"Charlotte will be the premier city in the country for integrated land use and transportation choices."

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Safe, convenient, efficient, and sustainable transportation choices are critical to a viable 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 addresses Charlotte's Transportation mission statement and vision, Transportation goals, objectives and policies, existing and future conditions impacting transportation and financial resources and constraints.

Since the TAP's adoption, the City has moving forward on additional key strategic initiatives, such as:

• Implementation and dissemination of the TAP annual status report
• Implementation of the 2006 and 2008 transportation bond projects
• Creation of the Committee of 21's Transportation Task Force which studied City and regional transportation funding shortfalls and recommended solutions for advancing transportation projects
• Adoption of the Urban Street Design Guidelines to create complete streets
• Ensuring land use and transportation decisions are consistent with the overall goal of maintaining the City's livability and long-term growth (CDOT)

2030 Corridor System Plan:
Another cornerstone of integrating transportation and land use is continued investment in and implementation of Rapid Transit. The opening of the LYNX Blue Line (South Corridor) in November 2007, marks the completion of the first light rail line in the Carolinas.

The Plan includes a prioritized implementation schedule for

• Rapid Transit program in the remaining corridors
• Implementing the cross-town streetcar project
• Expanding investments in local and express bus service
• Increasing opportunities for regional partnerships. (CATS)

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.  These include:

• Taking steps to improve the equity share formula used for state funding for planning, constructing, and maintaining multi-modal transportation facilities
• Finding ways to avoid air quality nonattainment, thereby preserving valuable federal funding for necessary transportation improvements.