16th Street Streetscape Phase 1

  • Project typeEconomic Development
  • Project budget$3.9 million (includes all costs associated with the project such as planning and design, acquiring the right-of-way, utility relocation, consultant fees, construction, signalization, permits and landscaping)
  • Project phaseCompleted in 2022

Part of the Applied Innovation Corridor

Project Overview

This project includes a two-lane roadway, bicycle lanes, planting strips, sidewalks and streetlights on 16th Street between North Tryon Street and Parkwood Avenue. The city worked in coordination with the private developer for Optimist Hall to implement portions of the project, including the realignment of 16th Street from Parkwood Avenue to LYNX Blue Line. 

Benefits identified from these potential improvements:

  • Provides connections to nearby LYNX Blue Line stations

  • Provides transportation choices for cycling and walking, specifically with this being only one of two facilities that cross the Norfolk Southern rail yard and LYNX Blue Line. The other roadway within the North End that crosses the rail yard is Matheson Avenue.

  • Complements other public investments in the area, such as the LYNX Blue Line, Cross Charlotte Trail (XCLT), North Tryon Business Corridor Improvements and the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Program (NECI). 

This project was coordinated with the Charlotte Water's Belmont and Optimist Park wastewater pipe replacement project and Storm Water Services' Parkwood Phase 2 storm drainage improvements project. Combining these projects proved to be more convenient for residents, decreasing the length of time needed to close 16th Street during construction as well as be more cost-efficient.

Project Goals

  • To provide safer and improved transportation options for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists on 16th Street between North Tryon Street and Parkwood Avenue
  • To provide aesthetic improvements for a more pleasant streetscape

Public Involvement

The project team held two public meetings in May 2017 and July 2018 to get feedback from residents on potential improvements in this area.

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