West Trade/Rozzelles Ferry CNIP
U.S. Rep. and civil rights icon John Lewis (GA) and U.S. Rep. Alma Adams (NC) lead a march through Charlotte's historic West End
Area Selection
The West Trade Rozzelles Ferry area is a high-growth area west of uptown Charlotte, with established and emerging neighborhoods, Johnson C. Smith University, retail and other forms of businesses and a rich history.
Projects
Five Points Public Plaza (completed in 2022)
Frazier Avenue Realignment (completed in 2022)
I-77 and West Trade Street Underpass Enhancements (completed in 2020)
Rozzelles Ferry Pedscape (completed in 2020)
State Street Pedestrian Improvement - Turner Avenue to Five Points (completed in 2020)
West 4th Street Extension Streetscape (completed in 2018)
Yellowstone Drive Street Connectivity (completed in 2020)
Program Goals
-
To provide support for a well-connected network of streets, sidewalks, greenways and bike lanes that link to and enhance existing community assets.
-
To improve accessibility to transit and the larger regional network of streets.
-
To promote better connections between neighborhoods and major employment, institutional and retail areas.
-
To identify successful public and private partnerships that leverage investments and catalyze changes occurring in neighborhoods.
-
To find opportunities to coordinate with representatives for public safety, code enforcement, social services and education.
-
To enhance the public engagement process and work with residents to identify and evaluate investments that meet collective aspirations.
CNIP Area
The West Trade Rozzelles Ferry CNIP was chosen because the City believes investing do the following things:
-
Leverage investment
-
Increase collaboration
-
Best serve as a catalyst for transformation change
-
Place an emphasis on larger rather than smaller capital projects
-
Have long term impacts that address systemic issues
-
Provide measurable outcomes of the City’s investment
-
Align with City Council’s Visions for Charlotte 2020
The Planning Process
The CNIP project team will be engaging stakeholders throughout the entire planning process, which comprises three major cycles:
Cycle 1 - Neighborhood/Agency Immersion: During this stage staff from partnering agencies (City, Mecklenburg County and CMS) will host informal drop-in sessions, focus group meetings and stakeholders interviews in order to gain the community’s perspective on any potential improvements.
Cycle 2 - General Framework: This phase will include market and economic analysis as well as an assessment of social, cultural and historic components of the area. Staff will continue to seek public through community learning workshops and a charette to identify a list of candidate capital projects for the area.
Cycle 3 - Inviting Success: In this final cycle, staff will include an assessment of the projects by weighing them against the goals of the area and the overall community investment strategy. An action plan will be developed which will identify the appropriate steps and resources for the identified project(s).