Blue Line Extension Transit Station Area Plans
Community Workshop #2
October 18, 2012
6:00pm
Introduction (5 minutes)
Welcome and Introductions
Kathy Cornett
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department
Overview Presentation (20 minutes)
Kathy Cornett & Alan Goodwin
What We’ve Heard?
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department
Putting the Pieces Together
Elements of Development and Structure Plans
Community Design Basics
Group Exercise (50 minutes)
Review and Provide Feedback
On Development and Structure Plans
Exercise Introduction
Block Exercise
All
Wrap-up and Next Steps (10 minutes)
Kathy Cornett
Information about the BLE Station Area Plans will be posted on our website throughout the planning
process. Tonight’s presentation will be on the website by Friday, October 19, 2012.
www.charlotteplanning.org
Planning
Kathy Cornett
Phone: 704/336-2205
kcornett@charlottenc.gov
CATS
Judy Dellert-O’Keef
704/432-0477
jdellert-okeef@charlottenc.gov
Engineering
Jim Keenan
704/336-4252
jkeenan@charlottenc.gov
Transportation
Brian Horton
704/432-5237
bhorton@charlottenc.gov
How to Read a Land Use map
Listed below are brief descriptions and illustrations of land use categories. This document is intended for information
purposes and does not include every land use category shown on adopted and recommended land use maps.
Land Use
Example
Parcels are shown in
green and have a specific
density.
Housing types may include
single family, duplex, triplex,
or quadraplex dwellings,
apartments, condos or
town homes.
Low Density Residential
Sites are shown in
green; uses include parks,
greenways, flood plain areas,
open green spaces within
developments, and others.
Institutional
Parcels are shown in
blue; uses include
churches, medical
facilities, schools, and
others.
Parcels are shown in
deep purple; uses
include pedestrianfriendly residential, office,
retail, open space, civie and
institutional uses.
Office/Retail
Parcels are shown in
purple and red stripes;
uses include combined
land uses of office and
retail.
Moderate Density Residential
High Density Residential
Park/Open Space
Example
Transit Supportive
Residential
Low density is up to 8
dwelling units per acre(DUA).
Moderate density is
8 - 22 DUA. High density is
over 22 DUA.
Land Use
Office/Retail/
IndustrialWarehouseDistribution
Sites are shown in red, brown
and purple; uses include
combined office and industrial
or warehouse uses.
Office/IdustrialWarehouseDistribution
Parcels are shown in
purple; uses include
dentists, beauty shops, office
buildings, and others.
Industrial-WarehouseDistribution
Parcels are shown in
brown; uses include
storage facilites, truck
terminals and others.
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Transportation, Community Design,
Infrastructure and Public Facilities, and
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have combined Transit Station Area polices for
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Facilities, and Natural Environment. Each Plan
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policies and
recommendations
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each station area
in the plan.
Volume 2: Implementation Guide
The Implementation Guide is primarily used by staff to ensure public
and private development achieves the defined vision.
Volume 2: Implementation is primarily a staff document that outlines specific
steps that can be taken by various public and private bodies so that the desired future
envisioned in this plan may be realized. These strategies identify the lead responsible
agencies and tentative time frames. The strategies are numbered sequentially and correspond to the policies discussed in Volume 1: Concept Plan.
Volume 3: Appendix
The Appendix contains extensively researched and supporting background information.
Information in Volume 3: Appendix is gathered throughout the planning process
and contains existing conditions, market analysis data, and planned projects or
improvements in the area.
Blue Line Extension Transit Station Area Plan
CONCEPT PLAN
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department
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