By Scott Baughman
Published: October 28,2012
Nate Bowman missed his train by about 14 years. A developer and owner of Huntersville-based Bowman Development Group, he said he has been waiting on the Charlotte Area Transit System to finish the commuter-rail project known as the Red Line since 1998.
By Scott Baughman
Published: February 22,2012
Norfolk Southern officials made it absolutely clear Tuesday that there would be no Red Line commuter-rail service on its O line track in Mecklenburg County under current plans.
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 30,2010
When the city of Charlotte won a $25 million federal Urban Circulator Grant to build a starter streetcar line through uptown, from Time Warner Cable Arena to Presbyterian Hospital, supporters touted the 1 1/2-mile section as an important step toward a proposed 10-mile track. The plan was to expand the starter line from Eastland Mall [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 23,2010
As Republicans regain the majority in the U.S. and North Carolina House of Representatives and the state Senate, it’s not known what the political changes will mean for major transit projects in the Charlotte region. Some hear squealing brakes. For John Szmer, assistant professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, [...]
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