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Millions in road money helps shore up support for expanded rail and bus lines; towns could repave and extend streets, build sidewalks, install streetlights — and boost spending on "parks, public safety, you name it."

There’s finally a bill before the General Assembly, and legislative leaders sound more receptive than ever. But it could be at least several months before we know if the plan is a go.

The Charlotte Area Transit System launched a new microtransit service in north Mecklenburg Monday. Gastonia’s new public rideshare option is only 8 months old and, on Monday, the city celebrated 100,000 trips.

The plans include the Red Line commuter train and Gold Line streetcar extensions.

Vickie Sawyer, who represents Iredell County and north Mecklenburg, is backing the tax so the Red Line commuter rail line can be built.

Charlotte’s $25 billion transit plan depends on federal funding, but the new administration aims to steer transit money to cities with high birth and marriage rates; How Charlotte might fare.

The Charlotte Area Transit System on Wednesday released four new scenarios of how it could spend billions of dollars from a proposed one-cent sales tax — specifically which new train lines could be built and which ones couldn’t. The leading contender would shorten the Silver Line and end the Blue Line in Pineville instead of Ballantyne.

CATS consultant: Both the Red Line and the Silver Line to Matthews are feasible — with only slightly more money for trains. A May 2024 presentation contained detailed cost estimates for differing rail plans, streetcar and buses

For years, the city of Charlotte has labored to advance a plan that would expand transit. But now, the future of the transit plan that the city has shaped and pushed lies largely outside of the city’s control.

With legislation that would enable a sales tax referendum moving forward, Matthews Mayor John Higdon is trying to tap the brakes and organize a meeting of elected officials for late October to discuss revamping Charlotte’s multi-billion dollar transportation plan.