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Updated:
May 31, 2011

Market Street Corridor Study

Information:

Project Description/Scope:  Develop a corridor plan for Market Street from Colonial Drive to the Pender County line. This project will integrate transportation and land use planning in an effort to improve safety and mobility along the entire corridor. The plan will provide recommendations for access management, inter-connectivity, improved development standards, future collector streets and conceptual designs.

Current Status:  The final draft of the plan is available below for review.

Next Step:  A joint meeting of the New Hanover County Planning Board and City of Wilmington Planning Commission will be held to review the final draft of the plan.

Final Draft:
DRAFT Market Street Corridor Study: Final Report (PDF 24.2 MB) [updated 10/12/10]

First Draft:
DRAFTConnectivity Plan for Market Street Area (PDF 6.1 MB)
DRAFT Preferred Access Plan for Western Section of Market Street (PDF 5.5 MB)
DRAFT Preferred Access Plan for Eastern Section of Market Street (PDF 5.3 MB)
DRAFT Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan for Western Section of Market Street (PDF 5.7 MB)
DRAFT Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan for Eastern Section of Market Street (PDF 4.5 MB)
DRAFT Circulation Plan for Market Street at N & S Kerr Avenue (PDF 3.4 MB)
DRAFT Circulation Plan for Market Street at Independence Blvd (PDF 2.5 MB)
DRAFT Circulation Plan for Market Street at Eastwood Road (PDF 1.5 MB)
DRAFT Circulation Plan for Market Street at Military Cutoff Road (PDF 3.2 MB)
DRAFT Land Use Plan for Market Street at Independence Boulevard (PDF 4.2 MB)
DRAFT Land Use Plan for Market Street at North & South Kerr Avenue (PDF 4.1 MB)
DRAFT Land Use Plan for Market Street at Military Cutoff Road (PDF 4.2 MB)
DRAFT Land Use Plan for Market Street at Marsh Oaks Drive (PDF 4.9 MB)
DRAFT Roadway Design Plan from Colonial Dr to Lullwater Dr (PDF 2.9 MB)
DRAFT Roadway Design Plan from Lullwater Dr to Cardinal Dr (PDF 2.8 MB)
DRAFT Roadway Design Plan from Cardinal Dr to Gordon Rd (PDF 2.8 MB)
DRAFT Roadway Design Plan from Gordon Rd to Wendover Ln (PDF 1.9 MB)
DRAFT Roadway Design Plan from Wendover Ln to Bump Along Rd (PDF 2.1 MB)
DRAFT Roadway Design Plan from Bump Along Rd to US Highway 17 (PDF 1.9 MB)

General Materials:
Powerpoint Presentation from May 2011 Public Presentation (PDF 25.1 MB) [NEW!]]

Powerpoint Presentation from October 2008 Public Meetings (PDF 10.0 MB)
Survey from October 2008 Public Meetings (PDF 115 KB)
Handout from February 2009 Public Meetings (PDF 670 KB)
Survey from February 2009 Public Meetings (PDF 913 KB)

DRAFT Context Zones for Market Street (PDF 18.9 MB)
Diagnosis Report of Land Use Coding Strategies for Market Street (PDF 2.3 MB)


 
 

 
Kerr Avenue Redevelopment
 
Example of the potential redvelopment opportunity at the intersection of Market Street and N & S Kerr Avenue.