MOBILITY HUBS
Mobility hubs allow people to connect to, access and switch between different types of transportation easily. Located in downtown areas, busy activity centers or at major transit stations or stops, mobility hubs merge multiple travel options together in one convenient place.
Mobility Hubs bring multiple transportation options together in one convenient, easy-to-use location. As our region grows, Mobility Hubs can help meet rising travel demand by improving multi-modal connections, supporting trip planning and creating safe, vibrant places that encourage local investment and economic activity.
Our Mobility Hub Playbook is a practical, visual guide to help communities across the CONNECT Beyond region plan and implement mobility hubs.
Designed for towns, cities and agencies, the playbook offers tools and guidance for creating people-centered places where transportation options connect, transfers are easier and communities are better linked.
Whether in urban, suburban, or rural settings, it helps local partners design mobility hubs that meet today’s needs and can adapt as the region grows.
Playbook Appendices
Centralina funded the development of four distinctive pilot studies across the region as examples for other communities considering implementing Mobility Hubs. Selected for their strong interest, commitment, and varied development stages, each community received a schematic design plan, supporting graphics, and an implementation roadmap.
Currently serving as a parking lot on the edge of Downtown Belmont, the Trolley Barn site can leverage its future trolley service, regional trail access, and proximity to the vibrant downtown to activate a community-oriented, multi-use mobility hub.
Huntersville Gateway Station is currently an active park-and-ride facility within a growing mixed-use area. With strong transit access, nearby destinations, and a direct greenway connection, it has the potential to grow into a mobility hub serving commuters, residents, businesses, and trail users.
Kannapolis Train Station currently provides parking, bus, and regional Amtrak service at the edge of downtown, but within walking distance of major civic, institutional, and downtown neighborhood destinations. Through mobility hub implementation, it can evolve into a mobility hub that better connects residents, visitors, students, and downtown travelers to local and regional attractions.
The proposed Lincoln County Transit Center is currently in early concept planning as a future Park & Ride and public transit facility. With a flexible design that can support demand response, paratransit, vanpool, future express transit, and pedestrian and bicycle connections, it can become a scalable mobility hub that improves regional access and long-term connectivity.
Centralina Mobility Hub Explorer is a GIS tool that helps local governments and partners identify and compare potential mobility hub locations. Users can view conditions within a half-mile of any transportation center, including land use, demographics, and nearby assets, to support informed planning and decision-making.
This guidebook highlights mobility hub case studies from across North Carolina, showcasing practical investments, partnerships and design strategies to support implementation. Commissioned by Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO), Centralina conducted interviews, site visits and research to develop lessons that can be adapted by local communities.
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