CLT Destination District - Central Transportation and Land Use Plan - Final Email Version

Sep 14, 2026

CLT Destination District Central Transportation and Land Use Plan presents a structured decision framework for transportation investments and land-use direction in the central area. The plan lays out the project purpose, background context, and an organized process for analysis. It evaluates physical conditions, airport demand forecasting, height and property dynamics, environmental considerations, and multiple infrastructure alternatives including roadway, multi-modal center/guideway, and light rail. It identifies a preferred alternative, investment and partnership opportunities, and an action plan with phasing, cost ranges, funding, and key legal and implementation steps including NEPA, entitlements, and property acquisition.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages62

Reading Time2 h 36 min

AccessFree to download

Acknowledgments

Preface

Executive Summary

Project Purpose and Need

Purpose

Background

Process and Organization

Physical Context and Framework

Airport O&D Forecast

Height Assessment

Property Dynamics

Environmental Assessment

Infrastructure Alternatives and Assessments

Administrative and Secondary Partners’ Offices Alternatives

Roadway Alternatives

Traffic Assessment

Multi-Modal Center and Guideway Alternatives

Light Rail Alternatives

Land Use

Key Assumptions

Alternative Concepts

Preferred Alternative

Investments and Partnership Opportunities

Secondary Partnerships and Opportunities

Roadway Investments

Multi-Modal Center and Guideway Investment

Light Rail Investment

Partnership Opportunities

Action Plan

Phasing Strategy

Rough Order of Magnitude Costs

National Environmental Policy Act

Funding

Entitlements

Property Acquisition and Disposition

Appendix

Market Analyses

Select Exhibits

CLT DESTINATION DISTRICT – CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments ................................................................................................ 2 Preface................................................................................................................... 3 Executive Summary .............................................................................................. 4 Project Purpose and Need.................................................................................... 6 Purpose................................................................................................................................... 6 Background ............................................................................................................................ 6 Process and Organization ...................................................................................................... 8 Physical Context and Framework ...................................................................... 10 Airport O&D Forecast............................................................................................................. 10 Height Assessment................................................................................................................. 10 Property Dynamics ................................................................................................................. 11 Environmental Assessment ................................................................................................... 12 Infrastructure Alternatives and Assessments................................................... 13 Administrative and Secondary Partners’ Offices Alternatives ............................................. 13 Roadway Alternatives............................................................................................................. 14 Traffic Assessment................................................................................................................. 16 Multi-Modal Center and Guideway Alternatives .................................................................... 18 Light Rail Alternatives ............................................................................................................ 20 Land Use.............................................................................................................. 24 Key Assumptions.................................................................................................................... 24 Alternative Concepts .............................................................................................................. 30 Preferred Alternative .............................................................................................................. 36 Investments and Partnership Opportunities ..................................................... 38 Secondary Partnerships and Opportunities.......................................................................... 38 Roadway Investments ............................................................................................................ 38 Multi-Modal Center and Guideway Investment...................................................................... 40 Light Rail Investment ............................................................................................................. 42 Partnership Opportunities...................................................................................................... 44 Action Plan .......................................................................................................... 46 Phasing Strategy .................................................................................................................... 46 Rough Order of Magnitude Costs .............................................................

FAQs

What is the primary purpose of the CLT Destination District Central Transportation and Land Use Plan?

It defines the project purpose and need, establishing why transportation and land-use direction are required and how analyses support a preferred alternative.

Which major infrastructure alternatives are assessed in the plan?

The plan evaluates roadway alternatives, multi-modal center and guideway alternatives, and light rail alternatives, supported by traffic and related assessments.

How does the plan translate findings into implementation?

It provides a preferred alternative, investment and partnership opportunities, and an action plan with phasing strategy, rough order of magnitude costs, and implementation steps including NEPA, funding, entitlements, and property acquisition/disposition.

Sep 14, 2026

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