Charlotte OKs search for streetcar funds

Charlotte, N.C.’s City Council, in a 7-to-4 vote Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, approved an effort to obtain $75 million in federal matching funds for extending the city’s initial 1.5-mile streetcar line, now under construction.

Charlotte marks Lynx LRT extension start

The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony today, July 18, 2013, to mark the start of extending Lynx light rail transit 9.7 miles to the University of North Carolina-Charlotte campus.