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#1 Sloan

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Posted 28 February 2017 - 01:49 PM

 

 

Light rail opening postponed

 

CATS says Lynx Blue Line Extension is not ready for August opening

https://ninertimes.c...open-postponed/



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Posted 11 March 2017 - 03:22 PM

Charlotte, NC Observer, 3/9/17:
 

 

Disappointment mounts over light rail delay, but development expected to barrel on


 
 
The Blue Line extension’s opening could be pushed back up to seven months, but that’s not going to stop the flood of new apartments, offices, shops and restaurants planned along its course.

 

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Posted 16 March 2017 - 09:34 AM

 

 

Drone and GoPro Footage Show What The Light Rail Extension Will Look Like

 

http://www.twcnews.c...look-like-.html

 

Impressive civil works employing bulkheads, viaducts, and one underpass.  There is plenty of parking along the line, but kiss 'n' ride and bus connections aren't evident.  There is a bus pull-off, however, at end of line.  Sloan



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Posted 08 August 2017 - 04:34 PM

Charlotte, NC Observer, 8/8/17:

 

 

Here’s what to expect when light rail expands, including an 1,100-foot tunnel

 

 

The new Lynx Blue Line extension will offer passengers new views when it opens next year, including the light-rail line’s first tunnel and an 820-foot-foot long bridge over Toby Creek Greenway on the UNC Charlotte campus.

 

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Posted 20 August 2017 - 12:14 PM

Niner Times, UNC Charlotte, 8/19/17:
 




 

Light rail almost ready to ride


 
 
Students returning to campus this fall will be pleased to discover an almost complete light rail station.
 
Throughout the summer, construction has been ongoing across from Wallis Hall in preparation for the stations opening this spring. The LYNX Blue Line extension was originally slated to begin operations this month, but construction coordination challenges postponed the opening.

 

 
 
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Posted 22 October 2017 - 04:13 PM

Mass Transit Magazine, 10/20/17:

 


 

CATS Plans an Elaborate Light Show for the Light-Rail Extension

 

With the Lynx Blue Line extension's opening set for March, the Charlotte Area Transit System this week unveiled new lighting features on two parking decks on the line.

 

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Posted 09 January 2018 - 07:41 AM

 

 

CATS announces opening date for the Blue Line Extension

 

The $1.1 billion light-rail extension will open for passengers on Friday, March 16 – on the same day the Spectrum Center hosts the NCAA basketball tournament, the Charlotte Area Transit System announced Monday night.
 

http://www.charlotte...e193640814.html


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Posted 17 January 2018 - 01:05 PM

Not specifically about the rail line... but this is pertinent. When any transit agency adds rail lines they reroute their buses so that they don't parallel and compete with the rail service, and rather the buses feed the rail line at stations.   From CATS website:

 


 

Transportation Fairs at the Charlotte Transportation Center

 

 
Beginning March 19, 2018, over 20 bus routes will change and over 700 bus stops will be discontinued, added, or changed!!  Make sure that you can get to where you are going!!
 
Beginning March 16, 2018,  the 9.3-mile LYNX alignment will extend from 7th Street Station in Center City through the NoDA (North Davidson) and University areas, terminating on the UNC Charlotte campus.  CATS has adopted service changes to over 20 bus routes and 700 bus stops have been discontinued, added, or changed.
 


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Posted 07 February 2018 - 06:32 PM

Charlotte, NC Observer, 2/7/18:
 

 
UNC Charlotte students can ride light rail for almost nothing. Will they pack trains?

 
 
When the Lynx Blue Line extension opens in March, UNC Charlotte students will have unlimited rides for $25 a semester, an agreement with CATS that could pack trains and will give the transit system a windfall of $1.1 million.

 
 
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Posted 16 February 2018 - 04:17 PM

WSOC-TV,  Channel 9 in Charlotte, NC, 2/15/18:

 


University focuses on safety as opening for light rail approaches

 

Some UNC-Charlotte students are worried about recent crimes at the university and this comes one month before the Blue Line extension opens, making the campus more accessible to anyone.

 

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