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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ededed;">Charlotte Area Transit System</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Charlotte_CATS_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Charlotte_CATS_logo.png/220px-Charlotte_CATS_logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Charlotte_CATS_logo.png/330px-Charlotte_CATS_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Charlotte_CATS_logo.png/440px-Charlotte_CATS_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="490" data-file-height="152" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Locale</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Metropolitan_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Metropolitan Area">Charlotte Metropolitan Area</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Transit type</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">Light rail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tram" title="Tram">Streetcar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bus" title="Bus">Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">Bus rapid transit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of lines</th><td class="infobox-data">69 (bus and rail combined)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of stations</th><td class="infobox-data">3,628 (bus and rail combined)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Daily ridership</th><td class="infobox-data">44,200 (weekdays, Q3 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-APTAdaily_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APTAdaily-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual ridership</th><td class="infobox-data">13,476,600 (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-APTA_Ridership_Report_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APTA_Ridership_Report-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chief executive</th><td class="infobox-data">Brent Cagle<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">300 East Trade Street, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://charlottenc.gov/cats/Pages/default.aspx">https://charlottenc.gov/cats/Pages/default.aspx</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Operation</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Began operation</th><td class="infobox-data">1999</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)</b> is the agency responsible for <a href="/wiki/Public_transportation" class="mw-redirect" title="Public transportation">public transportation</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_metropolitan_area" title="Charlotte metropolitan area">Charlotte metropolitan area</a>. CATS operates bus and rail transit services in <a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg County</a> and surrounding areas. Established in 1999, CATS' bus and rail operations carry about 320,000 riders on an average week.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CATS is governed by the Metropolitan Transit Commission and is operated as a department of the City of Charlotte.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, the system had a ridership of 13,476,600, or about 44,200 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to 1976, public transportation in <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a> was entirely privatized. Trolleys operated in the city from 1891 until 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-August16_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-August16-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Privately operated bus routes also ran in <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a> until 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1976, the City of Charlotte began operating bus routes under the <b>Charlotte Transit</b> brand, which operated from 1976 until CATS' founding in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Charlotte Transit and the Charlotte Area Transit System are not to be confused despite the similarity in name.) Charlotte Transit operated almost entirely local bus routes, with the exception of two express routes. As the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_metropolitan_area" title="Charlotte metropolitan area">Charlotte metro area's</a> population grew rapidly, the bus service operated by Charlotte Transit proved to be inadequate. In 1998, a <a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg County</a> referendum was approved by citizens that enacted a 0.5% sales tax increase to improve public transportation in the area. The Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) was created as a result of the vote, leading to the consolidation of Charlotte Transit and the MTC in 2000 as the Charlotte Area Transit System, creating CATS as it is today.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charlotte_Area_Transit_Average_Daily_Ridership_All_Modes,_2002-2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Charlotte_Area_Transit_Average_Daily_Ridership_All_Modes%2C_2002-2016.jpg/220px-Charlotte_Area_Transit_Average_Daily_Ridership_All_Modes%2C_2002-2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Charlotte_Area_Transit_Average_Daily_Ridership_All_Modes%2C_2002-2016.jpg/330px-Charlotte_Area_Transit_Average_Daily_Ridership_All_Modes%2C_2002-2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Charlotte_Area_Transit_Average_Daily_Ridership_All_Modes%2C_2002-2016.jpg/440px-Charlotte_Area_Transit_Average_Daily_Ridership_All_Modes%2C_2002-2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1048" data-file-height="439" /></a><figcaption>Charlotte Area Transit, Average Daily Ridership, All Modes, 2002–2016</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000–2006:_early_years"><span id="2000.E2.80.932006:_early_years"></span>2000–2006: early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2000–2006: early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the founding of CATS, more express routes were added to the edges of Mecklenburg County and local bus service was expanded, especially to the fast-growing southern areas of Charlotte. Some commuter/express routes were also initiated outside <a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg County</a>. CATS also expanded bus infrastructure throughout the area during this period.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, CATS built three community transit bus centers to supplement the central Charlotte Transportation Center in <a href="/wiki/Uptown_Charlotte" title="Uptown Charlotte">Uptown Charlotte</a>. The centers were built in SouthPark (inside the SouthPark Mall parking facility), Eastland (at the old Eastland mall), and at Rosa Parks Place in the Wilson Heights neighborhood north of <a href="/wiki/Uptown_Charlotte" title="Uptown Charlotte">Uptown</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of CATS' expansion during its early years, transit ridership in the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_metropolitan_area" title="Charlotte metropolitan area">Charlotte metropolitan area</a> increased 55 percent,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> largely due to the expansion of express bus services.