Charlotte leaders took a closer look at public safety during a city council safety committee meeting, with a strong focus on improving security across the city’s public transit system. The ...
Charlotte Area Transit System officials estimate on average 50% of riders don't pay for the light rail or bus. CATS officials are now asking the city to increase their safety budget for next year by ...
The head of the Federal Transit Administration is coming to Charlotte after the city’s transit system spent much of 2025 in the spotlight for a pair of violent incidents. FTA Administrator Marcus ...
Charlotte is asking us to believe in a bigger transit future while failing to enforce the most basic rules on the system it already has.
The Charlotte Area Transit System is asking for $10 million to hire staff to check whether light rail and bus riders have paid their fares.
Charlotte Observer: Federal transit leader coming to Charlotte after light rail stabbings, city reveals
Federal transit leader coming to Charlotte after light rail stabbings, city reveals
The Business Journals: Feds find deficiencies in Charlotte transit system's public safety performance
CHARLOTTE — About half of the people riding the light rail and buses in Charlotte are not paying for their rides, according to Brent Cagle, interim CEO for the Charlotte Area Transit System. He told ...
The Charlotte Area Transit System released a letter Wednesday answering a list of questions about Friday’s stabbing on the Blue Line, including about people banned from transit. The Charlotte Area ...
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Charlotte Observer: No fares, no safety, no transit future for Charlotte | Opinion
Financial officials for the transit system say they’re counting on $200 million to come in this year from the PAVE Act voters approved in November. The 1% sales tax increase will go into effect on ...
Charlotte Observer on MSN: Half of Charlotte transit riders aren't paying. CATS wants $10M to fix that
Half of Charlotte transit riders aren't paying. CATS wants $10M to fix that
WCCB Charlotte: CATS officials ask city for budget increase to fund fare enforcement
WFAE: Will Charlotte let the new transit authority launch the long-delayed Gateway Station?
Will Charlotte let the new transit authority launch the long-delayed Gateway Station?
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Yahoo: Charlotte transit CEO says it’s ‘not a best practice’ to put security on every train
Charlotte transit CEO says it’s ‘not a best practice’ to put security on every train
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Under the new policy’s requirements, the Red Line was not feasible on Norfolk Southern’s “O-Line”, which is the single-track rail line that runs through Charlotte, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson and Mooresville. In February 2019, the MTC approved a new Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the North Corridor.
WBTV on MSN: Fare evasion on Charlotte public transportation costing millions each year
In the fall of 2022, the N.C. Department of Transportation finished the $80 million track and signal work needed to open the Gateway Station and bring intercity passenger rail uptown. All that was ...
Hoodline: Transit Or Gridlock? CATS Begs Fans To Ditch Cars For Packed Uptown Weekend
CATS is warning that heavy crowds, long waits, clogged roads and pricey parking are all on the table if everyone drives. The agency says public transit is the way to dodge the worst of it.
Transit Or Gridlock? CATS Begs Fans To Ditch Cars For Packed Uptown Weekend
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WFAE: The 27-member transit authority board is almost complete. Who is on it?
The 27-member transit authority board is almost complete. Who is on it?