Archive - Transit Time of The Charlotte Ledger

Higher sales tax: $240/year for average home, city says

You’d pay more for clothes, restaurant meals and other items — in exchange for expanded transit and roads across Mecklenburg County

Jul 10 •

June 2025

Transit bill tightens requirements on road money

Bill expected to receive final approval today, head to governor; Referendum likely to be on November ballot

Jun 26 •

A big transit win, but with a lesser bill?

Charlotte's transit tax bill passes a key committee in Raleigh — with a mandate of 20% to be spent on buses

Jun 12 •

May 2025

Transit plan’s ‘road money’ would free up cash for other city priorities

Charlotte's city manager says the new $103 million a year could take pressure off the city's general fund; 'salaries for police officers, for…

May 15

April 2025

CLT airport's next building boom

As the airport wraps up major construction projects, more might be on the way

Apr 24

I-485 toll lanes delayed, again

Independence Boulvard plans pushed back, and I-77 tolling proceeds

Apr 3 •

March 2025

February 2025

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