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​This project will include a two-lane roadway, bicycle lanes, planting​ strips, sidewalks and street lights on 16th Street between North Tryon Street and Parkwood Avenue. The City is also working in coordination with the private developer for Optimist Hall to implement portions of the project, including the realignment of 16th Street from Parkwood Avenue to LYNX Blue Line. 

Benefits identified from these potential improvements:

• Provides connections to nearby LYNX Blue Line stations
  

• Provides transportation choices for cycling and walking, specifically with this being only one of two facilities that cross the Norfolk Southern rail yard and LYNX Blue Line. The other roadway within the North End that crosses the rail yard is Matheson Avenue​.

• Complements other public investments in the area, such as the LYNX Blue Line​​, Cross Charlotte Trail​ (XCLT), North Tryon Business Corridor Improvements and the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Program ​​​(NECI). 

This project is being coordinated with the Charlotte Water's Belmont and Optimist Park wastewater pipe replacement project and Storm Water Services' Parkwood Phase 2 storm drainage improvements project. Combining these projects will be more convenient for residents, decreasing the length of time needed to close 16th Street during construction as well as be more cost efficient.

• ​To provide safer and improved transportation options for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists on 16th Street between North Tryon Street and Parkwood Avenue
  

• To provide aesthetic improvements for​ a more pleasant streetscape
  

​The project team held two public meetings in May 2017 and July 2018 to get feedback from residents on potential improvements in this area.

$3.9 million

Funding is currently allocated within North Carolina Department of Transportation's State Transportation Improvement Program for changes to pavement markings to incorporate bike lanes.