforcement) to reduce fatal crashes and serious injuries • 40 projects that improve the safety for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists Total Program Cost – $130,000,000

4. Complete Streets • 100 arterial roadway projects for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians • 40 multimodal intersections • City-maintained bridge inspections every two years and 10 bridge replacements • 200 smaller-scale projects Total Program Cost – $3,000,000,000

All lines represent over $3 billion in transportation projects for Complete Streets • 100 arterial, street projects • 40 multimodal intersections

5. Walkability • 250 miles of new sidewalks • Projects at 20 schools • 250 crossings at arterials • ADA retrofit projects Total Program Cost – $405,000,000

6. Bicycle Travel • 250 miles of new bikeways, including buffered bike lanes and off-street paths • 80 bike/ped connections Total Program Cost – $100,000,000

7. Placemaking • Station area projects in 2 rapid transit corridors • Projects in 5 mixed-use activity centers • 100-150 traffic calming projects • 20-25 streetscape/pedscape projects • 20 area plan projects Total Program Cost – $330,000,000

8. Preserve Opportunities • Design/preliminary engineering for selected future projects • Advance acquisition to preserve parcels for right- of-way • Leverage funds with private developers and State to create better projects and travel networks Total Program Cost – $195,000,000

25-Year Expenditure Plan Categories of Investments Total Program Cost Maintenance $665,000,000 Technology $285,000,000 Safety $130,000,000 Complete Streets $3,000,000,000 Walkability $405,000,000 Bicycle Travel $100,000,000 Placemaking $330,000,000 Preserve Opportunities $195,000,000 TOTAL $5,100,000,000

Bridging the Funding Gap Categories of Investments Total Amount Existing Sources Powell Bill & General Funds $277,000,000 State and Federal Revenues $700,000,000 Projected Revenues from the CIP $400,000,000 Projected Revenues from Bonds (beyond 2020) $1,600,000,000 Total Funding $2,977,000,000 Potential Additional Sources (Recommended by the Committee of 21) Sales Tax $1,360,000,000 Increase Vehicle Registration Fee $360,000,000 Total Additional Funding $1,720,000,000 Total Funding Gap (assuming additional $$$) $403,000,000

Adoption Process Jan 23: City Council heard Public Comments Feb 13: T&P Committee Recommendation Feb 27: City Council adoption of TAP

Planning to c r e ate a gr e at c ity Centers, Corridors & Wedges Charlotte Bikes

What is Charlotte BIKES? T r anspor tation Ac tion Plan • Co nside r s o ve r all mo bility • De fine s go als, o bje c tive s, po lic ie s, and pr o je c ts fo r Char lo tte Char lotte BIKE S • Ide ntifie s str ate gie s fo r bic yc ling • Update to 2008 Bic yc le Plan • Offe r s 3 KE Y T HE ME S

Our growing bicycle network Bicycle lanes, Bicycle lanes, Bicycle lanes signed routes, Bicycle lanes: Bicycle lanes: Bicycle lanes: signed routes, and signed 2006 2017 2001 and and routes off-street paths off-street paths 102 miles 36 miles 1 mile + 55 miles 44 miles Suggested bike routes Facility Type Miles Bike lanes and paved shoulders (>3') 102 Signed routes 55 Greenways and off-street paths 44 Total 201

Charlotte Bikes: Three Key Themes 1. Address all of the essential elements of a bicycle-friendly community 2. Create an inclusive bicycling environment 3. Modernize the bikeway design toolbox

The Six “E’s” of a Bicycle Friendly Community • Equity • Engineering • Education • Encouragement • Enforcement • Evaluation/ Planning

Equity Charlotte will offer an inclusive cycling environment, where people of all ages and abilities can use their bikes for transportation, fitness and fun. The City will work to extend bicycle infrastructure, educational opportunities, and promotional events to all neighborhoods and households, striving for equitable, affordable mobility options that improve city-wide public health, support the local economy, and reduce automobile dependency in the Queen City. - draft CLT Bikes Vision Statement

What’s Inclusive? Strong and Fearless (< 1% ) Enthused and Confident (7% ) Interested but Concerned (60% ) No Way No How (33% ) 62 percent of residents do not think it is easy to bicycle, but 51 percent of residents would like to bicycle more than they do. - 2016 Charlotte DOT Transportation Survey

Engineering – Modernizing the Bikeway Design Toolbox

Engineering – A Key Question On a typical thoroughfare in Charlotte…. South Boulevard 27,000 AADT/35mph Central Avenue 26,000 AADT/35mph Beatties Ford Road 29,000 AADT/35mph

Engineering – A Key Question What type of bicycle facility would make you feel comfortable?

Results What facilities are needed to make Charlotteans comfortable bicycling on our busy streets? 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%

Engineering Strategies

Education Strategies

Encouragement Strategies

Enforcement Strategies 150 bicycle crashes and two fatalities in 2015

Evaluation/Planning Strategies

Funding a Bicycle Program that addresses all “E’s”

Funding a Bicycle Program that addresses all “E’s” annually

Uptow n Connects Uptown Urban Trails Connection Study

Study Process Study Purpose 35 corridors/104 segments plus Define an on and off street network Belk greenway connector to connect bicyclists to existing and Data collection/Existing conditions planned greenways and destinations through and within Uptown. 16 corridors Functional Analysis 8 corridors Concept Evaluation Belk Greenway Connector 5 th /6 th PBL Project Project

Belk Greenway Connector Concept

5 th /6 th Protected Bike Lane Concept Plan Two-way cycletrack from Irwin Creek Greenway to McDowell St • 1.4 mile length • Staff evaluating options to connect to XCLT from McDowell@6th • Roughly 100 parking spaces affected • Other coordination needed For further questions: Vivian Coleman vcoleman@charlottenc.gov

QUE ST IONS • Transportation Action Plan Alex Riemondy – alex.riemondy@charlottenc.gov www.CharlotteNC.gov/TAP • Charlotte W ALKS Scott Curry - spcurry@charlottenc.gov www.CharlotteNC.gov/CharlotteWALKS • Charlotte BI KES Ben Miller – bgmiller@charlottenc.gov www.CharlotteNC.gov/CharlotteBikes