Tagged: Lynx Blue Line

Charlotte Observer
9:53 am
Fri February 1, 2013

McCrory Warns: Streetcar Could Risk Charlotte's Light Rail

Credit File Photo / Charlotte Observer
Streetcar rails on Elizabeth Avenue.

Gov. Pat McCrory told two city of Charlotte staff members this week that state money for the light-rail extension to UNC Charlotte could be at risk if the city builds a controversial streetcar, according to a memo sent Thursday.

Without the N.C. Department of Transportation’s $250 million grant, the $1.1 billion Lynx Blue Line extension can’t be built to University City.

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