Road to Real Estate

… just a year or two!  Yes, in what was supposed to take 18 years, will take approximately a year or two.  Development around the lines as well as rising gas prices have contributed to the success of the once questionable “risk” by Charlotte City Leaders.
Charlotte City Leaders planned for the Charlotte Light Rail system, [...]

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The Metropolitan Transit Commission of Charlotte voted last night to increase fares for riding public transportation around Charlotte.
Fees for a basic ride went up $0.20 to $1.50.  Weekly passes went up $2 and monthly passes went up $8.  All of this is still a bargain considering the current gas prices - which I must mention, [...]

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Our CENTURY 21 Hecht Realty - Denver Office
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Here are some random sites around the Charlotte and Lake Norman area (note that not all areas have Streetview, so I couldn’t include everything.
Entrance to Birkdale Village
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As a fan of and believer in public transportation and Transit Oriented Development (TOD), I was thrilled to read an article in today’s Charlotte Observer about the success of the light rail.  Expecting an average of 9,100 riders a day (which many thought was unreachable), the Blue Line now averages over 13,000 riders a day!  [...]

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At last night’s Charlotte City Council meeting, they approved money to purchase $15million worth of light rail cars due to overwhelming response (and higher gas prices) to the system.  Unfortunately, it will take 2 years for the cars to be delivered, but at least they’re on their way! 

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Charlotte City Council is scheduled to vote tonight on whether or not to add more trains for the South Charlotte’s Lynx Blue Line.  For them to even consider adding more cars is great for those that are fans of mass transit and transit oriented development (TOD).  It is obvious that people are buying on to [...]

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If you are a long time reader of Road to Real Estate: A Charlotte and Lake Norman Real Estate Blog, you know that I am a big fan of the public transportation opportunities that the city of Charlotte is offering (or will be soon).  The Light Rail (Lynx Blue Line), the North Corridor Commuter Line [...]

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News came out earlier this week that Charlotteans are very trustworthy!  What I mean by that is that only less than 1/10 of a percent of the Lynx Blue Line riders last week tried to beat the system and not purchase a ticket.  The national statistic, according to the Charlotte Business Journal, is between 2-8% [...]

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