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Transit talks feel like 'Groundhog Day'
It's the same discussions, over and over again; If Bill Murray figured a way out, can Charlotte?
Ely Portillo
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Tony Mecia
Feb 2
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January 2023
Is Charlotte about to face a scooter apocalypse?
Scooters face an uncertain future
Tony Mecia
Jan 26
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How Charlotte can salvage its transit sales tax
We don't have to choose between roads and transit. Just revise the timelines.
Steve Harrison
Jan 19
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Let’s admit that the transit plan is dead
Plus: Understanding the issues behind a possible bus driver strike
Tony Mecia
Jan 12
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Management review finds CATS needs a major overhaul
Plus: City Council committee backs underground bus station and a Silver Line route that avoids middle of center city
Ely Portillo
Jan 5
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December 2022
2022 in transit: plenty of planning, little movement
The Silver Line is coming into focus. Bus routes have been restored. Bond money will start flowing. But the big questions on a comprehensive transit…
Ely Portillo
Dec 15, 2022
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City sticks with uptown route for the Silver Line — but won't say how many would ride
Of three options, momentum builds toward the one that would spur development but would cost more and avoid the center of uptown
Steve Harrison
Dec 8, 2022
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November 2022
Can an app make Charlotte's streets safer?
The city released an app last week called TravelSafely. I tested it out while walking and driving around South End.
Lindsey Banks
Nov 17, 2022
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More questions on CATS' push for underground bus station
City Council committee hears more details on redevelopment plans for transportation center across from the Spectrum Center
Steve Harrison
Nov 10, 2022
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How to build a regional transit system
Geraldine Gardner, executive director of the Centralina Regional Council, says regional collaboration is at the center; 'It all starts with a vision'
Tony Mecia
Nov 3, 2022
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October 2022
CATS' struggles are bigger than John Lewis
The departure of Charlotte's transit chief will offer a fresh start. But deeper societal changes will continue to be a challenge to increasing the use…
Steve Harrison
Oct 20, 2022
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Drivers flooded Charlotte with opposition to bus lanes
A CATS survey regarding an experiment switching Central Avenue lanes to bus-only lanes points to the hurdles CATS will have to overcome
Ely Portillo
Oct 13, 2022
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