The City of Southport is working on a Multimodal Project Acceleration Plan. This project will recommend transportation projects that will make it easier and safer for people to walk and bike in the community. These projects can include new sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, or shared-use paths that connect neighborhoods, schools, parks, and downtown areas. By improving options for walking and biking, multimodal projects help reduce reliance on driving, enhance safety, and create more connected, accessible, and vibrant places to live and visit.

This plan builds on past efforts such as the City of Southport 2050 Comprehensive Plan and the Brunswick County Comprehensive Transportation Plan (2024) and will help set priorities and define clear steps to move projects toward implementation. It also provides an opportunity to create a Southport-specific strategy that addresses identified needs while advancing community goals. The study area includes the Southport city limits (see below).

By completing this survey, you’ll help the project team understand the community's priorities for multimodal investments.

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* 1. What is your zip code?

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* 2. How often do you use each of these modes of transportation?

  Daily Weekly Monthly Rarely Never
Walk and/or use a mobility aid (wheelchair, walker, cane, etc.)
Bike or scooter
Drive, carpool, or rideshare
Motorcycle
Other

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* 3. The project team would like to know transportation challenges in the community. For modes you don't use as much as you would like to, what are some reasons for this? Provide reasoning where applicable to you:

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* 4. The Southport Multimodal Project Acceleration Plan is built around four key goals. Which goal matters most to you? Please rank all four, placing your top priority first:

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* 5. The project team is identifying several priority projects. Definitions are provided below for types of projects:

Bike Lane: For use by bicycles or scooters
Sidewalk: For use by pedestrians
Shared-Use Path: 10-12 foot paved path that is separated from the roadway and only for use by pedestrians and bicyclists
Shared Street: Low-traffic and low-speed street for public gathering where the street is shared by pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles
Neighborhood Greenway: Low-traffic and low-speed street that prioritizes pedestrians and bicyclists with traffic calming features
Crossing Enhancements: Crosswalks, pedestrian push buttons, pedestrian crossing signals

The following projects have been identified from previous planning efforts as well as from agency and community partner feedback. Please provide feedback on the following draft priority projects using the matrix below:

1) Howe Street Shared-Use Path and Crossing Enhancements (9th Street to Brown Street)

2)Howe Street Shared-Use Path and Crossing Enhancements (9th Street to 12th Street/Stuart Avenue)

3) Lowe-White Memorial Park and Taylor Field Park Shared-Use Path

4) Moore Street Shared-Use Path and Crossing Enhancements (Rhett Street to Fodale Avenue)

5) 9th Street Sidewalk and Crossing Enhancements (Indigo Plantation Drive to Howe Street)

6) Leonard Street Shared-Use Path (Howe Street to Jabbertown Road)

7) Caswell Avenue/Lord Street/Bay Street Neighborhood Greenway and Sidewalk

8) Bay Street/Yacht Basin Dr Shared Street

  This project is less important This project is slightly important I don't have an opionon on this project This project is important This project is very important
1) Howe Street Shared-Use Path and Crossing Enhancements (9th Street to Brown Street)
2)Howe Street Shared-Use Path and Crossing Enhancements (9th Street to 12th Street/Stuart Avenue)
3) Lowe-White Memorial Park and Taylor Field Park Shared-Use Path
4) Moore Street Shared-Use Path and Crossing Enhancements (Rhett Street to Fodale Avenue)
5) 9th Street Sidewalk and Crossing Enhancements (Indigo Plantation Drive to Howe Street)
6) Leonard Street Shared-Use Path (Howe Street to Jabbertown Road)
7) Caswell Avenue/Lord Street/Bay Street Neighborhood Greenway and Sidewalk
8) Bay Street/Yacht Basin Dr Shared Street

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* 6. Are there any other improvements for walking or biking that aren’t on the above project list but that you think we should consider?

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* 7. Projects in the plan will be ranked using specific criteria. We need your input to know which criteria matter most to you. Please rank the five criteria, placing the most important ones at the top of your list:

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* 8. Is there anything else you would like the project team to know for the Southport Multimodal Project Acceleration Plan?

Optional Demographic Questions

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* 9. What is your age?

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* 10. What is your gender?

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* 11. What race or ethnicity do you identify with? (choose all that apply)

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