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Southport wins NCDOT grant to craft multimodal plan; public session set for Oct. 23
Summary
The city said it received a North Carolina Department of Transportation grant to prepare a multimodal acceleration plan identifying 8–10 walk-and-bike projects; staff announced a virtual public meeting Oct. 23 and an online survey open through November.
Southport staff told the planning board on Oct. 16 that the city has secured a grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to prepare a multimodal acceleration plan intended to identify 8–10 bicycle, pedestrian and multiuse trail projects and outline steps to make them construction-ready.
"This is a plan that the South Port the city has got received a grant from, NCDOT to prepare this plan, and it's to identify key multimodal projects and outline clear steps for the implementation," said Moe, the city's development services project manager. He said the consultancy team has compiled existing conditions from county and city transportation studies to assemble projects that will be "street ready" for grant submittals.
Staff announced a one-hour virtual public meeting scheduled for Oct. 23 from 6–7 p.m. and an online survey that will remain open through November. "You do have to register online," Moe said, pointing residents to the city's development services page and an interactive public-comment map where the steering committee's candidate projects are posted and users can leave comments.
Board members pressed staff on the likely cost and timing of projects. Moe cautioned that funding depends on the grant program and the project scale: "Some are very small, more like ... a $100,000 project, and then some of them are over $1,000,000," he said. He added that the NCDOT grant funded plan preparation and design work, while construction funding may require separate grant rounds and take months to a year to secure.
Moe also confirmed that the East Coast Greenway connection is included in the project list, a regional route that links trails along the Eastern seaboard. The planning board encouraged staff to prioritize safety-oriented, low-cost projects first and to prepare ready-to-submit packages for competitive grant cycles.
Next steps: staff will hold the Oct. 23 virtual meeting, collect survey and map feedback through November, and incorporate public input into the plan to produce prioritized, grant-ready project packages.
