Southeast Land Acquisitions and Street Connections
October 2015
Process…
The Project Recommendations…
The purpose of the Southeast Land Acquisition and
Street Connections project is to implement the vision
of the Independence Boulevard Area Plan (IBAP) in
support of economic development and revitalization
along the Independence Boulevard Corridor. The
study area is from approximately Briar Creek to
Sardis Road North. A market study was completed for
the corridor that identified trends and anchors that
could serve as catalysts for revitalization along the
corridor. The project team developed a preliminary list
of projects based on compliance with Community
Investment Plan (CIP) goals, IBAP vision and market
study recommendations. The projects were prioritized
based on criteria also derived from CIP goals, IBAP
and market study recommendations.
Based on the goals of the CIP, IBAP and community
input the project team developed the following
program strategies which were also used to prioritize
projects.
Community Engagement…
Students from East Mecklenburg High School were
given the opportunity to share their ideas for
improving connectivity along the corridor during two
focus group sessions. A series of meetings were
also held with leaders from various neighborhoods
 Improve Connectivity - create connections between
neighborhoods and access to alternative routes.
 Support Economic Development - improve access to
businesses and community amenities, remove blight
and initiate parcel assemblage for redevelopment.
 Improve Safety - reduce the amount of traffic
accessing businesses from Independence and provide
access from lower speed/lower volume roads.
The top 5 street connections and the top 6 land
acquisition projects identified by the project team are
listed below (see project map).
Street Connections
1. Pierson Drive Extension (S4)
2. Wendover/Pierson Frontage Road (S3)
3. Coliseum Drive Extension ((S1) &
Waterman/Eastway Frontage Road (S2)
4. Wallace Road Extension (S6)
5. Idlewild/Farmingdale Frontage Road (S5)
Land Acquisitions
1. Chesterfield Avenue (L1)
2. Sharon Amity Interchange (L5)
3. Winfield Drive (L4)
4. Ashmore Drive (L6)
5. Long Avenue (L7)
6. Commonwealth Avenue (L8)
along the corridor. The feedback collected from the
focus groups included what they liked or disliked
about where they live as well as recommendations to
improve access and support economic development.
Next Steps…
Planning and design of the top 6 street connection
projects and top 2 land acquisitions are scheduled to
start Winter 2015-2016. The project team will present
the project recommendations at a Public Meeting
On June 23rd the project teams for the Southeast scheduled for Tuesday, October 27 at Ovens
Land Acquisitions and Street Connections (SELASC) Auditorium where attendees can drop in at anytime
and Independence Sidewalk and Bikeway (ISB) between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Programs held a public meeting at Ovens Auditorium.
Contacts…
The project teams presented the preliminary list of
Derrel Poole at (704) 353-1794
projects and asked attendees to select the top dpoole@ci.charlotte.nc.us
projects that meet the goals of the programs.
Felix Obregon at (704) 432-5729
fobregon@ci.charlotte.nc.us
Livability  Getting Around Job Growth
www.charlottefuture.com
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