West Corridor
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Refined Goals and Objectives 

Land-Use Goals

• Coordinate land use, transportation and design to support the transition to a more compact, pedestrian-oriented, urban community.

Land-Use Objectives

• Locate stations to sustain existing neighborhoods and maximize development and redevelopment opportunities.
• Foster the redevelopment of abandoned/deteriorated industrial sites as mixed-use, transit-oriented centers.
• Support the improvement of older neighborhoods and provide multi-point access between mixed-use centers and neighborhoods.
• Support the continued development of the Charlotte/Douglas International Airport terminal/core area as an activity center.
• Promote development and redevelopment that will support airport-related employment centers.
• Support development of a mixture of uses around stations that will improve employment, service and shopping opportunities for corridor residents.

Mobility Goal

• Improve access and mobility in the corridor and throughout the region.

Mobility Objectives

• Improve access to existing and future employment in the corridor.
• Improve connections to activity centers or hubs in the region.
• Provide connectivity for commuters from Gaston County.
• Provide a transit system that is a competitive alternative to driving an automobile.
• Improve pedestrian access and safety between transit and nearby destinations.
• Increase accessibility to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport for airline passengers and employees from throughout the region.
• Provide convenient and accessible transit service.

Environmental Goal

• Preserve and protect the environment.

Environmental Objectives

• Minimize disruption to communities, natural resources and cultural resources.
• Improve air and water quality, and use land efficiently.
• Recognize noise-sensitive zones related to the airport by restricting development of new incompatible uses.
• Create positive visual impacts through good design and quality development

Financial Goal

• Provide effective and efficient transit options.

Financial Objectives

• Maximize cost-effectiveness and operating efficiency.
• Attract federal and state funds to facilitate implementation.
• Maximize opportunities to leverage other funding sources.

System Integration Goal

• Develop alignment and technology solutions that not only meet corridor goals and objectives, but further the development of an integrated regional transportation system.

System Integration Objectives

• Provide easy connections to other corridors and transit options to create a seamless transportation system.
• Create a system that can expand to meet growing demands.
• Serve regional trips as well as trips within the corridor.