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Charlotte, NC - Advisory Services Panel
March 17, 2022
Recommendations for the City of Charlotte, North Carolina on the economic development potential, mobility, and equity opportunities for the Lynx Silver Line’s 11th Street Alignment.
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The panel was chaired by Marilee Utter, president, Citiventure LLC, in Denver, Colo. Panelists included Dr. David Abraham, assistant director, strategic planning at the Harris County Toll Road Authority and planning, policy and transportation professor at Rice University in Houston, Texas; Guillermo Aguilar, principal at Aguilar Architects in Dana Point, Calif.; Christopher Forinash, principal at Nelson/Nygaard in DC; Lucia E. Garsys, senior advisor for community partnerships at the Hillsborough County Government in Tampa, Fla.; Jim Hecht, transit engineering business class director at HDR in San Diego, Calif,; Darryl Jones, senior vice president at Coventry Development Corporation in Lone Tree, Colo,; and Jack Wierzenski, director, economic development and planning at Dallas Area Rapid Transit in Dallas, Texas. ULI staff Thomas Eitler and Rebecca Hill supported the panel. Deborah Myerson, Myerson Consulting, served as the panel program manager for ULI.
Date: February 25-March 3, 2022
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Sponsor: City of Charlotte and Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)
Panel Chair: Marilee Utter, Citiventure Associates LLC
Recommendations for the City of Charlotte, North Carolina on the economic development potential, mobility, and equity opportunities for the Lynx Silver Line’s 11th Street Alignment. The panel examines the regional impacts of the Silver Line, investment opportunities, station design, optimizing project financing, as well as engaging key partners.
Sponsored by the City of Charlotte, North Carolina and the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) the panel’s assignment was to examine opportunities offered by the planned Silver Line, including: the potential for economic and station area development along the 11th Street route; whether an alternate route would provide better opportunities for economic development and equity in mobility and transportation access; how to optimize equitable access and the connection between the Blue Line and Silver Line rails; whether an additional Silver Line station in First Ward along the 11th Street route enhances the opportunity for station area development; and, how the city can bring key landholders and partners to the table to support these transit connections.
Key recommendations from the panel:
- Maximize regional equity, housing affordability, and mobility potential along the Silver Line.
- Commit to an anti-displacement strategy.
- Catalyze investment in Center City sites to optimize densities for highest and best use.
- Plan and design for the 11th Street Station
- Plan for a multimodal hub to enhance trails, bicycle and pedestrian facilities in coordination with transit improvements
- Improve ridership and reduce costs on the Silver Line, especially to improve prospects for competitive funding via the Federal Transit Administration.
- Consider an alignment that would interline the Blue Line and Silver Line.
- Position Charlotte for a successful referendum to support transit investments.
- Implement a robust engagement program with business, civic and community leaders.
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