Park Woodlawn Area Plan - Charlotte-Mecklenburg County

Part 1:Concept PlanPark Woodlawn Area PlanTransportationCharlotte-MecklenburgPlanning DepartmentLocal StreetsLocal streets reflect the most direct relationship to land uses. Unlike thoroughfares that mustbalance mobility pressures, the focus on local streets is accessibility. The local streets within theArea Plan fall within three types-- a unique street (S1) for the Greenway overland connector,other local streets (S2) within the Activity Center, and local streets (S3) within the WedgeNeighborhoods.Similar to key segments (A4 and A7) of Park and Woodlawn Roads, there are key segments oflocal streets within the Activity Center that comprise the Overland Connector concept (PolicyT-8) for the Little Sugar Creek Greenway. Unlike the Avenues, which include side paths, thecross-section (S1) for these local streets may use a buffered or protected “cycle track” within thestreet. Many of the streets identified for the Overland Connector (Policy T-8 and S1) have fairlywide existing pavement. Hence, the loss of parking on one side provides an opportunity to create a“striped trail” within the existing curb lines of these low volume, low speed streets.Elsewhere within the Activity Center, local streets follow the prescriptive cross-section (S2) of anOffice/Commercial Street – Wide from the City’s Urban Street Design Guidelines (USDG). Finally,the bulk of the plan area’s local streets are located within the Wedge Neighborhoods. These localstreets follow the prescriptive cross-section (S3) of a Residential Street – Medium from the City’sUSDG.DRAFT January 15, 201348