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006–2015:_the_advent_of_rail"><span id="2006.E2.80.932015:_the_advent_of_rail"></span>2006–2015: the advent of rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2006–2015: the advent of rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>CATS chief Ron Tober began the planning process for what would become the <a href="/wiki/Lynx_Blue_Line" title="Lynx Blue Line">Lynx Blue Line</a> in the early 2000s.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Tober's leadership, the MTC adopted the 2030 Transit Corridor System Plan in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The initial plan called for the "Red Line" commuter rail with service to Northern <a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg County</a>, the Blue Line, the <a href="/wiki/CityLynx_Gold_Line" title="CityLynx Gold Line">CityLynx Gold Line</a> streetcar, and a busway along the route of what is now planned to be the <a href="/wiki/Lynx_Silver_Line" title="Lynx Silver Line">Lynx Silver Line</a>. In 2007, the initial portion of the Blue Line opened, connecting the <a href="/wiki/Uptown_Charlotte" title="Uptown Charlotte">Uptown</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_End_(Charlotte_neighborhood)" class="mw-redirect" title="South End (Charlotte neighborhood)">South End</a>, Scaleybark, Tyvola, and Arrowood neighborhoods.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The initial phase of the Blue Line spurred an explosion of development along the rail corridor, particularly in <a href="/wiki/South_End_(Charlotte_neighborhood)" class="mw-redirect" title="South End (Charlotte neighborhood)">South End</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after the Blue Line opened, CEO Ron Tober, who had led CATS since its inception, retired.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Tober's departure, CATS hired Carolyn Flowers, who had previously headed the bus system in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles County">Los Angeles County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During Flowers' tenure, the transit system pushed ahead with the Gold Line and Blue Line extension projects in the wake of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Recession" title="Great Recession">Great Recession</a>. In 2014, Flowers resigned to take a <a href="/wiki/Federal_Transit_Administration" title="Federal Transit Administration">Federal Transit Administration</a> position.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John M. Lewis Jr. was then hired as the new head of the transit system.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the success of the Blue Line, CATS reversed course on its initial plans to expand bus service to Matthews and the airport, instead planning for a second light rail line, the Lynx Silver Line, that would travel southeast to Matthews and west to <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Douglas_International_Airport" title="Charlotte Douglas International Airport">Charlotte Douglas International Airport</a> and across the <a href="/wiki/Catawba_River" title="Catawba River">Catawba River</a> to <a href="/wiki/Belmont,_North_Carolina" title="Belmont, North Carolina">Belmont</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015–present:_further_expansion"><span id="2015.E2.80.93present:_further_expansion"></span>2015–present: further expansion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2015–present: further expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2015, the first phase of the <a href="/wiki/CityLynx_Gold_Line" title="CityLynx Gold Line">CityLynx Gold Line</a> <a href="/wiki/Tram" title="Tram">streetcar</a> opened.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The initial line connected the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Transportation_Center" title="Charlotte Transportation Center">Charlotte Transportation Center</a> in Uptown to Hawthorne Lane and 5th Street, through the <a href="/wiki/First_Ward,_Charlotte" class="mw-redirect" title="First Ward, Charlotte">First Ward</a> and Cherry neighborhoods. The first phase of the Gold Line utilized retro trolley streetcars, while future phases will incorporate <a href="/wiki/Siemens" title="Siemens">Siemens</a> S70 streetcar vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-CityLYNX_Gold_Line_Phase_2_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CityLYNX_Gold_Line_Phase_2-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second phase of the Gold Line, construction of which is expected to wrap up in late 2020 or early 2021, will extend the existing line to Sunnyside Avenue in <a href="/wiki/Plaza-Midwood_(Charlotte_neighborhood)" title="Plaza-Midwood (Charlotte neighborhood)">Plaza-Midwood</a> and French Street by <a href="/wiki/Johnson_C._Smith_University" title="Johnson C. Smith University">Johnson C. Smith University</a>. In 2018, the Blue Line extension opened, connecting the existing Blue Line to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Charlotte" title="University of North Carolina at Charlotte">University of North Carolina at Charlotte</a>, connecting the <a href="/wiki/University_City_(Charlotte_neighborhood)" title="University City (Charlotte neighborhood)">University City</a>, <a href="/wiki/NoDa" class="mw-redirect" title="NoDa">NoDa</a>, Optimist Park, <a href="/wiki/Plaza-Midwood" class="mw-redirect" title="Plaza-Midwood">Plaza-Midwood</a>, and Belmont neighborhoods.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Red Line project, an integral piece of the 2030 System Plan, has run into significant headwinds due to disagreements with <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Southern" class="mw-redirect" title="Norfolk Southern">Norfolk Southern</a>, which owns the tracks the Red Line was planned to operate on, and funding concerns.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2024, the city of Charlotte voted in approval of the purchase of the rail corridor for the Red Line from Norfolk Southern and a sales tax increase to support operations.