Silver Line Advisory Committee – June 17, 2020

Meeting Agenda

0:00:00 |
This is the first meeting of a group of Matthews, NC citizens and business owners gathered together to provide a review the routing and impact that the proposed Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) light rail Silver Line will have on Matthews, NC.

0:00:00 |
Meeting Moderators

Susan Habina Woolard, PE – Town Engineer
Dana Stoogenke, AICP – Transportation Planner
Shana Robertson – Deputy Town Clerk

0:00:00 |
Committee Members

0:00:00 |

Bill Stevens – Chairperson
Lou Abernathy
Jim Johnson
Fred Baylor
Kerry Lamson
David Blackley
Scott Phillips
Wyatt Dixon
Jana Reeve
Natasha Edwards
Jennifer Sounders
Chris Hough
Walter Wright
Bo Hulsey

0:00:07 |
Opening the meeting

0:00:21 |
Introduction – Dana Stoogenke

0:01:02 |
Opening Comments – Mayor John Higdon

0:04:30 |
Additional Comments – Bill Stevens

0:04:44 |
Continuation of meeting – Dana Stoogenke

0:00:00 |
Presentation – Dana Stoogenke

0:06:13 |
Goal

0:07:03 |
Setting future meeting dates

0:07:45 |
Guidelines for Effective Meetings – Virtual meeting ediquette

0:14:15 |
Introduction of committee members

0:14:38 |
Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) – Overview

0:18:58 |
Introducing the committee members

0:19:50 |

Bill Stevens

0:21:04 |

Lou Abernathy

0:21:35 |

Fred Baylor

0:22:19 |

David Blackley

0:22:53 |

Wyatt Dixon

0:24:05 |

Natasha Edwards (absent)

0:24:10 |

Chris Hough

0:24:45 |

Bo Hulsey

0:25:15 |

Jim Johnson

0:25:46 |

Kerry Lamson

0:26:19 |

Lynn Lewis

0:26:57 |

Scott Phillips

0:28:17 |

Jana Reeve

0:29:07 |

Jennifer Sounders

0:29:36 |

Walter Wright (absent)

0:29:49 |

Susan Habina Woolard

0:30:56 |

Shana Robertson

0:31:32 |
Comment – Mayor Higdon
This document is the CATS presentation that is being made by Dana Stoogenke
Silver Line Presentation – CATS

0:32:40 |
Presentation authored by CATS – Dana Stoogenke
Technical difficulties playing the original presentation

0:36:30 |
Question: Lou Abernathy – Asking to send out documents before meeting

0:40:38 |
Presentation begins with Dana Stoogenke moderating instead of the original speaker

0:41:02 |

Introduction

0:41:13 |

How We Got Here

0:42:20 |

Guiding Principles

0:43:36 |

Overview of LYNX Silver Line Program

0:46:29 |

LYNX Silver Line Design and Environmental Services

0:53:00 |

Transit-Oriented Development Study

0:54:09 |

Rail Trail Study

0:55:09 |

Advancing the LYNX Silver Line Program

0:55:18 |

Phase 1 (2020) – Priorities

0:55:41 |

Stakeholder Engagement

0:56:32 |

Public Involvement

0:57:06 |

Refining the Alignment

0:57:44 |

Alignment Refinement: What have we been up to ?

0:58:31 |

Alignment Options

1:01:24 |

What’s Next ?

1:03:46 |

End of presentation

Silver Line Advisory Committee – June 17, 2020

Meeting Agenda

0:00:00 | This is the first meeting of a group of Matthews, NC citizens and business owners gathered together to provide a review the routing and impact that the proposed Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) light rail Silver Line will have on Matthews, NC.

0:00:00 | Meeting Moderators

0:00:00 | Committee Members

0:00:07 | Opening the meeting

0:00:21 | Introduction – Dana Stoogenke

0:01:02 | Opening Comments – Mayor John Higdon

0:04:30 | Additional Comments – Bill Stevens

0:04:44 | Continuation of meeting – Dana Stoogenke

0:00:00 | Presentation – Dana Stoogenke

0:06:13 | Goal

0:07:03 | Setting future meeting dates

0:07:45 | Guidelines for Effective Meetings – Virtual meeting ediquette

0:14:15 | Introduction of committee members

0:14:38 | Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) – Overview

0:18:58 | Introducing the committee members

0:31:32 | Comment – Mayor Higdon This document is the CATS presentation that is being made by Dana Stoogenke Silver Line Presentation – CATS

0:32:40 | Presentation authored by CATS – Dana Stoogenke Technical difficulties playing the original presentation

