West Trade / Rozzelles Ferry Road Date: May 31, 2017
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PLANNING REPORT COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FINAL REPORT WEST TRADE / ROZZELLES FERRY ROAD DATE: MAY 31, 2017 This program is part of the City of Charlotte’s Community Investment Plan. Learn more at www.CharlotteFuture.com. West Trade/Rozzelles Ferry CNIP Coordination Team Lamar Davis E&PM ES Project Manager, West Trade Rozzelles Ferry CNIP Stephen Bolt CDOT Fred Hunter Charlotte Works Julie Millea E&PM, Real Estate Alberto Gonzalez Planning, West Trade Rozzelles CNIP Gary King E&PM, Business Services Mike Carsno E&PM, ES Construction Craig Monroe Landscape Management Roy Ezell E&PM, ES Utilities Randy Harris N&BS, West Trade Rozzelles Ferry CNIP Jimmy Rhyne CDOT, Implementation Jeff Black CDOT, Street Maintenance John Keene E&PM, Storm water Brian Horton CATS Veronica Wallace West Strategy Team Lead Debbie Smith CDOT, West Trade Rozzelles Ferry CNIP Stephanie Roberts Mecklenburg County Stormwater Consulting Support Stantec Consulting Services Inc.: Mike Rutkowski (Project Manager), Matt Noonkester, Jeff Rice, Mike Lindgren, Scott Lane, Hagen Hammons, Ashley Bonawitz, Anthony Isley, Michelle Peele, Erin Convery, Sam Williams, Jaquasha Colón The Dodd Studio: Dan Dodd, Brandon Green and Anna Simpson W C T N PROCESS & INTENT 2 R I F P Page 05 USDG Process and Intent A brief overview of the Urban Street Design Guidelines and process Page 05 Purpose and Intent Page 05 Background and Prior Actions Page 07 Guiding Lights: The USDG Process Page 11 The Study Area Highlighting the context that shaped the actions of the Project Team Page 11 Land Use and Development Page 12 Cars and Crashes Page 15 Environmental Resources Page 21 Project Recommendations Applying the USDG to the following projects; as well as visualizations of each Page 22 Turner Avenue Streetscape Page 37 State Street Pedestrian Improvements Page 49 Chamberlain and Stewart Connection Page 56 Yellowstone Drive to Zebulon Drive Connection Page 64 State Street and Stewart Creek Greenway Crossing Page 70 Summary All of the project elements and their estimated costs in one place Page 73 What’s Coming Next The next steps in the planning, design, and construction process to make these projects happen Page 73 Design Stages Page 74 Managing Traffic During Construction Page 77 Construction Process and Timeline table of contents W C T N R I 3 F P W C T N PROCESS & INTENT 4 R I F P USDG Process and Intent PURPOSE AND INTENT he purpose of this report is to take planning to the next step, including detailed and conceptual Tplans that can be used to finalize construction costs and proceed to the development of final design, construction documents and implementation. After reviewing recommendations and design concepts for each of the five projects, the final section of this report summarizes the costs for each, major element associated with all five projects and next steps. BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ACTIONS harlotte’s Comprehensive Neighborhood Improvement Program (CNIP) is a new ap- Cproach for investing in the community’s future; one that combines the resources of several City departments to leverage with other public, quasi-public, and private dollars for building new in- frastructure. Projects under the CNIP are expected to be transformative, and help large, multi-neighbor- hood areas revitalize important business corridors, re-energize established neighborhoods, and capitalize on key economic activity centers. The $120 million in funding for CNIP comes from proposed City Neigh- borhood Improvement Bonds that will be presented to voters over five years. The West Trade/Rozzelles Ferry CNIP area (sometimes called Historic West End) is one of five areas in- cluded in the CNIP. It represents several mature communities in a high-growth area west of Uptown Charlotte. Great geography, community pride, and a distinguished history make the Historic West End authentic. These are also many of the reasons the CNIP area will be in more demand, triggering physical changes to the landscape. People living and working in the community want to be included in the CNIP planning process and help shape its outcomes as a way to build new infrastructure and attract other investments. CNIP OBJECTIVES VISION FOR z More compact and focused growth CHARLOTTE: z Protection of environmentally sensitive areas TO BE AN z Expanded travel choices z Mix of uses/integration of live, work, shop, and play URBAN z Viable and healthy economy COMMUNITY z Maintenance of quality, livable neighborhoods OF CHOICE z Revitalization and infill in older areas FOR LIVING, z Variety of housing choices and costs z High quality urban design WORKING, z Infrastructure needed to support development z Empowered, informed, and engaged citizenry W C AND LEISURE T N R I 5 F P Parts of the West Trade / Rozzelles Ferry CNIP area, especially the Historic West End, are already on the cusp of transformation through investment in infrastructure and economic