What's next for Charlotte's transit plan? Flashpoint

The Charlotte Regional Business Alliance is defending the Transformational Mobility Network, a plan that would revolutionize transit and transportation in the Charlotte area, after recent accusations that the process wasn't inclusive of all stakeholders.
"The alliance is committed to working with all parties in the region and leaders in Raleigh to make this reality," Kelly O'Brien, chief advocacy and strategy officer for the Alliance, said on WCNC Charlotte's Flashpoint.
The Alliance is one of the organizations coordinating the transit push. O'Brien said they've conducted focus groups with regional stakeholders and relied on an economic impact survey to map out plans.
"Our footprint with the Alliance is 15 counties and the two states," O'Brien said. "We are really excited to have support from both sides of the aisle."
The TMN includes having 110 miles of rapid transit corridors like the light rail, 140 miles of bussing, 115 miles of a greenway system, 75 miles of a bicycle network, and more.
"It has the potential to be the largest economic development initiative in the history of the state of North Carolina," O'Brien said. #ncpol #Flashpoint #CLTnews
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[@teddybruscie]

I do love and admire Charlotte's leadership's consistent reach for the future. Their commitment to improving our public infrastructure in is crucial to our competitiveness. Anyone who slows this growth is short sighted. The only issue is the NIMBY's preventing affordable housing due to gentrification.

[@leroyhopkins2229]

Good thing happen. This is the nest thing for Mecklenburg