Concord Parkway Small Area Plan - Concord NC

2004
David Walters, Senior Urban Designer, The Lawrence Group

The same charrette team involved with the Huntersville downtown plan worked with the nearby city of Concord, NC, to create a master plan for 800-acres of suburban infill development. This plan uses techniques of sustainable urban design and low impact site design to create a mixed-use, walkable neighborhood capable of being actively supported by transit. During the charrette, the design team discovered the existence of a fragment of the historic “Great Wagon Road” that ran from Pennsylvania to Georgia in colonial times. This historical trace is marked by a preserved hedgerow that runs diagonally across the site as a green, interpretive trail.