Silver Line Advisory Committee – July 1, 2020

Meeting Agenda

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The vision of the Silver Line Task Force is the successful adoption of the Silver Lines Local Preferred Alternative (LPA) by the fall of 2020 and present this to the Board of Commissioners. Members will meet virtually on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 7:00 pm.

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Members:

LA Lou Abernathy
KL Kerry Lamson
FB Fred Baylor
LA Lynn Lewis
DB David Blackley
SP Scott Phillips
WD Wyatt Dixon
JR Jana Reeve
NE Natasha Edwards
JS Jennifer Saunders
CH Chris Hough
BS Bill Stevens – Chairman
BH Bo Hulsey
WW Walter Wright
JJ Jim Johnson

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Charlotte Area Transit System Representatives

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AM Andy Mock
JN Jenna Nichols

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Town Staff Liasons

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DS Dana Stoogenke – Transportation Planner
JC Jay Camp – Planning Director
SR Shana Robertson – Senior Administrative Specialist/Deputy Town
SW Susan Habina-Woolard – Town Engineer

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Agenda for this meeting

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Agenda

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This document was on the screen during the discussion on the future meeting dates

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Meeting Minutes – Previous Meeting

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I. Welcome

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BS Overview of Meeting Agenda

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DS Overview of Prior Meeting

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BS Approval of Minutes

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II. Presentation by CATS Team

This document was on the screen during the CATS presentation

Silver Line Slide Presentation

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AM Introduction

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AM Virtual Tour of LYNX Blue Line

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AM How Blue Line station location and style selection process may be used for Matthews

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AM Mention of Blue Line Rail Trail

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AM Overview of Old Crossing Road station

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AM Overview of Poplar Road station

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AM Overview of North Tryon Street station

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AM Overview of using an underpass for the Same Newell and Hwy 51 intersection

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AM Overview of 25th Street station

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AM Overview of sub-station at South End and that one will be recommended for Matthews

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AM Showing a signal crossing

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AM End of virtual tour – Open for questions

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Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

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LA Which type of power supply will be used – AC or DC

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CH What are the advantages between above grade and at grade stations

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KL Sizes and scale of the stations, how many cars per station

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KL How to disguise the power towers for overhead wiring to make them more attractive

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WW What is the formula for determining where to place stations and station design

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WW How to integrate Silver Line with other transit systems and bus lines

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BS Asking for clarification if the feeder buses will be full size or shuttle size

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LL What is the combined width of the rail and the rail trail

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LL Asking for additional information on road crossing designs

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PROCESS

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BS What is the process that decisions are made on station site and station design

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BS How many of the Silver Line Advisory Committee members have riden the Blue Line

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KL After all of the planning on the Blue Line, what was the percentage of good decisions

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ART

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AM What are the three things that people care about when riding the light rail

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AM Examples of wall reliefts

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AM Example of murals on 9th street station

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AM Example of art at Parkwood station in the Plaza – Midwood area

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AM Example of wall art at 22nd street station

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AM Example of wall art at 26th street station in NoDa

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Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

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LA What is the height requirements of the overpass in the 9th street station

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LA What is the maximum grade percentage for underpasses

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ART – resumed

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AM Mallard ducks

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AM Art at Tom Hunter station

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AM Example of art in elevator tower

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AM Example of art in glass work

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AM Example of art in bicycle racks

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Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

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AM Open for questions

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NE Was there any site certifications / Air conditioned spaces

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KL What are the CATS policies for ads at stations and on train cars

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KL Would Matthews have any say on prohibiting ads in stations

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How We Got Here

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AM Overview of Silver Line development history

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AM What are the Guiding Principles for the Silver Line development

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AM Overview of Silver Line route and studies that were made

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AM What are the priorities for Phase 1 of planning

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AM Priority 1 – Stakeholder Engagement

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AM Priority 2 – Public Involvement

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AM Priority 3 – Refining the Alignment

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AM Route selection – Monroe Road or CSX corridor

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AM Route considerations through downtown Matthews

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AM Interaction with IPP / I-485

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AM Where are we now with alignment refinement

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Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

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CH What are the orange markers on the graphic

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How We Got Here – resumed

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AM Scorecard evaluations and alignment workshops

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AM Identifying dates of next round of public meetings

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Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

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KL How is the quarry taken into consideration for route selection

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Project Decisions: How to Make Them

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AM Considering benefits versus risks

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AM How to tell the story at each decision point to stakeholders

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AM End of presentation – Opens the discussion for questions

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Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

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CH Is there a copy of the LPA with more detail that can be accessed

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LL Can you release a copy of the LPA now

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SP Do the proposed routes through Matthews take into account future development

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JJ How much of a risk is it to use the CSX line

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Summarizing the meeting

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BS Recapping the talking points during the meeting

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III. Next Meetings

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This document was on the screen during the discussion on the future meeting dates

Future Meeting Schedule

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DS Closing Comments

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BS Is July 15 meeting necessary

Silver Line Advisory Committee – July 1, 2020

Meeting Agenda

0:00:00 | The vision of the Silver Line Task Force is the successful adoption of the Silver Lines Local Preferred Alternative (LPA) by the fall of 2020 and present this to the Board of Commissioners. Members will meet virtually on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 7:00 pm.

0:00:00 | Members:

0:00:00 | Charlotte Area Transit System Representatives

0:00:00 | Town Staff Liasons

0:00:00 | Agenda for this meeting

0:00:00 | This document was on the screen during the discussion on the future meeting dates

0:00:07 | I. Welcome

0:06:44 | II. Presentation by CATS Team This document was on the screen during the CATS presentation Silver Line Slide Presentation

0:00:00 | Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

0:48:55 | PROCESS

0:48:45 | ART

0:00:00 | Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

0:00:00 | ART – resumed

0:00:00 | Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

0:00:00 | How We Got Here

0:00:00 | Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

0:00:00 | How We Got Here – resumed

0:00:00 | Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

0:00:00 | Project Decisions: How to Make Them

0:00:00 | Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

0:00:00 | Summarizing the meeting

1:46:20 | III. Next Meetings

1:53:45 | IV. Adjournment

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The vision of the Silver Line Task Force is the successful adoption of the Silver Lines Local Preferred Alternative (LPA) by the fall of 2020 and present this to the Board of Commissioners. Members will meet virtually on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 7:00 pm.

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Members:

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Charlotte Area Transit System Representatives

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Town Staff Liasons

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Agenda for this meeting

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This document was on the screen during the discussion on the future meeting dates

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I. Welcome

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II. Presentation by CATS Team

This document was on the screen during the CATS presentation

Silver Line Slide Presentation

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Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

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PROCESS

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ART

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Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

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ART – resumed

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Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

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How We Got Here

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Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

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How We Got Here – resumed

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Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

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Project Decisions: How to Make Them

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Questions: [ unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Andy Mock ]

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Summarizing the meeting

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III. Next Meetings

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IV. Adjournment