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• Land use &
transportation decisions
are inter-related
• Residential & commercial
growth along major
corridors
• Land use patterns shape
traffic & feasibility of
alternative modes

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• Most travel is single-occupant auto
• Alternatives:
– Travel Demand Management (TDM)
– Transit
– Bicycle
– Pedestrian

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  • County road system not designed for today’s traffic
  • Demand > Capacity on major routes
  • Traffic increasing on major routes
  • Circulation & safety issues
  • Truck traffic & rail crossings Traffic

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• Participate in ongoing MUMPO planning
processes & studies
• Develop multi-modal transportation
plans for individual areas
• Pursue small area/corridor studies that
overlap jurisdictional boundaries

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City of Charlotte Town of Waxhaw
Town of Cornelius Town of Weddington
Town of Davidson Village of Wesley Chapel
Town of Huntersville Town of Wingate
Town of Indian Trail Town of Matthews
Town of Mint Hill Town of Pineville
Town of Stallings City of Monroe
Mecklenburg County Union County

NC Board of Transportation

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What is MUMPO?

  • • Metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the Charlotte urbanized area
  • • MPOs are required by federal law in areas with an urbanized population greater than 50,000
  • • MPOs ensure that transportation expenditures are based on a continuing, cooperative and comprehensive (3-C) planning process
  • • Federal transportation funding is channeled through MUMPO

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Study Team

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  • • Consultants:

– Martin/Alexiou/Bryson
– Clarion Associates

  • • Staff of four municipalities
  • • Centralina COG
  • • MUMPO
  • • NCDOT
  • • Steering Committee
  • • Public + Stakeholders

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