A Trifling Place, Episode 7: Turn Green Already!

Tasnim Shamma — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:27:12 +0000

Welcome to “A Trifling Place,” a podcast dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of Charlotte.

Every city has its share of traffic issues. In Charlotte, for example, there are a lot of complaints about rush hour near Ballantyne on I-485. (Relief is coming. That section of the road is scheduled to be expanded to three lanes by December 2014.)

But today we're not talking about the quality of the Charlotte region’s roads. We’ll focus on an issue the Charlotte Department of Transportation has a little more control over: traffic lights.

Transportation Plan for the DNC

Charlotte Talks — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:00:00 +0000

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police department, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and a host of other local and national authorities, have released a transportation plan for uptown Charlotte for the days leading up to and during the Democratic National Convention. To say that the plan of closures, restrictions and checkpoints will affect the residents and businesses uptown could be a major understatement.

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A Trifling Place, Episode 7: Turn Green Already!

Transportation Plan for the DNC