Title
Managed Lanes Strategy for Charlotte
Action
Action:
A. Hold a public hearing to receive comments on the managed lanes strategy and the vote of Charlotte's representative at the next meeting of the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization,
B. Approve the Transportation and Planning Committee's recommendations to endorse the managed lanes strategy, and
C. Direct the Charlotte representative's vote to affirm the current strategy to implement Managed Lanes at the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization meeting.
Body
Committee Chair:
Vi Lyles
Staff Resource(s):
Danny Pleasant, Transportation
Norm Steinman, Transportation
Explanation
Action A
* The City Council will receive public comments on the staff report that was presented and approved by the Transportation and Planning Committee, which endorses implementation of managed lanes in Charlotte.
Action B
* On September 1, 2015, former Mayor Dan Clodfelter referred the topic of managed lanes to the Transportation and Planning (TAP) Committee to specifically discuss how High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes will function in Charlotte.
* The TAP Committee received presentations related to HOT Lanes on three separate occasions. The presentation topics included:
* How design, operations, and funding decisions are made;
* How these types of projects complement and support land use and transportation goals;
* Roles of the City, North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) in the decision making and planning process, and
* Any policy or procedural matters for full City Council consideration.
* On January 4, 2016, Charlotte Department of Transportation staff presented their final report and recommendations, as attached, to the TAP Committee for discussion and consideration.
* The Committee voted 3-2 (Lyles, Autry, and Phipps voted yes; Kinsey and Smith opposed) to recomm...
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