transit ready design - pleasant cnu17
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Danny Pleasant, Key Business Executive/Director in the City of Charlotte's Department of Transportation discusses phasing and the development of Charlotte's successful light rail system which is continuing to expand.TRANSCRIPT
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)
Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department
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:
20052006
2007
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:
20072008
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
Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department
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 acTotal: 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
Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department
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
Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department
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