1. What is the Cross-Charlotte Trail (#XCLT)? IMAGINE... 26 miles of seamlessly connected greenways and urban trails. Comfortably separated from automobile traffic. Being able to bike or hike from Pineville to Uptown to Cabarrus County... Dozens of destinations and neighborhoods along the way…

2. PNC Music Pavilion UNC Charlotte CATS light rail NoDa district Cordelia Park Uptown Charlotte CPCC The Metropolitan Carolinas Medical Center Freedom Park Park Road Shopping Center Park Road Park Carolina Pavilion Adjacent neighborhoods Over 80,000 residents and 98,000 jobs within ½ mile! Where will it take you?

3. Why a Cross Charlotte Trail? More than just Recreation… Economic Development Investment - Business/Real Estate Tourism Placemaking Transportation – get there without putting the keys in the ignition! Quality of Life - Access to trails ranked as second most important community amenity – National Association of Home Builders

4. Overwhelming Public Support for the Trail Pop-Up meetings Community meetings Website updates Voters approve bond Master Plan begins 250 attendees at the first public meeting in January!

5. Source: Alliance for Bicycling and Walking, 2012 With XCLT With full greenway master plan

6. Cross Charlotte Trail City and County Partnership County in design, Construction begins 2015 County in design, Construction begins 2016 City will build the “missing segments” County in design, Construction begins 2015 City/County in design, Construction begins 2015 City in design, Construction begins 2016

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