development. The implemen- tation of CNIP projects, the construction of the CityLYNX Gold Line, and large redevelopment properties like Savona Mill are all working together to bring investment to the Historic West End. This investment will undoubtedly bring change. It is important to ensure this change honors the community and identity of the area as we know it now – and as residents have known it during their lifetimes. It’s also important to remember the West Trade/Rozzelles Ferry CNIP area is large: a three-day visioning charrette hosted in 2015 with the public generated 115 projects, thoughts, themes, opportunities, projects and ideas for improving the CNIP area. Fifty-two were considered eligible for CNIP funding. Each CNIP-eli- gible project was rated by the project team using six CNIP goals and five neighborhood evaluation crite- ria, and shared with the community for input at a Community Project Workshop. Based on the recommendations contained in the CNIP Project Lookbook (i.e., Vision Phase), the CNIP Project Team selected five projects to move forward into implementation. All five projects have inde- pendent utility and effectively meet the majority of goals outlined in the objectives of the CNIP program. Therefore, the purpose of this report is to highlight the next phase (i.e., Planning and Concept Designs) of life for five of the recommended projects in the CNIP planning document: 1. Turner Avenue Streetscape 2. State Street Pedestrian Improvements 3. Stewart Avenue to Chamberlain Avenue Connectivity Improvements 4. Yellowstone to Zebulon Drive Street Connectivity Improvements 5. State Street & Stewart Creek Trail Pedestrian Crossing Improvements The CNIP Visioning Process While the final report containing concepts, costs, and implementation strategies was the ulti- mate product of the 2015 CNIP visioning process, it is the process itself that dictated how the community perceived its success - and if that process leads to actions. Visualizations People Community Conceptual Designs Meetings & Charrettes The Source of Our Ideas Sketches, renderings, and Individual, small group, and Hundreds of pictures, field designs helped people large-scale presentations reviews, and data informed communicate ideas were essential to the process decision-making W C T N THE STUDY AREA 6 R I F P GUIDING LIGHTS: THE USDG PROCESS n October 27, 2007 the Charlotte City Council adopted the Urban Street Design Guidelines (USDG), which requires transportation projects to be assessed through a six-step evaluation process in order Oto achieve the city’s vision. The purpose of this process is to ensure better streets in the face of high growth pressures creating change throughout the city’s many communities. The six-step process listed below has been adhered to in the development of the street recommendations contained in this project plan. 1. Defining the existing and future land use and urban design context 2. Defining the existing and future transportation context 3. Identifying deficiencies 4. Describing future objectives 5. Recommending street classification and testing initial cross-section 6. Describing trade-offs and selecting cross-section Within this project plan, each of the five recommendations is described through the lens of this six-step process. A part of that process began with the West Trade / Rozzelles Ferry Area CNIP project (November 30, 2015): the context, deficiencies, and trade-offs were all initially explored during the CNIP process. The projects shown in this report are also supportive of the Historic West End Initiative: 2016 Tactical Plan. W C T N R I 7 F P W C T N PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS 8 R I F P W C T N R I 9 F P W C T N THE STUDY AREA 10 R I F P The Study Area LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT he West Trade / Rozzelles Ferry Road study area is one of the most dynamic and diverse in the City of Charlotte. Anchored by Johnson C. Smith University on the east end, the residential Tcomponents include new and redeveloped properties as well as small nodes and linear concentrations ofUSDG old LANDand new USE CONTEXT:retail establishments. Martin Luther King Park and Stewart Creek URBAN FORM INDENTIFYING DEFICIENCIES Mattoon St. create a green heart to the otherwise urban body of the¯ study area.PEDESTRIAN WALKSHED Norwood Dr. Connectivity: State Street Walkshed ¯ CNIP West Trade - Rozzelles Ferry CNIP West Trade - Rozzelles Ferry CNIP West Trade - Rozzelles Ferry Coronet Way Five Zebulon Ave. Highway 16 West Trade St. Points 4 Park Yellowstone Dr. Mattoon St. Parkway Ave. PedestrianCampus St. 3 Rozzelles Ferry Rd. Walkshed Martin 1 Coronet Way Luther King 44 West Trade St. RushAve. Park Carol Ave. Stewart Creek Greenway Beatties JCSUFord Rd. Five Five Points Points Park Tuckasseegee Rd. 2 Yellowstone Dr. 5 Parkway Ave. Berryhill Rd Chamberlain Ave Stewart Creek Greenway Campus St. 3 W.Trade St. 3 DuckworthAve. 1 Tuckasseegee Rd. Wesley Heights Way 1 Martin Rozzelles Ferry Rd. Thrift Rd I-77 Luther Walnut Ave King USDG LAND USE CONTEXT: Norwood Dr.