Bike_Ped_Priorities_Plan_PublicComment_DRAFT
Bicycle and Pedestrian Priorities Plan
2016 Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Location in Plan
Appendix
Chapter Amended
Chapter 5
Goal IV
Goal VIII
Purpose
• Adopt a priority bicycle and pedestrian plan articulating past
initiatives including the County’s Capital Improvement Plan and the
2022 Quarter (1/4) Cent Sales Tax project list.
• Formalize Board of Commissioners policy direction to include
bicycle and pedestrian easements along Carolina Beach Road in new
development projects.
• Adopt a bicycle and pedestrian plan so prioritized projects are eligible
for state and federal funding through the Wilmington Urban Area
Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (WMPO) Metropolitan
Transportation Plan (MTP).
• Provide clarity for both applicants and the public of the desire to add
additional bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure within New Hanover
County.
Components
• A proposed implementation guideline to adopt and implement a
bicycle and pedestrian plan with priorities will be added to Goal IV
within Chapter 5 Building the Future.
• A proposed implementation guideline to require new development
adjacent to Carolina Beach Road to include bicycle and pedestrian
easements along Carolina Beach Road will be added to Goal VIII
within Chapter 5 Building the Future.
• Maps and a project list will be included as an appendix to the 2016
Comprehensive Plan.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Chapter 5: Building the Future – Implementation Guidelines – Goal IV
Goal IV: Use public infrastructure improvements to leverage private
investments.
Desired Outcome: Coordinated efforts of public and private investment to
maximize improvements.
Implementation Strategies Implementation Guidelines
A. Work with CFPUA on a targeted
long range plan for water and
sewer infrastructure.
Guidelines are not part of this strategy.
B. Work with MPO on a targeted
long range plan for
transportation infrastructure.
IV.B.1 Coordinate with NC DOT, WMPO, and
property owners to complete a collector street
network plan for unincorporated areas.
IV.B.2 Encourage driveway standards to promote
better traffic flow in the county.
IV.B.3 Continue to require street connectivity and
discourage cul-de-sacs and gated communities
that impede connectivity and emergency
response.
IV.B.4 Adopt and implement a Bicycle and
Pedestrian plan that identifies a network of
bicycle and pedestrian facilities and prioritizes
the location and preferred type of facility.
C. Consider revising zoning
ordinances to support mixed
uses and holistic approach to
development.
IV.C.1 Encourage new development to consider
allocation of space for new community services
such as fire stations, schools, libraries, and
museums.
IV.C.2 Encourage public investments to consider
locating near existing communities.
D. Consider strategies to
encourage increased private
sector investment in the
provision of infrastructure.
Guidelines are not part of this strategy.
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Chapter 5: Building the Future – Implementation Guidelines – Goal VIII
Goal VIII: Integrate multi-modal transportation into mixed land uses that
encourage safe, walkable communities.
Desired Outcome: A community with a mixture of land uses that allows for individuals to perform
daily tasks without the use of an automobile. A community where individuals can safely walk,
bike, and access transit.
Implementation Strategies Implementation Guidelines
E. Encourage provision of transit
supportive land uses and infrastructure
where appropriate.
VIII.E.1 Encourage pedestrian, bicycle, and public
transportation circulation networks and the
inclusion of infrastructure considerations (such
as cross walks, bike lanes, shelters, pedestrian
islands, and others that promote safe havens for
alternative transportation).
VIII.E.2 Concentrate development in nodes and
high growth areas depicted on the Future Land
Use Map to ultimately produce densities that
can support multi modal transportation and
Transit Oriented Development.
VIII.E.3 Provide alternatives to automobile
transportation by encouraging new
development, redevelopment, and
transportation improvements to include
provisions for a network of bicycle and
pedestrian facilities, including pedestrian
causeways, bridges, and crossings on collector
streets and major arterials.
VIII.E.4 Require new development and/or rezoned
property adjacent to Carolina Beach Road to
dedicate a 20’ (foot) easement parallel to
Carolina Beach Road for the inclusion of multi-
use paths.
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