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HARRISBURG AREA LAND USE PLAN 13.2 Linking Transportation and Land Use The charrette also yielded a Conceptual Transportation Network Map, which appears in the Appendix C. Transportation greatly affects the use of land, as land without access has very limited options for use. The capacity of transportation facilities, moreover, influences the intensity of land development. Several projects that affect road capacity were in planning stages at the time of the charrette, including road closure at railroad crossings. I ne aeslgn or a roaa also innuences land use and development Illustration 13.3: This clip of a predecessor of the Conceptual Transportation Network Map illustrates the project team's intensity. Width, speed, and study of possible routes for thoroughfares (in pink) identified accommodations for bicyclists and in the CRMPO Thoroughfare Plan and intersections in need of pedestrians are all design elements further study (in orange). The finished product appears in that should reflect the context of a Appendix C. transportation corridor. The future context of a corridor is envisioned through comprehensive plans, land use plans, and small area plans. The project team, therefore, studied two of the most important thoroughfares in the Harrisburg planning area: Rocky River Road and NC Highway 49. Among the stakeholders present at the charrette were representatives of North Carolina Department of Transportation ( NCDOT) and Cabarrus -Rowan Metropolitan Planning Organization (CRMPO). Both agencies have plans for transportation facilities that impact land use and development in the Harrisburg planning area, which Appendix C addresses. The NCDOT representative indicated to the project team that rising traffic volumes on Rocky River Road seem likely, given its interchange with I -485 and the intensity of development expected to occur within its corridor. The representative furthermore communicated that community objectives for specific roads are more likely considered by NCDOT during transportation improvements analyses when they appear in adopted plans. Rocky River Road is a two -lane rural road through much of the planning area. Citizens and stakeholders who attended the charrette expressed that they appreciate the semi - rural character of the road, segments of which are lined by vegetation or abutted by open land. Charrette participants desired to maintain an aesthetically pleasing corridor along Rocky River Road, even if capacity improvements are considered. Based on this input, the project team developed ideas for future road cross - sections during the charrette. The project team studied variations of a four -lane cross - section to anticipate the possibility of future capacity improvements; however, the concepts depicted APPENDIX B: CHARRETTE PRODUCTS AUGUST 2010 Attachment number 2 G -1 Page 394