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The Last Mile – The Charlotte Story
Dan Gallagher, AICPCharlotte DOT – Planning Manager
Railvolution | September 22, 2014
• What we inherited• What we are doing• What’s next
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The way we used to build streets…
The Last Mile – used to just happen
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The way we built streets from 1950 - 2000…
Somehow – we forgot about the last mile
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In many ways…our profession forgot about pedestrians
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1. Identify what is not working and quit doing it!
2. Get it into your codes/policies!
3. Some big things…lots of little things
We needed to change - Get your ordinances/polices right!
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It’s not just sidewalks and bikeways…
Steps toward improving the Last Mile
It’s about creating GREAT PLACES and GREAT STREETS
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70 feet wide
Charlotte’s Movement to Complete Streets
Many tools – 1 tool is road diets
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East Boulevard
16 feet wide
Charlotte has implemented 25+ road diets in last 8 years!
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We Invested! - A lot in 10 years!
• $46OM LRT (2007)• $65M – streets,
sidewalks, bikeways
• $1.2B LRT (2017)• $110M – streets,
sidewalks, bikeways
$400M
Complete Streets
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Emphasis on LRT Station Areas - our jewels!
Æb LYNX Blue Line Station
Light Rail Station 1 Mile Buffer
Infrastructure plans
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Infrastructure for each station area…concurrent with LRT
Æb LYNX Blue Line Station
SCIP Projects
Light Rail Station 1 Mile Buffer
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Before After
Better pedestrian environments through capital improvements
Made pathways to stations - inviting
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Before After
Better pedestrian environments through private development
Rely on the Private Sector
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Æb LYNX Blue Line Station
Bike Lanes
Signed Bike Route
Off Street Paths
SCIP Projects
Light Rail Station 1 Mile Buffer
Complement with a Bike Network
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Implemented Charlotte Bcycle
Entirely privately funded!
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Bike Lanes on Many Thoroughfares
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YEAR_BUILT
Bike Lanes
Signed Bike Routes
Greenways and Off-Street Paths - Paved
Greenways and Off-Street Paths - Unpaved
Suggested Bike Routes
Bike Lanes In 2003
YEAR_BUILT
Bike Lanes
Signed Bike Routes
Greenways and Off-Street Paths - Paved
Greenways and Off-Street Paths - Unpaved
Suggested Bike Routes
Growing Our Bike Network
YEAR_BUILT
Bike Lanes
Signed Bike Routes
Greenways and Off-Street Paths - Paved
Greenways and Off-Street Paths - Unpaved
Suggested Bike Routes
YEAR_BUILT
Bike Lanes
Signed Bike Routes
Greenways and Off-Street Paths - Paved
Greenways and Off-Street Paths - Unpaved
Suggested Bike Routes
YEAR_BUILT
Bike Lanes
Signed Bike Routes
Greenways and Off-Street Paths - Paved
Greenways and Off-Street Paths - Unpaved
Suggested Bike Routes
Facility Type MilesBike lanes and paved shoulders (>3') 75Signed routes 55Greenways and off-street paths 44Total 174
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Implemented a big bicycling toolbox!
Continually expanding our toolbox…
Bicycle Detection Bike Box
1212thth Street Cycletrack Street Cycletrack
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Buffered Bike Lanes and Green Lanes
Remount Road
E. 4th Street
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Little Sugar Creek Greenway = 4 miles
Learned from Minneapolis!Imagine 26 miles! - $35M
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Improved Connections to Center City
Re-thinking our bridges
10th St pathway
South Blvd. pathway
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Same model for LRT extension northward - Replicate your Successes!
Æb BLE Stations
BLE Alignment
Light Rail Station 1 Mile Buffer
• $1.2B LRT• $107M
Æb BLE Stations
BLE Alignment
Cross Charlotte Bike Trail
Existing
Proposed
Bike Lanes
Signed Bike Route
NECI Projects
Light Rail Station 1 Mile Buffer
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• Sidewalk & Pedestrian Safety Program
– Fix gaps in pedestrian network by building missing sidewalks and key pedestrian crossings
– Bonds: $7.5 million/yr.
Over 200 miles of new sidewalk since 2002.
Build it right the first time – so much
cheaper!
Pedestrians are a priority!
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The Last MileExciting times - Our work is just…starting
Dan Gallagher, AICPCharlotte DOT – Planning Manager