jjOur globe-trotting Mayor is certainly letting it all hang out. Check out what he told the News & Record about Charlotte’s transit plans:

“There is a silent majority who understands our long-term needs,” McCrory said. “It’s an investment in our future, and even people who won’t be riding it wanted to see that investment.”

Silent majority, eh? You mean $600K in interest group and corporate hanger-on money that saved the half-cent? Do tell.

Better still are things Parks Helms is telling out-of-towners:

“Simply building more roads is a dead end because you just end up creating more traffic congestion,” said Parks Helms, vice chairman of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners and a longtime supporter of light rail.

“But this has never just been about light rail,” Helms said. “It’s also about economic development, and it’s about having a transportation alternative.”

So roads cause congestion. Remember that one when the entire county is one big parking lot.