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Charlotte’s Future: Growth and the Environment
Providence Day SchoolJanuary 6, 2011
Presentation Overview
Land Use Planning Growth Trends Growth Framework Group Activity Impacts of Growth on the
Environment Looking to the Future
Planning Department
Work with citizens to plan for future growth in the community
Ensure growth is environmentally responsible
Mission: Provide integrated planning services that promote sustainable growth to improve our community’s quality of life
Land Use Planning
What is Land Use Planning?• Key tool to manage how and where we grow in the community
• Organizing of types of land uses (ie. commercial, residential,
industrial) and their resources to best meet people’s needs over time
• Provides guidance for what types of development go where
Types of Land Uses Residential – single family, duplexes,
apartments, town homes, condos
Office – dentist, insurance, tax preparers
Retail – stores, banks, restaurants
Institutional – churches, schools, hospitals
Land Use Planning
Growth Trends Charlotte’s population more than doubled
between 1980 and 2010
Population is more diverse and older Hispanic population increased from 7.4% in 2000
to 12.3% in 2010 Median age increased from 32.7 in 2000 to 33.3
years in 2009
1980 1990 2000 2010
315,000
396,000
540,000
728,000
Developed Land 1976
Charlotte
Developed Land 1985
Charlotte
Developed Land 1996
Charlotte
Developed Land 2006
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County 1976: 12.5% Developed
Mecklenburg County 2006: 57.6% Developed
1976
2006
Growth Trends
Growth Trends
TODAY (2010) 728,000 people 459,000 jobs
TOMORROW (2035) +324,000 more people; and +458,000 more jobs
Where will these people and jobs go?
Growth Framework
Centers, Corridors and Wedges
Long-term growth strategy
Five primary transportation and development corridors
Focus growth in Activity Centers and Growth Corridors
Maximize use of transportation system, infrastructure & services
Encourage redevelopment & reuse
Growth Framework
Light Rail Transit
Bus Rapid Transit (Curitiba)
Streetcar/Trolley
Commuter Rail: DMU
Rapid Transit Planning
Group Activity (15 mins)
Group Activity (15 mins)
You are an urban planner, planning for the future of 2 sites in Charlotte
Your job is to help accommodate some of the growth that is coming, but also to mitigate the negative impacts that can come along with this growth
Here are the 2 sites you will be planning for:
Group Activity (15 mins)
Site 2
Site 1
Group Activity (15 mins)
512 mostly vacant acres near the Interchange of I-485 & Providence Road
Partly in a Mixed-Use Activity Center Several creeks, some steep topography
and a lot of trees Surrounding area is mostly developed
with single family homes and a golf course across the road
Site #1 Site #2
47 acres that was previously developed, but has now been cleared
Within the South Growth Corridor along the Lynx light rail line, about ¾ miles from the Sharon Road Station
Branch of one creek, mostly flat and few trees
Surrounding area is mostly developed with industrial and office type uses; residential nearby
Group Activity (15 mins)
Break up into groups & get 1 sheet of icons & 1 map sheet
Work with your group to place the icons where you think that type of development should go. Be sure to use as many of the icons as possible. Remember, we have a lot of growth to accommodate somewhere!
• Institutional - schools, daycares, places of worship, post offices, libraries, jails
• Parks/Open Space• Employment – Industries, Warehouses, Offices, Business Parks• Retail – mall, drug store, grocery, shopping center• Residential – single-family, apartments, townhomes, high/mid-rise
apartments
It’s ok to write or draw on the maps
Be ready to tell us why you placed the icons in a particular location
Impacts of Growth
Air Quality
Water Quality
Scarcity of Land (Open Space,
Trees)
What are the causes of environmental degradation?• Automobile Travel
• Charlotte is the 24th most congested city in the nation (TTI)
• Increases in Impervious Surfaces•In 1980, 41% of the county was undeveloped, by 2030 that could drop to 17%
• Loss of Open Space•Since 1980, the county has been losing open space at a rate of 5 acres per day
Impervious Surfaces
Looking to the FutureSustainable Land Use Planning Checklist Use land efficiently – compact development, shared facilities, infill
& redevelopment
Balance & integrate land uses – range of housing, employment, service, leisure & educational opportunities; mix of uses
Provide transportation choices – sidewalks, bikeways, transit, connectivity
Provide infrastructure to support development – schools, sewer, water, fire, police, transportation, libraries
Respect the natural and social environment – trees, streams, wetlands, floodplains, habitats, green space, historic properties, neighborhoods
Design for quality – details, site layout, building materials
Plan for the long term – quality, function, change, re-use
OutcomesConventional development patterns
OutcomesHow does it look today?
How could it look in the future?
Outcomes
How could it look in the future?
Outcomes
How could it look in the future?
OutcomesHow could it look in the future?
Conclusions
Take a look back at your maps
What would you change? What would
you keep the same?
Are there other ways you can think of
to accomodate growth and protect
the environment?
Thanks!
www.charlotteplanning.org