The CityLYNX Gold Line streetcar has won a North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Mobi Award in the Large Urban and Innovation category. The Mobi Award recognizes multimodal projects that play a crucial role in creating and connecting vibrant communities ...

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the City of Charlotte a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Technical Assistance Initiative grant to develop TOD strategies in the Historic West End, along the CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 streetcar corridor, according to a ...

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Charlotte City Council voted last week to approve a contract for construction of the CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 Streetcar project, extending the existing Phase 1 project by 2.5 miles resulting in a four-mile operating segment. The Johnson Bros. Corporation ...

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CHARLOTTE – The contentious streetcar project, which Mayor Patrick Cannon said has now been in front of four mayors, last night got a boost when the City Council approved spending $12 million to advance the design of the $126 million ...

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Construction for the first phase of the CityLynx Gold Line – also known as the streetcar – will require the closing of Hawthorne Lane between Elizabeth Avenue and East Fifth Street for nearly a month.

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Trade Street and Elizabeth Avenue, between College Street and Kings Drive, will close in portions between Wednesday and Halloween, while the city dresses it up in anticipation for the CityLynx Gold Line.

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Work on Phase 1 of the CityLynx Gold Line, formerly known as the streetcar, is causing more street closings in uptown, as construction creeps toward the Charlotte Transportation Center, the terminus of the opening leg of the transit line.

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CHARLOTTE – The packed, sign-waving crowd of supporters gave a standing ovation to Charlotte Mayor and U.S. Secretary of Transportation designate Anthony Foxx’s surprise entrance. They stood and cheered again when Foxx’s pet streetcar proposal won the night. Many months ...

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