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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 04 March 2014 - 12:37 AM

WSOC-TV, Channel 9 in Charlotte, NC, 2/26/14:

Charlotte's streetcar system is about to get even larger. The mayor announced Wednesday morning that the city received federal approval to add another two and a half miles to the LYNX Gold Line and extend it to Johnson C. Smith University and Sunnyside Avenue

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Posted 22 May 2015 - 09:10 PM

Charlotte, NC Observer, 5/21/15:

 

 

City moves forward on park, school plan for Eastland

 

 

Charlotte is still planning to redevelop the Eastland Mall site with a K-8 language-immersion school and a park, and sell the rest of the property for apartments and retail, the city said Thursday.

 

A main part of the plan is to create a new street network that resembles a grid inside the 80-acre site.

 

 

The plan also calls for the streetcar to make a loop along the streets.

 

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Eastland is a defunct, closed shopping mall on the east side of Charlotte that has been awaiting redevelopment for years. Having the streetcar or even light rail come into the area should be a plus.



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Posted 29 June 2015 - 11:32 AM

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Charlotte City Council OKs additional $7.7 million for streetcar project

 

The Charlotte, N.C., City Council last week approved $7.7 million for the second phase of the CityLYNX Gold Line streetcar project.

The funding marks an important step in completing the Small Starts Grant agreement with the Federal Transit Administration, officials from the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) said in a press release. It also will help keep the project on schedule for the start of construction in 2016, with an official opening in 2019.

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Posted 13 November 2015 - 11:05 AM

 

 

Streetcar Phase II planning underway

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Posted 28 November 2015 - 09:27 PM

Charlotte, NC Observer, 11/11/15:

 

Get an update on expansion plan for Charlotte’s Gold Line streetcar system

 

 

 

A public meeting Thursday is scheduled to present updates on a proposed $150 million, 2.5-mile extension of Charlotte’s much-debated CityLynx Gold Line streetcar service.

 

Phase 2 would add 11 stops and extend streetcar service by 2 miles going west, from Charlotte Transportation Center in uptown to French Street, north of Johnson C. Smith University.

 

 

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Posted 27 April 2016 - 04:35 PM

 

 

Charlotte’s streetcar getting a serious makeover

 

The city of Charlotte is moving ahead with plans to replace its replica trolleys with modern, sleek streetcars, and is reviewing proposals from three manufacturers.

 

http://www.charlotte...le74270367.html


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Posted 19 December 2016 - 11:23 AM

 

 

FORECAST 2017: Here comes second round of Charlotte's streetcar

 

Construction will start in January on a 2.5-mile expansion of the project that will push the line mostly to the west while also adding a half-mile to the east. It is projected to open in 2020.

http://www.bizjourna...d-round-of.html



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Posted 06 January 2017 - 09:50 AM

 

 

Groundbreaking for streetcar expansion planned for Saturday U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Charlotte’s former mayor, is expected to attend the groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for the second phase of the streetcar line.
 

http://www.charlotte...e124766849.html


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Posted 17 January 2017 - 12:36 PM

Progressive Railroading, 1/17/17:

 

 

Charlotte transit agency breaks ground on streetcar extension

 

The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) broke ground Jan. 15 for the 2.5-mile CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar extension.

The expansion will extend the current system west 2 miles from the Charlotte Transportation Center and east one-half mile along Hawthorne Lane in Charlotte, N.C.

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Posted 19 July 2017 - 10:12 AM

 

 

For streetcar, Hawthorne bridge over Independence is closing Monday for 20 months

 

The city of Charlotte will close the Hawthorne Lane bridge over Independence Boulevard starting Monday morning for construction of the Gold Line streetcar.

 
 

http://www.charlotte...e162138478.html


Edited by Sloan, 19 July 2017 - 10:12 AM.





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