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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 21 April 2018 - 04:34 PM

US  News & World Report, 4/21/18:

 


 

Charlotte Light Rail Extension Falls Below Rider Projections

 


 

The first two weeks of Charlotte's expanded light rail line has seen fewer riders than expected.


The Charlotte Area Transit System says the newly expanded Lynx Blue line averaged nearly 24,000 trips the first full week after its March 16 opening and 26,000 trips the next week.

 

 

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Posted 21 April 2018 - 04:37 PM

Charlotte, NC Observer, 4/20/18:
 

First-day light-rail extension ridership was strong. After that....

 

 

Weekday ridership for the first two weeks of the Lynx Blue Line Extension was below the transit system's first-year projection, though Saturday ridership has been strong.
 


 

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