A new online feature designed to engage Charlotte residents debuted this week as part of JLF’s growing efforts in the area. “The Meck Deck,” went live Thursday with a “Name That Boondoggle” contest to give a nickname to the controversial rail-transit system that’s now under construction in Charlotte. The blog is administered by Jeff A. Taylor, who also writes for Carolina Journal’s Charlotte-focused web site. “Houston has the Wham-Bam-Tram, Cleveland has Tober’s Trolley (named for CATS’ own Ron Tober, the former Cleveland transit honcho), and Seattle plans a $2.1 billion monorail that looks like it came straight from an episode of The Simpsons,” Taylor said in a press release. “A world-class city like Charlotte deserves a world-class name for its $450 million choo-choo train. We think Meck Deck readers will be up to the challenge.”
