The recommended changes in circulation, open space, and land
use represent a major transformation of those elements that
are under utilized or do not contribute to a vibrant urban
environment. Most importantly, the plan creates connections
between revitalized neighborhoods and stable existing ones.
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Like many American cities, as North
Charleston expanded, its population density decreased and the
everyday processes of life became increasingly segregated -
areas for shopping, business, residences, recreation and civic
functions were grouped together and separated by distances
that demanded car travel or other transit options.
The Noisette plan encourages increased density, walking-distance
access between neighborhoods and city/commercial resources,
improved and integrated city/regional transit options, reduced
and slower traffic flow, expanded open space and recreational
options, and reestablishment of community links to major environmental
assets like the Cooper River.
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