WHY NOW?
The Neck area of Charleston and North Charleston is located at the heart of a growing region
The Neck area is located at the heart of a growing region that has made economic development a priority through ambitious organizations and innovative programs and facilities. The Charleston region is on the rise, and it is well-positioned to benefit from a recovering national and global economy. With its central location, multimodal accessibility, and concentration of employment and economic activity, the Neck area is poised to be a key engine for regional growth. With this context supporting it, the primary challenge for the Master Plan is to define opportunities and actions that can most effectively tap the area’s potential and bring prosperity to its residents, businesses, and other stakeholders.
Major new economic initiatives and transportation investments are getting underway that will influence the future of the Neck and the region as a whole. Now is the time to harness this region's tremendous potential to become a vital place that balances its long-standing role as a major transportation hub with its historic sense of community and its 21st century attractiveness to new industries. The master plan will help to ensure that emerging neighborhoods, job centers, and transportation systems are integrated into a cohesive urban fabric within which people from all walks of life can thrive and prosper.
Major new economic initiatives and transportation investments are getting underway that will influence the future of the Neck and the region as a whole. Now is the time to harness this region's tremendous potential to become a vital place that balances its long-standing role as a major transportation hub with its historic sense of community and its 21st century attractiveness to new industries. The master plan will help to ensure that emerging neighborhoods, job centers, and transportation systems are integrated into a cohesive urban fabric within which people from all walks of life can thrive and prosper.