Title
Charlotte Streets Map and Charlotte Streets Manual
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution approving the final recommended Charlotte Streets Map, and
B. Adopt a resolution approving the final recommended Charlotte Streets Manual.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Debbie Smith, Transportation
Ed McKinney, Transportation
Hannah Bromberger, Transportation
Explanation
* The Charlotte Streets Map (Streets Map) and Charlotte Streets Manual (Streets Manual) are key technical support documents to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that further the goal of creating safe and equitable mobility outlined in the Strategic Mobility Plan and the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
* On October 28, 2019, City Council adopted the initial Streets Map for the areas around the Blue Line in support of the Transit Oriented Development Ordinance. In support of the UDO, the proposed Streets Map has been expanded to include the entire city.
* The Streets Map is a digital map (available at cltgov.me/streetsmap) that shows existing and future collector and arterial streets. The Streets Map also shows future multimodal cross-sections for all arterial streets and provides key information about street classification, streetscape, and curb lines referenced in the UDO.
* The Streets Manual is a technical document that supports the Subdivision, Streets, and Other Infrastructure regulations in the UDO. The Streets Manual includes the components below:
* Streets Map supporting document, which provides detailed explanations of the content in the digital Streets Map,
* Access Management and Driveway Design, which provides guidance, rules, and processes for developers and property owners seeking access to public streets, and
* Comprehensive Transportation Review Guidelines, which modernizes Traffic Impact Study guidance to provide a multimodal review of transportation-related impacts from development and outlines mitigations.
* Public engagement and input on the Streets Map and S...
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