{"id":38,"date":"2020-06-28T20:06:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T20:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queensparkclt.org\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2020-07-10T00:22:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T00:22:19","slug":"the-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queensparkclt.org\/the-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Working together to build a Central Park for Charlotte<\/h2>
The idea is simple: convert the railyard north of uptown into a 220-acre park, making it the biggest park in the metro region. This site borders the Lynx Blue Line, the Charlotte Rail Trail, and several of Charlotte\u2019s iconic neighborhoods, including Noda, Villa Heights, Optimist Park, and Druid Hills. The area is in a federal Economic Opportunity Zone, with tax credits for development. It is the perfect area for a park.<\/div><\/div>
Connecting the City<\/a>Project Gallery<\/a>Blueprint Cities<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

It\u2019s now or never.<\/h2>
Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, and the cost of real estate continues to increase. Simply put, the opportunity to carve out a swath of land for an urban park may soon be lost entirely.

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Imagine if the leaders of New York City had lacked the foresight to create Central Park in the mid-19th century \u2014 and then tried to go back to create a similar park now. <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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We\u2019re growing but falling behind.<\/h2>
The Queen City is home to one of the most underperforming park systems in the United States. In 2019, Charlotte\u2019s parks ranked 96th out of the 100 largest cities in America. Charlotte is one of the fastest growing cities in the US; but we\u2019re not thinking like a major city yet in terms of planning for this growth.

Only 6% of Charlotte\u2019s land is used for parks and recreation. The national average is 15%. The average American city spends $90 per resident on parks. Charlotte spends around half that amount ($48 per resident). Charlotte\u2019s bars are dog friendly, but our dog parks are in the 21st percentile (0.5 dog parks per 100,000 residents). 

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Charlotte has a unique opportunity to take bold action to build a new large park in Charlotte for the 21st century.
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The Map<\/h2><\/hgroup><\/section>

The Vision<\/h2><\/div>
Mecklenburg County\u2019s parks rank near last in the United States: 95th out of 100 major metropolitan areas. We aim to improve that in a bold way for the City of Charlotte.<\/div>Meet Our Team ><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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