2012 1011 BLE SAP TSAC Presentation
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City of Charlotte LYNX Blue Line Extension Transit Station Area Plan Update to TSAC October 11, 2012
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Presentation to update the CATS Transit Services Advisory Committee about the current Station Area Planning Effort.
Transcript of 2012 1011 BLE SAP TSAC Presentation
City of Charlotte
LYNX Blue Line Extension Transit Station Area Plan Update to TSAC
October 11, 2012
City of Charlotte
Today’s Meeting
• Quick BLE Update
• Background
• Policy Context
• Station Area Plan
• Developing Plans
• Next Steps
City of Charlotte
Blue Line Extension Update
City of Charlotte
• 9.3 mile light rail extension from Center City to UNC Charlotte campus
• 11 Stations
• 4 park and ride lots; 3,100 parking spaces
• Will serve an additional 24,500 riders/day
• Congestion-free commute; 22 minutes from Center City to UNC Charlotte
BLE Overview
City of Charlotte
BLE Stations
• 11 Stations (7 walk-up / 4 park-and-ride)• Platforms accommodate 3-car trains• ~ 3,100 parking spaces • Connecting bus services• Station amenities:
o Security featureso Bicycle parkingo Public arto Shelters, garbage cans, bencheso Treeso Lightingo Ticket vending machines (TVMs)o Maps and schedules
City of Charlotte
Background
City of Charlotte
Station Area Plan Background
• Current Effort:o Parkwoodo 25th Street o 36th Street o Sugar Creeko Old Concord Rdo Tom Hunter
• University City Area Plano Complete o University Area Stations
City of Charlotte
What’s Been Done So Far?
City of Charlotte
Policy Context
City of Charlotte
Activity Centers • Center City• Mixed Use Center• Industrial Center
Growth Corridors • Established Neighborhood
Areas• Transit Station Areas• Interchange Areas• General Corridor Areas
Wedges
Centers, Corridors & Wedges Growth Framework
City of Charlotte
Station Area Plan
City of Charlotte
Station Area Plan
• Policy Guide
• Provides a Framework for Future Growth and Development
• Detailed Land Use and Community Design Recommendations
• Identifies Public and Private Investments and Strategies
• Represents a Shared Vision for the Future
What is a Station Area Plan?
City of Charlotte
Land UseLand Use
Community DesignCommunity Design
MobilityMobility
Station Area Plan Principles
City of Charlotte
• Elements Typical of Area Planso Visiono Land Use/Transportation/Community Design
Recommendationso Recommended Infrastructure Improvementso Implementation Section with Recommended Zoning
Changeso Street cross-sections
– Identify Future Curb Lines– Identifying Setbacks from
Back-of-Curb Lines
Station Area Plan Elements
City of Charlotte
Create regulations or laws
Provide funding and implementation means overnight
Rezone property
Halt development
Clarify the Vision for the Area
Identify and provide policies to address development opportunities and issues
Identify public and private investments needed to achieve vision
Possibly recommend zoning changes in appropriate locations
Guide more appropriate development
But not . . .
But not . . .
But not . . .
But not . . .
What it is and isn’t…
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– Street Cross-sections that Identify Future Curb Lines
– Identifying Setbacks from Back-of-Curb Lines
Implementation
City of Charlotte
Developing Plans
City of Charlotte
– Street Cross-sections that Identify Future Curb Lines
– Identifying Setbacks from Back-of-Curb Lines
• Properties within ½ mile of the transit station.
• Includes some properties in neighborhoods zoned single family.
• Uses “natural” boundaries where possible (streets, rear property lines, etc.).
Boundaries
City of Charlotte
• Consider vision and goals
• Illustrate recommended development pattern
• General in nature and to provide guidance for policies
Conceptual Plans
City of Charlotte
Next Steps
City of Charlotte
Data Data Collection Collection
and and AnalysisAnalysisSummer 2012Summer 2012
Public Public Workshop Workshop
No. 1No. 1October 4, 2012October 4, 2012
Public Public Workshop Workshop
No. 2No. 2October 18, 2012October 18, 2012 Public Public
Workshop Workshop No. 3No. 3
November 1, 2012November 1, 2012
Wrap-Up Wrap-Up Public Public
MeetingMeetingJanuary 2013January 2013
Review Review and and
AdoptionAdoptionSpring 2013Spring 2013
Next Steps
Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church101 W. Sugar Creek Road
Charlotte, NC 282136:00 p.m.
City of Charlotte
Thank You!
