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Safe, convenient, efficient, and sustainable transportation choices are critical to a stable community. To that end, City Council identified Transportation as a priority.

The City of Charlotte takes a proactive approach to transportation planning and management. Success is measured through five key strategic initiatives intended to capture the context of the transportation priority and focus area and the action steps necessary to achieve the city's overall goal of becoming the premier city in the country for integrating land use and transportation choices.

City Council Involvement:
Work on this Focus Area is directed by the Transportation Committee. The committee meets regularly to discuss community safety issues before presenting them to the full City Council for debate and decision. View the meeting schedule, agendas and meeting summaries.

Committee Members include:
   - Anthony Foxx, Chair
   - Warren Turner, Vice Chair
   - Michael Barnes
   - Susan Burgess
   - Nancy Carter
   - Jim Schumacher, Asst. City Manager, Staff Resource

Transportation Action Plan:
The City's Transportation Action Plan (TAP) details the City's transportation strategies and programs that are necessary to accommodate the city's future growth.

The TAP is a comprehensive document that includes and addresses Charlotte's Transportation mission statement and vision, Transportation goals, objectives and policies, existing and future conditions impacting transportation and financial resources and constraints.

Now that the TAP is adopted, the City is moving forward on additional key strategic initiatives, such as:

Implementation and refinement of the Centers, Corridors and Wedges Growth Framework
Development and dissemination of public education materials describing the Centers, Corridors and Wedges Growth Framework and enhanced communication with the public regarding the City's overall comprehensive transportation strategy
Development and dissemination of the TAP annual status report
Implementation of the 2006 transportation bond projects
Ensuring land use and transportation decisions are consistent with the overall goal of maintaining the City's livability and long-term growth.

2030 Corridor System Plan:
Another cornerstone of integrating transportation and land use is continued investment in and implementation of Mass Transit. The recent MTC adoption of the 2030 Corridor system Plan reaffirms our commitment toward Rapid Transit expansion. The system plan establishes a prioritized implementation schedule for the remaining corridors, expands investments in local and express bus service, and increases opportunities for regional partnerships.

Preparing for the Region's Future:
Charlotte and the surrounding region will continue to grow rapidly, making the implementation of new transportation strategies even more imperative. The City is committed to identifying and prioritizing transportation strategies that ensure the City's long-term viability and to seeking ways to secure adequate funding to implement the Transportation Action Plan, including taking steps to improve the equitable share formula used for state funding for planning, constructing, and maintaining multi-modal transportation facilities.