What is the Cross-Charlotte Trail (#XCLT)?

IMAGINE...

• 26 miles of seamlessly connected greenways and urban trails.

• Comfortably separated from automobile traffic.

Being able to bike or hike from Pineville to Uptown to Cabarrus County...

• Dozens of destinations and neighborhoods along the way…

• PNC Music Pavilion• UNC Charlotte• CATS light rail • NoDa district• Cordelia Park• Uptown Charlotte• CPCC • The Metropolitan• Carolinas Medical Center• Freedom Park• Park Road Shopping Center• Park Road Park• Carolina Pavilion• Adjacent neighborhoods

Over 80,000 residents and 98,000 jobs within ½ mile!

Where will it take you?

Why a Cross Charlotte Trail?

More than just Recreation…

• Economic Development• Investment - Business/Real Estate• Tourism• Placemaking

• Transportation – get there without putting the keys in the ignition!

• Quality of Life - Access to trails ranked as second most important community amenity – National Association of Home Builders

Overwhelming Public Support for the Trail

• Pop-Up meetings

• Community meetings

• Website updates

• Voters approve bond

• Master Plan begins

250 attendees at the first public meetingin January!

New York Phoenix

AustinAlbuquerque

Houston DallasTulsa

Colorado Springs Omaha Denver

MinneapolisPhiladelphiaSacramento

RaleighLong Beach Portland, OR

Tucson Virginia Beach

San Diego Columbus

Oklahoma CityWashington, DC

JacksonvilleLos Angeles

Fort WorthSan Jose

Las Vegas Chicago

Arlington, TXHonolulu

MesaNashville

Seattle San Antonio

Kansas City, MOCharlotte

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Miles of TrailsSource: Alliance for Bicycling and Walking, 2012

With XCLT

With full greenway master plan

Cross Charlotte TrailCity and County Partnership

Existing Trail Miles 7.6

To be Completed by County 5.5

To be Completed by City 12.8

Total Miles 25.9

County in design, Construction begins 2015

County in design, Construction begins 2016

City will build the “missing segments”

County in design, Construction begins 2015

City/County in design, Construction begins 2015

City in design, Construction begins 2016

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