Four lawsuits over the city of Charlotte’s taking of adjacent properties near the city’s center have been consolidated into one $1.07 million settlement, the landowner’s attorney reports.  Thomas “Tommy” Odom Jr. of The Odom Firm in Charlotte reports that the ...

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CHARLOTTE – After debating the rising cost of the proposed CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2, or streetcar project, Charlotte City Council members on Monday approved spending additional money on its development, for a revised cost of $150 million. The council ...

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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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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 – Construction on Phase 1 of the CityLynx Gold Line, the project formerly known as the streetcar, is working its way up Trade Street and causing a number of road closures over the next week. Starting Friday and continuing ...

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Embedded in the pavement of Elizabeth Avenue, the streetcar tracks gleam silver with promise. But with the actual streetcars at least two years away, no one can say for sure whether that promise ever will turn to the gold of extensive commercial development, a particular need for Charlotte’s beleaguered West Side.

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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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