Initiated in 2015, the Greater Charlotte Regional Freight Mobility plan will enhance the economic competitiveness of the Charlotte region by developing an integrated, multi-modal freight transportation system that will support the region’s economic growth, foster job creation, and provide the mechanisms to maintain and improve the quality of life for the region’s residents. The purpose of the plan is to strengthen the connection between the region’s key freight transportation assets, core industries, and land use development.

The Freight Mobility Plan is designed to:

• Identify ways to effectively and consistently reduce freight congestion and bottlenecks.
• Identify connections between freight mobility and regional economic goals.
• Prioritize project, program and policy improvements to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the freight transportation system.
• Promote effective land use to support freight mobility, business development and job growth.
• Mitigate environmental impacts of freight movements.

Representing a comprehensive and collaborative planning effort, the Freight Mobility Plan analyzed existing conditions and forecasts future freight trends, incorporated stakeholder input and national best practices, identified project, program, and policy improvements, and methods for gauging successful implementation. For the Charlotte region, freight mobility planning is critical to help the region’s planning organizations and leaders balance current and future demands for freight mobility, economic growth, and land development.

The Freight Mobility Plan includes a set of strategic recommendations and guidance for the region’s transportation planning organizations, local and regional governments, and the private sector to implement. These will help local companies and the region be more economically competitive by making sound improvements to the freight transportation system, and enhancing land use and site selection decisions. It is imperative that the Charlotte region take actions to strengthen the region’s freight transportation system to ensure that it provides safe, reliable and efficient freight mobility for our current needs as well as anticipated future needs.

Click here to view the Executive Summary of the Greater Charlotte Regional Freight Mobility Plan.