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$250M plan would transform SouthPark into walkable community

By WSOCTV.com News Staff

SouthPark Forward 2035 Vision Plan There’s a new $250 million plan to transform the SouthPark neighborhood into a more walkable community. (SouthPark Community Partners)

By WSOCTV.com News Staff

CHARLOTTE — There’s a new multi-million dollar plan to transform Charlotte’s SouthPark neighborhood into a more walkable community.

SouthPark Forward 2035 Vision Plan There’s a new $250 million plan to transform the SouthPark neighborhood into a more walkable community. (SouthPark Community Partners)

The SouthPark Forward 2035 Vision Plan includes 64 projects. Those include new parks, a 3-mile trail around the mall, and a new shuttle system to make the neighborhood more accessible.

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Leaders also want to renovate Symphony Park, create a festival street on Carnegie Boulevard, and build a linear park on Fairview Road. They also want to improve conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists.

SouthPark Forward 2035 Vision Plan There’s a new $250 million plan to transform the SouthPark neighborhood into a more walkable community. (SouthPark Community Partners)

The plan is for the projects to link neighborhoods, businesses, and the greenways together.

SouthPark Community Partners is investing $1 million to kickstart the projects, but they’re aiming for a mixture of public and private funding. They estimate it’ll cost $250 million to create.

Read the full plan here.

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