The Development Division maintains responsibility for planning, coordination, development, and management of new public transit projects.  The Division:

• Serves as liaison with local, State and Federal agencies.
• Conducts research, studies, and long range transportation planning.
• Administers planning, engineering, design, procurement and development activities involved in capital projects.
• Conducts public involvement and community relations activities.
• Represent transit interests in policy development.

Key Ongoing Activities

Transportation Planning and Coordination

• Provide public transportation input into the region's transportation planning process.
• Serve as liaison to MUMPO/TCC and surrounding MPO's.
• Coordinate with CDOT, NCDOT, and SCDOT transportation planning activities.
• Prepare Federal and State required updates and reports on public transportation planning activities.
• Coordinate with County and Town representatives on transportation planning activities.
• Prepare updates of the public transportation elements of the 2025 Transit/Land Use Plan.
• Conduct public transportation systems planning activities.

Land Use Planning and Coordination

• Provide public transportation input into the area's land use planning process.
• Review development and rezoning proposals for conformance with plans and transit-oriented development principles and concepts.
• Coordinate with CMPC, Town and County representatives on land use policy and planning activities.

Project Development and Management

• Develop plans for implementation of passenger facilities contained in long-range plans.
• Administer rapid transit project conceptual engineering, and final design and procurement activities.
• Manage bus passenger facility engineering and design and oversee construction activities.
• Develop and manage bus route facilities program in cooperation with the Operations Division.
• Administer a Public Art in Transit Program.
• Coordinate with E/PM, CMPC, CDOT, CMPD and Neighborhood Development on project development and implementation activities.
• Coordinate with NCDOT, SCDOT, County and Town representatives on project development and implementation activities.

Public Involvement

• Conduct public involvement and community relations activities in support of transportation/land-use planning and project implementation efforts.