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Danny Pleasant, AICPKey Business Executive/Director

Charlotte Department of Transportation

Transit Ready in Charlotte

Our City at a Glance

About Our City• Charlotte is the fifth largest urban region and

the 20th largest city in the U.S. in total population.

• More than 683,000 residents rely on CDOT every day.

• We are a high growth city.

Like adding another…– St. Louis (348,000) or– Pittsburgh (335,000) or– Cincinnati (331,000)

Charlotte’s Population Growth2000 – 2030

As a livable community, Charlotte’s recognition includes:

The “Best City for Black Families” by BET Magazine

“America’s Most Livable Community” by American Foundation for the Blind

One of the “10 best places to Live” by Money Magazine

#20 among “Best Cities for Women” by Ladies Home Journal

One of “America’s 32 most livable cities” by Partners for Livable Communities

The best walking city in North Carolina by Prevention Magazine

Our City at a Glance:Generous & Livable Community

CDOT plays a key role in creating a great city!

Adopted by Council in 1994, update underway

Long-term growth framework

Five primary transportation and development corridors

Goals:

Focus most growth in centers & corridors

Maximize use of transportation system & infrastructure

Encourage redevelopment & reuse of underutilized sites

Centers, Corridors and Wedges

Centers, Corridors and Wedges

Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department

This map shows which areas are identified as a Center, Corridor or Wedge:

VMT• 24.8M (2000)• 30.6M (2007)

Annual Hours of Delay• 23 (1995)• 45 (2005)

1985

Developed Land: 2006

2030 System Plan Rapid Transit

Improvements

Uptown to I-485: 9.6 miles 15 stations (7 PNR’s, 3,100

spaces) Trip estimates:

2008 9,100/day 2025 18,100/day

Sidewalks 14 milesMulti-use Trail 1.5 milesBicycle Lanes 10 milesStreet Widening 8 milesStreetscape Imp. 7 loc.Intersection Imp. 27 loc.

Transit Station Area Zoning

Three Base Transit Oriented Development Zoning Districts:

Residentially Oriented (TOD-R)Employment Oriented (TOD-E)Mixed-use Oriented (TOD-M)

•Sample Characteristics:

Minimum densities of 20 DUA (1/4 mile) to 15 DUA (1/2 mile)

Minimum FAR of .75 (1/4 mile) and FAR of .50 (1/2 mile)

Maximum of 1.6 parking spaces per DU (residential) Maximum of 1.0 parking space per 300 sq. ft. (office) Maximum of 1.0 parking space per 250 sq. ft. (retail)


LYNX Blue Line Station Area Development Tracking Map

Tracks development within a half-mile of Blue Line Transit Stations.

Project status is classified as either Proposed, Under Construction or Complete.

Tracking Map contains tabular and visual data about individual development projects, as well as geographic location.

Development Activity – LYNX Blue Line

Development Impacts 2005 - 2011

Proposed Under construction Completed Total

Const. cost (millions) $642.7 M $522.0 M $228.2 M $1.452 B

Acreage 161.43 46.43 40.46 248.47

Residential Units 4,227 773 1,887 6,887

Retail SF 172,800 319,554 101,859 594,213

Office SF 318,340 239,740 80,309 638,389

Projected - New Taxes

• $1.45 B Total Projected Investment (2005-2011)

– Annual Tax Revenue: $18.8M• City Tax Revenue: $ 6.5M• County Tax Revenue: $12.2M

• Does not include increased revenue from appreciation and land sales

Sample of Completed Development:

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200

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3030 SouthCamden Square Village West

Tremont Place

Southend Village Lofts

S Church & W Summit

The Abbott Chipotle South Oak Crossing

MUDD

MUDD

MUDD(CD)

O-2 MUDD-O MUDD-O

UR-2(CD)I-1

Sample of Completed Development:

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72

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8

The Tremont

The Block at Church Street

214 W TremontTOD-MO

TOD-M(CD)

