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NC 73 TRANSPORTATION/LAND USE CORRIDOR STUDY
American Planning Association Conference
March 20, 2005
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PARTICIPATING CITIES, COUNTIES AND
AGENCIES
Cabarrus County • Mecklenburg County • Lincoln County • Concord • Kannapolis • Davidson • Huntersville
• Cornelius • Mecklenburg-Union MPO/ Cabarrus- Rowan MPO/ Lake
Norman RPO
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INSERT SLIDE THAT SHOWS BETTER MAP OF REGION AND WHERE NC 73 IS IN RELATION TO CHARLOTTE AND I-85
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WHY A PLAN FOR NC 73 IS NEEDED?
• NC 73 is the region’s only major east-west highway alternative to I-85
• Located in rapidly growing area
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THE FACTS
GROWTH RATES 1990-2000Cabarrus County- 32.5%Lincoln County- 26.8%Mecklenburg County- 36.0%
Nearly 900,000 persons live in the three counties
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MORE FACTS ...
• ADT: • Population: Between 2000-2020,
population to double from 105,000 to 218,000
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MORE FACTS…No Unified Vision/Regulations
•Cabarrus County Thoroughfare Plan calls for 120’ Wide Road; No funding for improvements
•Mecklenburg- Union MPO 2025 Plan calls for 100’ Wide Road; Funding ANTICIPATED BY 2025 for partial stretch between Davidson/ Concord Road and I-77 ONLY.
•1991 Lincoln County Thoroughfare Plan does not specifically call for any major improvements on NC 73.
•NCDOT TIP calls for widening of NC 73… but there is no funding available.
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MORE FACTS...• Study Area lies in 2 MPO’s/1
RPO
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PROJECT HISTORY
• In 1990’s, local chambers of commerce foresaw a need to form a unified vision for the NC 73 corridor.
• Chambers recognized a need to speed up NCDOT funding for major improvements on NC 73.
• Town of Davidson invited Centralina to convene stakeholders and move the project forward in late 2001.
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PROJECT HISTORY
• COG working with local stakeholders and NCDOT in 2002 developed work plan and secured funding.
• 11 firms bid on Study; 4 firms interviewed; Charlotte office of HNTB selected.
• $320,000 in local and NCDOT funds.
• COG managed project.
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WHAT DID THE 8 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
GET? • A UNIFIED PLAN FOR THE NC 73 CORRIDOR that addresses:
the integration of transportation with LOCAL land use policies and projections
what improvements are needed
curb-cut/access management policies
bicycle lanes, sidewalks
transit and multi-modal needs
• AND...
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WHAT DIDTHE REGION GET?
A unified voice for the NC 73 corridor
Model for transportation/ land use planning along along NC 73 and other nearby roads.
Coordinated planning efforts along NC 73 through a Council of Planning.
Better position for receiving NCDOT funding.
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PROJECT COMPONENTS• Land Use/Transportation and
Environmental Inventory
• Existing and Projected Conditions and Deficiencies
• Alternative Scenario Development
• Development of Corridor Plan
• Implementation Strategies
• Adoption of Plan and MOU; creation of a Council of Planning between NCDOT and 8 local governments, MPO’s/RPO.
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COUNCIL OF PLANNING• Meets quarterly to discuss growth
issues along the Corridor
• Tracks growth and development
• Allows for input by local governments on major projects/conditional uses/ordinance amendments
• Funded by local governments
• Administered by COG
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FOR MORE INFORMATION...
Bill Duston, AICP
Centralina COG
(704) 348-2709
Donal Simpson, FAICP
HNTB
(704) 372-8020
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