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[KevinKorell]

Progressive Railroading, 8/27/15:

 

Charlotte streetcar ridership higher than expected

 

Average weekday ridership along the Charlotte Area Transit System's (CATS) new streetcar line came in at 1,507 passengers, which was 67 percent higher than expected for the first two weeks of operations, agency officials announced Tuesday.

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[Sloan]

 

 

After one year, streetcar ridership exceeds projections. But will riders pay for the trip?

Nearly a year after Charlotte’s streetcar opened, the Gold Line continues to draw more riders than the Charlotte Area Transit System envisioned. 

But as the city prepares to expand the Gold Line to Johnson C. Smith University to the west and to Sunnyside Avenue to the east, there is still one significant unknown. 

Will people still ride when they have to pay?

 

 

http://www.charlotte...le89931932.html

 

Photo of double truck Birney replica is soooooo cool!     Sloan

Edited by Sloan, 16 July 2016 - 06:23 AM.