TOD-MO

1927 S Tryon

TOD-M

Trolley Barn

TOD-M

TOD-RO

Lofts Dilworth 214 W Tremont

Sample Residential Projects:Currently Under Construction

2225 Hawkins: 331 Units Ashton South End: 350 Units

The Circle: 361 Units The Millenium: 269 Units

MUDD TOD-M

TOD-MTOD-M

Approved TOD Rezonings LYNX Blue Line


Transit Station Area Approved TOD Rezonings Acres Zoned TOD

South End 42 64.2 ac

New Bern 14 57.06 ac

Scaleybark 5 52.8 ac

Woodlawn 1 4.6 ac

Tyvola\Archdale 2 18.6 ac

Arrowood 2 55.4 ac

Sharon\I-485 3 19.8 ac

Total: 69 272.5 ac

Post Construction - What Worked?

TS Plans & Policies incl. TOD Zoning Integration of transit and land use Substantial land for redevelopment Added Infrastructure TOD Response Team City structure Market conditions &

willing development community

• 25 Miles from Downtown Charlotte • Existing Norfolk Southern Railroad ROW• 10 Stations• Service

– Peak: 20-30 minutes– Off peak: hourly

• Spring 2009: Complete PE

North Corridor Commuter Rail Igniting The Region’s Economic Engine

• 83,000 jobs within ½ mi. of Stations by 2030

• 250,000 residents within the corridor by 2030– N. Mecklenburg/S. Iredell Growth: 179%

• 12,000 new res. units in station areas in 15 yrs.

• 4,600 – 6,000 daily commuter rail trips

Davidson Balancing Jobs & Life Style

“As people live closer to the places they visit, shop and worship, they are able to walk more and drive less, thereby improving air quality, personal health and community relationships.”-- Mayor Randy Kincaid

Mount MourneEmployment Engine

2000 2025Projected Growth

South Iredell County

Population44,520 109,602 146%

South Iredell Employment 18,321 58,897 221%

• Lowe’s Corporation HDQ− 12,000 employees

• Lake Normal Regional Medical Center

− 1,000 employees• Fairview & Legacy

Commercial− 1,000 employees

• Legacy Village TOD


Recommended TOD Zoning along North Corridor

(City of Charlotte Limits Only)

Proposed TOD Zoning recommended - Northlake Area Plan.

Projected Growth By 2025 At North Corridor Station Areas

StationResidential

Growth

(Dwelling Units)

Commercial Development

(sq. ft.)

Incremental Assessed Value

($ millions)

Derita 728 110,000 185

Harris 2,800 918,000 1,222

Eastfield 3,051 1,217,000 1,420

Hambright 2,000 2,200,000 1,000

Huntersville 935 535,000 500

Sam Furr 945 611,000 495

Cornelius 2,059 410,000 1,346

Davidson 1,700 355,000 1,026

Mount Mourne 2,558 1,627,0000 1,996

Total 16,776 units 8.0 million sq. ft. $9.19 billion

* Estimate by RCLCO, November 2007

Shovel-Ready & Green

• North Corridor Positioned for Jobs-Stimulus Funding– Engineering nearly complete; EA ready for approval by FRA– Work would support up to 8,500 jobs

– Fixed prices in hand from NS, utility companies, Bombardier (coaches)

• 11 Miles from Uptown to I-485 at North Tryon Street

• 14 Stations

• Supports NoDa & N.Tryon Redevelopment

• 1 - 2 Stations at UNCC

• Spring 2009: 15% design and cost estimate. Continue w/EIS & FTA funding processes.

Blue Line Extension (BLE): Light Rail


Recommended TOD Zoning

Proposed TOD Zoning recommended within University City Area Plan.

• Requires many voices to implement TOD: developers, lenders, elected officials, transit agencies, etc. - things can get complicated.

• Requires an understanding of the expected return to all partners (e.g. financial, social or qualitative) and how success is measured.

• Important to focus on the function of the development and relationship to transit - not just adjacency to transit.

• The availability of transit and the existence of supportive zoning are important aspects, but other elements, including supportive market conditions must be present .

• Each community is unique and there is no set formula for TOD.– What makes a place hasn’t been codified.

Lessons Learned - TOD

Congress for the New UrbanismJune 2009