Today, we're discussing another strange east coast light rail in Charlotte, North Carolina. Just how did the Queen City end up with something more like a light metro than a light rail, and where is their transit going next? All this, after The News.
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Timestamps
- 13:25 See CATS System Map
References & notes
- [1] Mass Transit Jobs: Chief Financial Officer for BART
- [2] Mass Transit: PRT'S Monongahela Incline reopens after state inspection
- [3] Charlotte Business Journal: CityNerd's Ray Delahanty on Charlotte: 'World Capital of Sprawl'
- [4] Charlotte on Google Maps
- [5] American Public Transportation Association: Public Transportation Ridership Report, Third Quarter 2023
- [6] Charlotte Area Transit System: Silver Line
- [7] Charlotte Area Transit System: Red Line Commuter Rail
- [8] Charlotte Area Transit System: Gold Line Extension
- [9] WCNC Charlotte: Charlotte city leaders hope to revive Red Line project
- [10] Wikipedia: Lynx Silver Line
- [11] Charlotte Area Transit System
- [12] Wikipedia: Charlotte, North Carolina
- [13] Wikipedia: Charlotte Area Transit System
- [14] Wikipedia: CityLynx Gold Line
- [15] Wikipedia: Lynx Blue Line
- [16] CATS System Map
- [17] Wikipedia: List of tallest buildings in Charlotte