Title
West Mallard Creek Church Road Multi-Use Path Grant Funding
Action
Action:
A. Approve a resolution to execute a municipal agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation accepting Transportation Alternatives Program and Transportation Alternatives Program Direct Attributable funds for pedestrian improvements in the total amount of $1,273,000, and
B. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $1,273,000 to the General Community Investment Plan.
Body
Staff Resource:
Liz Babson, Transportation
Brandon Brezeale, Transportation
Scott Curry, Transportation
Explanation
? The West Mallard Creek Church Road Multi-Use Path project was identified through the City's Sidewalk Retrofit Policy as a high priority sidewalk project on a thoroughfare.
* The project is part of the City of Charlotte Sidewalk and Pedestrian Safety Program, and it fills an important gap in the pedestrian network and provides better accessibility to surrounding destinations like the University Research Park employment center, transit service, The Arbors Shopping Center, Cochran Commons Shopping Center, Mallard Crossing Shopping Center, nearby greenways, and Mallard Creek Elementary School, in Council District 4.
? The City successfully applied for State grant funding through the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization in order to upgrade this sidewalk project to a multi-use path project that will also support bicycle travel.
? The West Mallard Creek Church Multi-Use Path will be a 0.75 mile path on West Mallard Creek Church Road between West Mallard Creek Road and Claude Freeman Drive.
? The project will include a 10 foot sidewalk, wide planting strip, several new CATS bus stops, and pedestrian accommodations at Claude Freeman Drive and David Taylor.
? The grant includes funds for right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, and construction.
Construction is anticipated to begin March 2020.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Community Investment Plan
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