Transportation

In 2024, North Carolina’s passenger trains experienced another bustling year and riding the train has become more popular than ever in the state. We explore what's behind the rising popularity of train travel in N.C. and plans for expanding the places you can go.

A long-awaited bill that would allow Mecklenburg County voters to vote on a one-cent sales tax increase for transportation has been filed in the state Senate.

The town of Matthews isn’t going quietly in its fight to keep the Silver Line light rail.

Congestion pricing was introduced on Sunday morning in the center of New York City — despite a late attempt by New Jersey to stop it in court.

The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization voted Wednesday night to advance a public-private partnership to build express toll lanes on Interstate 77 in south Charlotte.

Mecklenburg County Commissioners voted 5-4 against a plan to use toll lanes to expand I-77 South. Commissioners who oppose the plan said the proposed toll lanes will create more inequality without helping congestion.

The American Community Survey found only one U.S. city with a greater share of people working from home in 2023.

An 85-page plan obtained through a public records request details the possibilities for Charlotte. Public documents show plenty of greenways and sidewalks on the city’s wish list of transportation projects; building and widening roads might be a challenge.

If you’ve been following transit and transportation for a few years in Charlotte, you might be forgiven for a reflexive twinge of skepticism when it comes to grand pronouncements about the future. Big ideas seem to be ever-slipping out of sight over the horizon.

The city of Gastonia is cutting all of its regular bus routes and replacing them with on-demand service. Gastonia operates six bus routes that drew 144,000 riders last year. But starting in July, Gastonia will instead offer on-demand rides through a three-year, $1.65 million contract with River North Transit. That means instead of waiting at bus stops along set routes, riders will use an app, website or call center to schedule a ride directly where they’re going, similar to Uber or Lyft.