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Benefits Offers and east-west bicycle connection in an area that currently has none Improves pedestrian safety and comfort by buffering narrow, back-of-curb sidewalks Achievable within existing curb line via paint and minor median modifications Serves neighborhoods with an active cycling culture Provides buffered bike lanes for user groups that are uncomfortable riding in the street Calms traffic in an area with a history of safety challenges Ties directly into the Parkwood Blue Line Station and multi-use path Extends the ped/bike network created through the city’s investment in the XCLT Relatively few driveway conflicts Demonstrates the city’s commitment to Complete Streets Parkwood Ave. The Plaza The Plaza Matheson Ave. Davidson St. Brevard St. Parkwood Blue Line Station & Connection to Rail-Trail Cross-Charlotte Trail Connection Connection to Matheson Ave. Road Conversion Minor Median Modifications Parkwood Ave. / The Plaza Road Diet = Buffered Bike Lanes (Parkwood Ave. from Parkwood Station to The Plaza) = Bike Lanes (The Plaza from Parkwood Ave. to Matheson Ave.) LEGEND (also see street sections on following pages) Hawthorne Ln.

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Benefits

• Offersandeast-westbicycleconnectioninanareathatcurrentlyhasnone• Improvespedestriansafetyandcomfortbybufferingnarrow,back-of-curbsidewalks• Achievablewithinexistingcurblineviapaintandminormedianmodifications• Servesneighborhoodswithanactivecyclingculture• Providesbufferedbikelanesforusergroupsthatareuncomfortableridinginthestreet

• Calmstrafficinanareawithahistoryofsafetychallenges• TiesdirectlyintotheParkwoodBlueLineStationandmulti-usepath• Extendstheped/bikenetworkcreatedthroughthecity’sinvestmentintheXCLT• Relativelyfewdrivewayconflicts• Demonstratesthecity’scommitmenttoCompleteStreets

Parkwood Ave.

The

Plaz

a

The Plaza

Matheson Ave.

Davidson St.

Brevard St.

Parkwood Blue Line Station & Connection to Rail-Trail

Cross-Charlotte Trail Connection

Connection to Matheson Ave. Road Conversion

Minor Median Modifications

Parkwood Ave. / The Plaza Road Diet

= Buffered Bike Lanes (Parkwood Ave. from Parkwood Station to The Plaza)

= Bike Lanes (The Plaza from Parkwood Ave. to Matheson Ave.)

LEGEND (also see street sections on following pages)

Haw

thor

ne L

n.

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Approx. 46’ curb-to-curb

Parkwood Avenue - BEFORE

Parkwood Avenue - AFTER

Approx. 46’ curb-to-curb

4’ 9.5’ 9.5’ 8’ 9.5’ 9.5’ 4’

4’ 8’ 4’10’9’ 10’ 9’Note - Bufferwidthforbikelanescanbereducedatintersectionstoallowfora10-footleftturnlaneinthemedian.

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Approx. 42’ curb-to-curb

The Plaza - BEFORE

The Plaza - AFTER

Approx. 42’ curb-to-curb

4’ 11’ 10’ 10’ 11’ 4’

4’ 10’ 4’10’6’ 10’ 6’