Travel Patterns and Mode
76.6 %
Drive Alone
9.8 %
Carpool
6.8 % Work from Home
3.4 % Public Transit
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SOV |
Grow Mode Share |
SOV |
New Capacity |
2.3 %
Bike / Walk
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TODAY
Charlotte is a car-dependent city . 76.6 % of Charlotte workers drive alone to work . 23.4 % travel by some other mode ( e . g ., walk , bike , transit , carpool , or telework ). That imbalance is a direct result of 1 .) Charlotte ’ s sprawling pattern of growth and development after World War II , and 2 .) Charlotte ’ s historic underinvestment in infrastructure for walking , biking , and riding transit . Charlotte ’ s car dependence also reflects other challenging issues , like the lack of a connected multimodal network , our transportation sector accounting for almost 40 % of greenhouse gas emissions ( Strategic Energy Action Plan . 2015 .), or the fact that the average household in Charlotte spends nearly a quarter of their income on transportation ( HTA Index ).
TOMORROW
Achieving a more balanced mode split is critical to achieving complicated — and sometimes competing — mobility goals , such as :
• Managing rapid growth ,
• Improving multimodal accessibility and safety ,
• Supporting equity , affordability , and health ,
• Responding to climate change ,
• Alleviating congestion .
Setting an aspirational mode balance target to guide future transportation investment and policies should be considered to achieve citywide mobility goals .
Modal imbalance is a direct result of Charlotte ’ s sprawling pattern of growth and development .
WHY | A New Mobility Future 23