Northeast Inner

I live near this intersection and love this. It's great! However, the proposed new oil change business on The Plaza and Matheson is in direct conflict with this. How can that be stopped?

Please prioritize Commercial-to-Neighborhood Center UDO Alignment Rezoning in the small business district area along Central Avenue bisected by the in-design Briar Creek Greenway (Central @ Arnold Drive vicinity) .
The current General Commercial UDO designation of this area has already brought a change of use that would not be allowed under Neighborhood Center nor would it have been allowed under the legacy B1/B2 zoning prior to UDO.
This use, the result of a real estate transaction, runs counter to neighbors’ ped/bike, local neighborhood feel and floodplain preservation vision for the area which we expressed in 2040 Map meetings.

Putting Community Activity Center directly next to Neighborhood 1 here will likely lead to frustration. Why not designate this side of Central as Neighborhood Center anywhere it touches Neighborhood 1?

C8 and C9, regarding Public Plazas & Courtyards not being aligned with City aspirations - yeah those areas seem very "empty"; the shopping district with the Rose's by C9 is dismal and badly in need of renovation, and the C8 area I think only really has a card games shop, but C8 also needs help in general since that neighborhood has been dealing with suspicious activities and quality of life issues for years.

I think having a traffic signal at the Eastway/Citiside intersection is a good idea in theory, especially since anyone wanting to drive immediately across from Citiside over to Weldon and vice versa has to take a gamble with everyone's lives. I'm concerned with how that might interrupt the flow of traffic through Eastway, and additionally with traffic flow through Weldon, since the surrounding neighborhood is constantly clogged with suspicious vehicles, and that makes it difficult to navigate through there.

I'd recommend considering increasing the place type density along Parkwood Ave and Matheson Ave. Matheson Ave has direct access to the XCLT Trail and also has a City funded cycle track project to connect to the XCLT Trail. In my opinion, it makes more sense to increase density so more citizens will be inclined to walk/bike/etc. to City funded infrastructure, also considering both Parkwood and Matheson Ave are thoroughfare streets. I don't think the land values or context are appropriate to limit to single-family through quadruplex development.

Re: Central Avenue from St Julien to Wembley Drive. UDO Place Type says General Commercial, which is inappropriate, It should be Neighborhood Activity Center as in 2040 and the neighborhoods' expressed vision. Almos all legacy zoning was B-1, with small lots, limited parking and small shops. Residential Neighborhoods abut the backs of the businesses. Briar Creek Greenway (planned and in design phase) passes through it connecting across Independence Blvd to Monroe Road and beyond, calling for a ped/bike focus. We are afraid of development under General Comercial (already has occurred) that is inconsistent with neighbors' our vision, so we think the (corrective) change in Place Type is urgent.

Eastway Crossing and the Food Lion Shopping Center across Eastway are currently auto-centric and unsafe for pedestrian or bicycle entry. Encourage and assist the owners to make protected bike/ped pathways throughout to increase neighborhood activity.

Briar Creek Greenway, currently in construction and design connecting Central Avenue to Monroe Road, provides a great opportunity for the business district on the greenway at Central Avenue to brand itself as a ped/bike destination with restauraunts, coffee shops, and small businesses, many existing. Rebrand this area (with merchant input) and make infrastructure improvments to make it more attractive.

This map appears to be for focus area #2 (Central + Plaza), rather than Focus area 1 (Plaza + Matheson)

The number one priority in 10 out of the 15 neighborhoods is for housing availability? There is no shortage of housing or apartments we have vancancies because they overbuilt! So the only reasonable conclusion is that the study suggests our housing prices are too high? That's capitalism...you can't control the market prices or the macro-economic environment. Just because I want to live in quail hollow doesn't give me the right or mean they should build cheap duplexes so I can. This study focuses on a far-left socialist agenda rather than real ways to improve the city. Genuinely curious how many tax dollars were spent on this study to tell us we need more of this race here and that race there. Charlotte councilemen let me save you some of our money in the future build bike lanes and improve walkability.

If we want to incentivize more housing and continue to add to the housing supply we have got to start transitioning "traditional" single family housing within the Neighborhood 1 place types that are next to community and neighborhood centers to Neighborhood 2 place types. There is no reason to enshrine low density in these areas as they are the key to expanding walkability and transit use. Keeping these place types as Neighborhood 1 will only keep housing prices high and depress future growth within existing walkable neighborhoods. The new map has essentially not changed anything.

Yes, we’d love to see this area transition into a neighborhood center!! However, the proposal to allow a Valvoline station at the Plaza and Matheson betrays this vision and the local residents. How will we transition if the city council is willing to ignore strategic vision and pollute our neighborhood?

These zoning maps for maps 15 and 16 are the same for both sites, was there supposed to be different ones shown?