Capital Investment Plan

Southeast Land Acquisition and Street Connections Program

Shade Valley Road Realignment and Roundabout

Oakhurst and Amity Gardens Multiuse Path

Design concept for the Oakhurst and Amity Gardens Multi-Use Path project (for illustrative purposes only)

Program overview

This program will implement the Independence Boulevard Area Plan in order to promote economic development along the Independence Boulevard corridor in key locations to support nodal development and reorient development toward Central Avenue and Monroe Road. Program investments will include improving accessibility between neighborhoods and key catalyst sites along the corridor by acquiring land to support redevelopment opportunities or land that may not be viable for development.

Program contact

Dan Leaver, PE, Assoc. DBIA
Transportation Program Manager
General Services
980-345-0246
dan.leaver@charlottenc.gov

Active projects in the Land Acquisition & Street Connections Program

Nearby projects and additional resources

Additional resources

Program goals

To improve safety and mobility within the Independence Boulevard area
To encourage economic development within the Independence Boulevard area

Program cost

Program funding of $20 million from the following sources:

$12.5 million in voter-approved public improvement bonds in 2014
$7.5 million in voter-approved public improvement bonds in 2016

Public involvement

Residents looking at a map at a public meeting Project teams held a joint public meeting on October 27, 2015 at Ovens Auditorium. About 95 people attended, plus staff. It's one of several community engagement activities that began in April 2015.

The goal of the meeting was to present project recommendations and receive additional feedback from the broader community on the Capital Investment Plan (CIP).

During the meeting, staff displayed several maps to illustrate potential projects that were identified by the Independence Boulevard Area Plan (approved in 2011) by key stakeholders and by neighborhood leaders during focus group meetings. Their recommendations were ranked and prioritized based on specific criteria identified by each project. At this point in the process, the project recommendations are considered final.

Next steps are to complete executive summary reports and prepare planning and design in accordance to each projects bond cycle. We will continue to keep the public updated on the status of each project as we move forward and the next planned community engagement event.