Albemarle Corridor Playbook: Issues & Opportunities
Albemarle Corridor Playbook: Issues & Opportunities
For over twenty years, the City of Charlotte has invested in corridors because of the critical role each corridor plays in supplying basic needs and opportunities for its residents. The Corridors of Opportunity (COO) program is a coordinated investment approach to create safe, prosperous communities in six key corridors within Charlotte.
Albemarle Road is one of the six corridors in the COO program. Working hand in hand with the community, a Corridor Playbook will be developed to understand the vision and shared future of the Albemarle Road Corridor. During the Playbook Process, corridor residents and businesses will have the opportunity to share their needs, desires, and visions for their community. Through collaboration with the community and key stakeholders, these these ideas will be brought to life. The Albemarle Corridor Playbook will serve as the community's vision for the corridor over the next 3-15 years.
To say the least, your input is important for this process to be successful. Help shape the vision for your corridor by participating in the survey below. Please share issues and opportunities observed in your corridor. This survey will close on July 15th, 2021.
For more information on COO, visit www.charlottenc.gov/corridorsofopportunity. You can also subscribe to receive text updates by texting “east” to 73224.
CORRIDORS OF OPPORTUNITY
Beautiful, safe and prosperous communities are places where families can grow strong and build legacies for the future.
Corridors are vital to the health of Charlotte’s communities, serving as links that connect people to the resources and businesses they need to live and thrive. With a $24.5 million investment, the City of Charlotte is renewing its commitment to six key corridors. Project types include affordable housing, community safety, infrastructure, transportation, workforce and business development, and urban design.
Building Opportunity for Our Community
This work is community-driven and community-focused. The goal is to provide high-quality public services that build opportunity in these corridors, which are rich in history and pride. The City of Charlotte is creating fertile ground for prosperity by bolstering community programs and projects; building on the momentum of past investments; and filling in gaps in infrastructure and transportation, workforce and business development, housing and code enforcement, public safety, and urban design.
Targeted Investment in Key Areas
The city is concentrating its resources by investing and facilitating programs in specific locations within each corridor. This ensures long-lasting and positive impacts are realized sooner than they would be through a scattered approach.
Through the Corridors of Opportunity program, the city is vetting current and future projects and programs to make sure they are consistent with community feedback, and account for the unique needs of each corridor, such as affordable housing, job opportunities, mobility options, and community celebration.
Albemarle Road Corridor of Opportunity
A Corridor Playbook will be developed to understand the vision and shared future of the Albemarle Road Corridor. During the Playbook Process, city staff will ask corridor residents and businesses to share their needs, desires, and visions for their community. Through collaboration with the community and key stakeholders, these ideas will be brought to life. The Playbook will serve as the community's vision for the corridor over the next 15 years.