Community Connection and Understanding the Area

This phase involves working with the community to talk about the goals of the project and set up the best ways to communicate. It also involves gathering data about housing, pedestrian safety issues, and other key topics. It will set up the main phase of the study, which will involve developing plans for each station area.

Why Do We Need a Station Area Plan for New Bern Avenue?

This station area plan will take the broader goals of the Equitable Development Around Transit plan and tailor them to the New Bern Avenue corridor. The process will include these steps:

1. Study the current conditions of the area. This includes research on housing costs, identifying areas that are challenging to pedestrians, and neighborhoods that have easy access to jobs and shopping.
2. Understand how area residents, businesses, and institutions would like for their neighborhoods to make the best use of BRT and address other issues.
3. Develop Strategies to help residents of all income levels afford to live in the area, make it safer to walk, and look to identify other goals.
4. Create a Plan that includes zoning changes, new programs, and funding sources to make the plan a reality.