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Charlotte public transit—desperation has finally set in
In the latest response to declining ridership, the Charlotte Area Transit System is pitching what it believes to be a novel idea– discounted Lyft rides to and from light rail…
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CATS ridership falls
By 4.5 percent through July as compared to the first seven months of 2015 on the light rail line with bus ridership also down. CATS officials blame failing gasoline prices…
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Lynx ridership update
The UPoR reports that Charlotte light rail ridership is now back to 2008 levels, when high gas prices pushed people to tack the train to work. That may not be…
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Streetcar thoughts
Looping back around to the budget debate happening currently in Charlotte, which is increasingly focused on the city’s proposed streetcar line. When the City Manager Curt Walton’s proposed $926 million…
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Uninhabited: The View From Inside The Vue
Holy cow! Talk about a symbol of the destruction that this recession has wrought on uptown, and everywhere. WCNC reports that the The Vue, once forecast to be the guiding…
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Aw, Hell. Not an Uptown Faux Farmers Market
Wait, don’t tell me. And an aquarium too. The Uptown crowd — motto, Bringing You Bad Ideas Since Cityfair — actually thinks an Uptown farmers market is a good idea.…
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Vacancies Up, Rents Down
Hey, what do you know, another Meck Deck prediction coming true. Doug Smith reports that rents have dropped almost 40 percent at the high end and 15 to 20 percent…
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Open Letter to Pat McCrory
Mayor: I admire your willingness to boldly reject the fool’s gold of a “bailout” or “stimulus” rescue for the city’s fiscal distress. As you correctly note, it is only the…
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Belmont: It Ain't About Beer and Cigs
John Lassiter is a hoot. The Charlotte city councilman claims that the city is doubling back to propose spending over $500,000 to buy up property in the Belmont neighborhood to…
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Another South Line Accident
Classic. Another truck ripped off another crossing arm on the South Blvd. light rail line today. WCNC headline: Transit accident closes busy South End intersection. The details: Witnesses say the…
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Stupid Idea of the Day
That would be arches for South End. The arches would bookend a five-block stretch of Camden Rd. with the goal of drawing pedestrians to the street. Special South End tax…
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Pat McCrory is Exactly Wrong
Anyone listening to Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory on the Keith Larson show this morning had to wonder what in the world he was talking about with regard to Charlotte’s light…