Transportation
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‘Eroding of Trust’ Cited in Ongoing I-77 Toll Lane Debate
The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) met on Wednesday amid growing opposition to the I-77 South toll lane project, which will involve constructing toll lanes along an 11-mile stretch of I-77 from the South Carolina state line to I-277. The meeting came days after NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT)…
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Opposition to I-77 Toll Lanes Grows with Proposed Design Release
Al Austin knows just how destructive a highway can be. As a child growing up in Lincoln Heights, he witnessed how the construction of I-77 tore through his community at Newland Road and LaSalle Street more than 50 years ago. “I watched families disappear, I watched friends move away from…
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Exploring Both Sides of the Transit Tax Debate
It was 1998 when Mecklenburg County residents voted in favor of the 2025 Integrated Transit/Land Use Plan, an ambitious strategy aimed at expanding rapid transit throughout the area. The plan instated a county-wide half-cent sales tax that went toward the formation of the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), paving the…
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5 Things to Know: PAVE Act Passes NC House, Advancing Charlotte’s Transit Hopes
PAVE Act Passes NC House, Advancing Charlotte’s Transit Hopes House Bill 948, known as the PAVE Act, successfully passed through the NC House on Wednesday. The bill, introduced by NC Rep. Tricia Cotham (R-Mecklenburg), would allow Mecklenburg County voters to decide whether to raise the sales tax by one cent…
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Senate Bill 145 Introduction the First Step in Local Transit Plan
Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte took a long-anticipated step this week toward funding a new transit plan that will include the construction of the Red Line commuter rail to northern Mecklenburg County with the introduction of Senate Bill 145 in the North Carolina General Assembly. If passed by…
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5 Things to Know: CATS Unveils Plans for Bus Service Improvements
CATS Unveils Plans for Bus Service Improvements While area elected officials and transportation leaders did discuss implications for the city’s light rail program as part of the 30-year transit plan during Wednesday’s Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) meeting, CATS also gave a look at its new Better Bus plan, which aims…
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CATS Micro to Launch Affordable Rideshare Service in North Meck
Charlotte Area Transit Services (CATS) announced its new rideshare service, CATS Micro, during Wednesday’s Metropolitan Transit Commission meeting. The service will provide first- and last-mile connections to bus service as well as rides to any desired destination within its north Mecklenburg coverage area starting Feb. 24. CATS Micro will provide…
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