transportation
Charlotte city leaders share next moves to get chaotic CATS in order
City leaders outlined next steps Thursday for mending the fractured Charlotte Area Transit System, including a federal review and temporary suspension of the...
UNC Charlotte could get the college downtown it’s always been missing
N.C. State has Hillsborough Street. UNC Chapel Hill has Franklin Street. Clemson has Tiger Boulevard and College Avenue. UNC Charlotte, the second-largest...
The extent of CATS’ dysfunction has put riders at risk amid a “culture of silence”
The situation at Charlotte Area Transit System is worse than we thought. We knew the bus system had seen its reputation eroded and its ridership dwindle. We...
For $25, you can find parking in Charlotte on the Gold Line tracks or bike lanes
Multiple times a month, Charlotte’s streetcar is delayed or must change its operations because a car is parked in its way. Cyclists know this is a...
CATS needs to repair all 40-plus light rail trains to prevent another from going off the tracks
Last May, a Blue Line light rail train went off its tracks due to a faulty axle bearing. Charlotte Area Transit System mainly kept the incident under wraps....
The mysterious company with the keys to Charlotte’s bus system
For years, a private company that started in Paris has operated Charlotte’s buses. The arrangement between the local government and the contractor has...
How Charlotte can navigate its more diverse future
As migration trends chip away at the longstanding geography of inequity, leaders and neighborhood advocates say Charlotte needs to more widely distribute its...
CATS says underground transit center is most secure design, eliminates street-level option
Editor’s note: On Jan. 31, the Metropolitan Transit Commission voted in favor of the below-ground “concourse” option for the Charlotte...
Decision time: Where will Charlotte’s next light rail take us?
Tuesday night, the board for Charlotte Area Transit System will discuss the route for the Silver Line. It’s a decision that will shape the future of the...
It’s been a week of tragedy and setback for Charlotte’s transportation hopes
As Charlotte endured a tragic week for traffic safety, one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers condemned the city’s plans to become less...
CATS prepares to drop routes, frequencies if bus drivers strike
Charlotte Area Transit System has detailed contingency plans for how it will operate if bus drivers strike. CATS would suspend express routes if there’s...
Lake Norman towns explored using Elon Musk’s tunnel company to connect to Charlotte
It sounds like something out of Back to the Future: What if you could hop into an autonomous Tesla in north Mecklenburg that zips through a tunnel at up to 150...
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