0:36:30 | Question: Lou Abernathy – Asking to send out documents before meeting

0:40:38 | Presentation begins with Dana Stoogenke moderating instead of the original speaker

1:04:00 | Comments about the presentation by Susan Habina Woolard

1:05:15 | Question: Mayor Higdon – What is the charge of the committee

1:05:45 | Comment: Scott Phillips

1:06:20 | Comment: Wyatt Dixon

1:06:40 | Clarification: Dana Stoogenke

1:08:10 | Comment: Bill Stevens – Objective of the committee should be more clearly defined

1:10:12 | Comment: Jim Johnson – Requesting copy of slide presentation

1:11:23 | Question: Wyatt Dixon – Are there any case studies regarding Matthews for Silver Line

1:12:03 | Susan Habina Woolard offers to present a virtual tour of the Blue Line to the committee

1:13:22 | Question: Lynn Lewis – Whao will be the riders of the Silver Line

1:15:26 | Comment: Mayor Higdon – Ridership surveys indicated that most important is on time and clean

1:16:30 | Question: Chris Hough – How are the anchor stops determined

1:17:53 | Comment: Mayor Higdon – Feedback he received about stop locations

1:20:38 | Next steps for the committee

1:21:58 | Next meeting dates

1:24:19 | Comment: Kerry Lamson – What items are on the committee’s to do list Clarification: Dana Stoogenke

1:28:48 | Contact information for the staff

1:30:00 | Opening the floor for questions and comments

1:30:10 | Comment: Bill Stevens – Closing comments and request for group email chats

1:31:26 | Question: Chris Hough – How are questions routed

1:33:30 | Comment: Lou Abernathy – Emails can be sent to other committee members as long as it is less than a quorum

1:36:00 | Adjourn

0:00:00 |
This is the first meeting of a group of Matthews, NC citizens and business owners gathered together to provide a review the routing and impact that the proposed Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) light rail Silver Line will have on Matthews, NC.

0:00:00 |
Meeting Moderators

0:00:00 |
Committee Members

0:00:07 |
Opening the meeting

0:00:21 |
Introduction – Dana Stoogenke

0:01:02 |
Opening Comments – Mayor John Higdon

0:04:30 |
Additional Comments – Bill Stevens

0:04:44 |
Continuation of meeting – Dana Stoogenke

0:00:00 |
Presentation – Dana Stoogenke

0:06:13 |
Goal

0:07:03 |
Setting future meeting dates

0:07:45 |
Guidelines for Effective Meetings – Virtual meeting ediquette

0:14:15 |
Introduction of committee members

0:14:38 |
Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) – Overview

0:18:58 |
Introducing the committee members

0:31:32 |
Comment – Mayor Higdon
This document is the CATS presentation that is being made by Dana Stoogenke
Silver Line Presentation – CATS

0:32:40 |
Presentation authored by CATS – Dana Stoogenke
Technical difficulties playing the original presentation

0:36:30 |
Question: Lou Abernathy – Asking to send out documents before meeting

0:40:38 |
Presentation begins with Dana Stoogenke moderating instead of the original speaker

1:04:00 |
Comments about the presentation by Susan Habina Woolard

1:05:15 |
Question: Mayor Higdon – What is the charge of the committee

1:05:45 |
Comment: Scott Phillips

1:06:20 |
Comment: Wyatt Dixon

1:06:40 |
Clarification: Dana Stoogenke

1:08:10 |
Comment: Bill Stevens – Objective of the committee should be more clearly defined

1:10:12 |
Comment: Jim Johnson – Requesting copy of slide presentation

1:11:23 |
Question: Wyatt Dixon – Are there any case studies regarding Matthews for Silver Line

1:12:03 |
Susan Habina Woolard offers to present a virtual tour of the Blue Line to the committee

1:13:22 |
Question: Lynn Lewis – Whao will be the riders of the Silver Line

1:15:26 |
Comment: Mayor Higdon – Ridership surveys indicated that most important is on time and clean

1:16:30 |
Question: Chris Hough – How are the anchor stops determined

1:17:53 |
Comment: Mayor Higdon – Feedback he received about stop locations

1:20:38 |
Next steps for the committee

1:21:58 |
Next meeting dates

1:24:19 |
Comment: Kerry Lamson – What items are on the committee’s to do list
Clarification: Dana Stoogenke

1:28:48 |
Contact information for the staff

1:30:00 |
Opening the floor for questions and comments

1:30:10 |
Comment: Bill Stevens – Closing comments and request for group email chats

1:31:26 |
Question: Chris Hough – How are questions routed

1:33:30 |
Comment: Lou Abernathy – Emails can be sent to other committee members as long as it is less than a quorum

1:36:00 |
Adjourn