Steve Harrison
Political ReporterSteve Harrison is WFAE's politics and government reporter. Prior to joining WFAE, Steve worked at the Charlotte Observer, where he started on the business desk, then covered politics extensively as the Observer’s lead city government reporter. Steve also spent 10 years with the Miami Herald. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, the Sporting News and Sports Illustrated.
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The N.C. DOT and Gaston County planners are widening 10 miles of I-85 — without toll lanes. -
Mecklenburg County Commissioners in 2016 selected The Peebles Corporation to build Brooklyn Village uptown. Nothing has been built. -
Mecklenburg County voters in November approved a new one-cent sales tax for transportation. -
It's widely assumed this is Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles’ fifth and final term. That means there will be a free-for-all to succeed her in 2027. -
The N.C. Department of Transportation this week released a tweaked design for the I-77 toll lanes. -
The state has added a number of retaining walls to mitigate impacts from the project.
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N.C. Department of Transportation board member Stephen Rosenburgh said last week he might question whether the state should be involved in other Charlotte transportation projects if the city rejects I-77 toll lanes. -
N.C. Department of Transportation board member Stephen Rosenburgh said that if Charlotte rejects toll lanes on Interstate 77, he would ask whether the state should fund other Charlotte road projects. -
Charlotte City Council and CRTPO member Ed Driggs wants the I-77 project to move forward. -
The new Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority is looking for ways to extend the proposed Silver Line to Matthews.
