Transportation Action Plan
Charlotte is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. From
2000 to 2014, Charlotte’s population grew by 50 percent to become the
17th largest city in the country. The only way to accommodate this growth
and keep Charlotte moving is to maintain our existing infrastructure and
continue to enhance our transportation system.
We have a lot of infrastructure to maintain...
Thousands of miles of streets to resurface, sidewalks to repair, hundreds of
traffic signals, bridges and other aspects of the transportation system that
keeps Charlotte moving.
The demands on our system
are changing...
We still have work to do...
There were over 22,000 crashes and 39 fatalities in Charlotte in 2014. Our
streets can and should be safer. In addition, hundreds of thousands of new
people are going to move to Charlotte in the next 25 years, and they aren’t
bringing their streets with them.
Today, our streets are being used by more people and by more types of vehicles than ever. Urban redevelopment and investments in rapid transit,
walking and bicycling are providing more options to move around.
2,450
CRASHES / YEAR
Annual Vehicle
Miles Traveled
Miles of streets
30,000
25,000
23,000,000
Imagine...
Miles of sidewalks
With new people are moving here every day, experts
project that will have over 400,000 new people
22,000,000
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED
1,800
190
5½ Bank of America Stadiums!
1 ,2 0 0 , 0 0 0
20,000,000
0
19,000,000
Ü
2004
2005
2
200,000
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040
nd
fastest
growing large city
in North Carolina
New people are
moving to Charlotte
every day
Growing by 400,000 people is also like
adding the population of
Raleigh
Raleigh
2009
YEAR
2010
2011
24
Potholes Repaired
676
15,704
in 2014
miles of fiber optic
cable
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
YEAR
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Motorist Level of Service
Travel Time to Center City Charlotte - 2015 vs 2040
Ü
Travel Time to Center City Charlotte - 2015 vs 2040
367
7.9%
Households
without a car
2040 LOS
2015 LOS
E; F
E; F
Thoroughfares
Boundaries
0
Fre eway
Minor
Charlotte C ity Limits
Major
Proposed Freeway
Charlotte Sphere of Influence
Cla ss II Major
Proposed Major
Surrou nding Sp heres of Influence
Cla ss III Major
Proposed Minor
2.5
Thoroughfares
5
Fre eway
Miles
Charlotte Department of Transportation
Date
File Path
Pedestrian
Signals
91
Accessible
Pedestrian
Signals
3000
Pedestrian
Signal Heads
500
Accessible
Pedestrian
Signal Devices
Charlotte Sphere of Influence
Surrou nding Sp heres of Influence
Proposed Minor
34%
2015
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: 432mi
10%
11%
RECOMMENDED: 73mi
EXISTING: 76mi
BICYCLE
NETWORK
79%
6%
RECOMMENDED: 61mi
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: 566mi
60,000
STREET
NETWORK
40,000
20,000
*
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Charlotte Department of Transportation
Date
File Path
48%
Bike on bus boardings in 2014
2002
5
SIDEWALK
NETWORK
RECOMMENDED: 158mi
80,000
0
2.5
Miles
EXISTING: 135mi
100,000
477
0
Charlotte C ity Limits
Proposed Freeway
Proposed Major
Cla ss III Major
18%
Over 100,000
120,000
Boundaries
Minor
Major
Cla ss II Major
COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS*
Trips on B-cycle bikes
Daily passes sold
Interconnected
signals
Signal Heads
2014
52,508
Members
9000
2013
Charlotte
Stations
755
127
2012
Pedestrians walk through The Square everyday
- 2% structurally deficient
- 25% functionally obsolete
1,205
Signalized Intersections
Charlotte
2008
22,375
Bridges
fastest growing
large city in the
United States
44
Charlotte is the
2007
Charlotteans
wa l k t o wo r k
126
Charlotte is the
400,000
2006
2.2%
Miles of bikeways
1,200,000
600,000
2004
17,000,000
1,400,000
800,000
10,000
5,000
Projected population in 2040
1,100,000
15,000
21,000,000
18,000,000
living in the city by 2040. That’s enough people to fill
20,000
NUMBER OF CRASHES
We are growing...
2014
The Comprehensive Transportation Plan represents the universe of potential transportation
projects and an assessment of
conditions for all travel modes.
50%
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: 423mi
44%
EXISTING: 423mi
Thanks to the TAP...
ABOUT THIS MAP:
All lines represent over $500 million in
transportation projects since the TAP was
adopted in 2006.
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• Over 43 miles of street projects
• Over 100 miles of sidewalks
• Over 100 miles of bicycle facilities
• And 12 reconstructed intersections
Rozzelles Ferry Road
& West Trade Street
Prosperity Church Rd
University City Blvd
Path
Fred D. Alexander Blvd
Turner Avenue
SIdewalk
Green Bike Lanes
on E. 4th St
Freedom Dr
Mecklenburg Ave
W 4th St Extension
Roland Street
Charlottetown Dr
Ped/Bike Tunnel
Remount Rd
S Kings Drive
Ped Refuge Island
Shopton Rd
Beal Street
Connector
Old PIneville Rd
Kenilworth Ave
& Romany Rd
South Blvd &
Woodlawn Rd
Raintree Ln
Sidewalk
TECHNOLOGY
Sharon Rd West
MAINTENANCE
I-277 & Caldwell
Interchange
Ballantyne Commons Py
& Elm Ln
Pedestrian Signal
Traffic Signal Cabinet
Traffic Management Center
LEGEND
Sidewalk Repair
New Sidewalk Construction
Road Resurfacing
Roadway Project
Sidewalk Project
Community
House Rd