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With little progress on transit after almost five years, city staff at a City Council retreat outline "roads-first" ideas — but how different would a revised plan really be? Not very.
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The city of Charlotte is trying to build support for a $13.5 billion transit plan. It's been stalled since 2020.
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The DOT ordered CATS to remove all of its 100- and 200-series light-rail vehicles pulled from service, following problems with a "flat spot" on one of the train's wheels.
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A city bus driver was shot and seriously injured while on his route Friday afternoon in northwest Charlotte. Police say initial information indicates the bus driver was hit by a stray bullet fired as motorists in two other vehicles feuded.
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It's been five years since the Charlotte City Council set a goal of eliminating the use of fossil fuels in city vehicles and buildings by the end of this decade. The city is inching toward that, by adding electric vehicles and rooftop solar panels, improving energy efficiency and planning two solar farms. But officials acknowledge they won't make it, and local climate activists are pushing back.
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The numbers tell us that ridership is growing — slowly — but it hasn’t reached pre-pandemic levels or matched the percentage of people returning to uptown. And it’s far below the Charlotte Area Transit System’s ridership peak a decade ago.
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If you follow Charlotte’s transit plans, you’ve probably heard one of the newer terms: mobility hubs. So we’ve decided to devote our main story in this Transit Time newsletter to the simple question: What is a mobility hub?
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The mayors from the six Mecklenburg towns, along with Mecklenburg Commissioner Leigh Altman, sent a letter to the city of Charlotte on Tuesday. They said they want more power for the Metropolitan Transit Commission.
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In a recent speech, Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said "an authority is in our future." The plan is in early stages but could be a path to light rail, leaders say at Charlotte Transportation and Transit Summit.
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The Charlotte City Council voted 8-1 Monday to spend $5 million designing the Red Line, a commuter rail line from uptown to Lake Norman.