… 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, [...]
Charlotte Light Rail to hit it’s 2025 goal in…
July 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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CATS votes to raise fares (Bus and Light Rail effected)
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
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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The Successful Light Rail - Charlotte’s Lynx Blue Line
May 29th, 2008 · No Comments
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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Few Updates on the Charlotte Light Rail: The Lynx
February 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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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Charlotte Lynx Cracks Its Whip
February 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments
With the Charlotte Area Transit System’s (CATS) Lynx Blue Line system fully functional (at least as of this morning), CATS is now adding personnel to check for rider’s tickets. If caught without a ticket, rider’s can expect a fine of $50 and kicked off the train at the next stop.
This will help CATS collect some [...]
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The Lynx - Charlotte’s New Light Rail
December 13th, 2007 · No Comments
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of riding the Lynx, Charlotte’s new light rail. Now I’ve always been in favor of getting the light rail to Charlotte because I see it as a wave of the future. With more people living an urban lifestyle, different modes of public transportation are needed to get around [...]
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