TASK FORCE
MISSION
Our Process and Who We Are
Convened by Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles and City Council and led by former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt , we are 24 community leaders from across the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area who represent business , government , transportation and planning , education , nonprofits and neighborhoods .
We are charged with advising the City of Charlotte in the creation of a new Strategic Mobility Plan that integrates and updates current vehicle , pedestrian , bicycle , transit and safety plans , and sets mobility goals for the city and immediate region .
Our primary goal is to recommend to the Charlotte City Council a catalytic program of mobility investment , what we are calling a “ Transformational Mobility Network ”, that addresses our growing mobility needs , AND a funding strategy to pay for it .
We conducted 10 work sessions over 8 months , from May 2020 to December 2020 , in public sessions live-streamed and recorded on the City of Charlotte ’ s Facebook page and YouTube channel . Open to the public , these sessions included technical presentations , our Task Force deliberations and on-line public comment . Meeting agendas and presentation materials are available on the City ’ s website . Between work sessions we worked in smaller groups to share our varied perspectives and shape our discussions .
This report summarizes and documents our work and recommendations , reflecting our combined voice derived from 24 unique and diverse community perspectives .
The Charlotte MOVES Task Force key tasks included :
• Establishing a shared understanding of community trends and the challenges of the 21st Century ;
• Imagining an integrated response where transportation investments and policy are aligned with ongoing community expectations ( affordability , housing , access to opportunity , work force connectivity , and economic vibrancy );
• Identifying transportation investments that have the greatest potential to advance community priorities ;
• Describing a future mobility infrastructure program ;
• Studying the success and failures of peer communities ; and
• Demonstrating a funding strategy designed to financially support the program .
6 WHO | The Task Force