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>CATS is currently in the planning and design stages for the <a href="/wiki/Lynx_Silver_Line" title="Lynx Silver Line">Lynx Silver Line</a>, a multibillion-dollar east–west <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> line that will run from <a href="/wiki/Matthews,_North_Carolina" title="Matthews, North Carolina">Matthews</a> through <a href="/wiki/Uptown_Charlotte" title="Uptown Charlotte">Uptown Charlotte</a> and west to <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Douglas_International_Airport" title="Charlotte Douglas International Airport">Charlotte Douglas International Airport</a> and across the <a href="/wiki/Catawba_River" title="Catawba River">Catawba River</a> to <a href="/wiki/Belmont,_North_Carolina" title="Belmont, North Carolina">Belmont</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The line, projected to open in 2030, will connect to the Blue Line at 11th Street and the future intermodal <a href="/wiki/Gateway_Station_(Charlotte)" title="Gateway Station (Charlotte)">Charlotte Gateway Station</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bus">Bus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Bus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Charlotte_Area_Transit_System_bus_routes" title="List of Charlotte Area Transit System bus routes">List of Charlotte Area Transit System bus routes</a></div> <p>CATS bus service primarily serves <a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg County</a>, with service in <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Davidson,_North_Carolina" title="Davidson, North Carolina">Davidson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Huntersville,_North_Carolina" title="Huntersville, North Carolina">Huntersville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cornelius,_North_Carolina" title="Cornelius, North Carolina">Cornelius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matthews,_North_Carolina" title="Matthews, North Carolina">Matthews</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pineville,_North_Carolina" title="Pineville, North Carolina">Pineville</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mint_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Mint Hill, North Carolina">Mint Hill</a>. Limited local and express service operated by CATS also extends to <a href="/wiki/Iredell_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Iredell County">Iredell County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gaston_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaston County">Gaston County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_North_Carolina" title="Union County, North Carolina">Union County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/York_County,_South_Carolina" title="York County, South Carolina">York County, South Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>CATS operates local routes within the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Charlotte" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Charlotte">City of Charlotte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg County</a>, with the majority of those multiple-stop routes serving the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Transportation_Center_/_Arena_(LYNX_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Transportation Center / Arena (LYNX station)">Charlotte Transportation Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Uptown_Charlotte" title="Uptown Charlotte">Uptown</a>. Other routes that do not serve Uptown mainly connect directly between Lynx rail stations and outlying neighborhoods.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three community transit centers in different parts of the city were built in the mid-2000s: the Eastland Community Transit Center in East Charlotte located near the now-closed <a href="/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" title="Eastland Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina)">Eastland Mall</a>, the SouthPark Community Transit Center in South Charlotte located under <a href="/wiki/SouthPark_Mall_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="SouthPark Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina)">SouthPark Mall</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Rosa_Parks" title="Rosa Parks">Rosa Parks</a> Place Community Transit Center in North Charlotte located near <a href="/wiki/Johnson_C._Smith_University" title="Johnson C. Smith University">Johnson C. Smith University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Express buses in the CATS system serve <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_North_Carolina" title="Union County, North Carolina">Union County</a>, far northern <a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg County</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lake_Norman" title="Lake Norman">Lake Norman</a> area, <a href="/wiki/Gastonia,_North_Carolina" title="Gastonia, North Carolina">Gastonia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rock_Hill,_South_Carolina" title="Rock Hill, South Carolina">Rock Hill, South Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>CATS operates one <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">bus rapid transit</a> line, the Sprinter service from the CTC to <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Douglas_International_Airport" title="Charlotte Douglas International Airport">Charlotte Douglas International Airport</a>. This center city to airport link will be replaced by the Lynx Silver Line upon its completion. </p><p>CATS also operates the Special Transportation Service (STS), a <a href="/wiki/Paratransit" title="Paratransit">paratransit</a> service which provides transportation to people with disabilities certified as eligible based on the Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines. STS provides service during the same times and in the same locations as the fixed route bus service.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During a typical week, CATS buses carry about 190,000 riders.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Active_fleet">Active fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Active fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>CATS operates with a fleet of 323 buses on 73 bus routes.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th class="unsortable">Image </th> <th>Builder and<br />model name </th> <th>Fleet Series<br />(Year Built) </th> <th>Length </th> <th>Engine source </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Motor_Coach_Industries" title="Motor Coach Industries">MCI</a></b><br />D4000 </td> <td align="center">501–510 (2001) </td> <td align="center">40 ft (12 m) </td> <td align="center">Diesel </td> <td> <ul><li>Express Route Only Coach</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CATS1505D4500.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/CATS1505D4500.jpg/100px-CATS1505D4500.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/CATS1505D4500.jpg/150px-CATS1505D4500.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/CATS1505D4500.jpg/200px-CATS1505D4500.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b>MCI</b><br />D4500CT </td> <td align="center">1501–1502 (2016)<br />1503–1511 (2017) </td> <td align="center">45 ft (14 m) </td> <td align="center">Diesel </td> <td> <ul><li>Express Route Only Coach</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:CATS_Bus-1020_Gillig_Restyled_Diesel_@The_Arborteum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/CATS_Bus-1020_Gillig_Restyled_Diesel_%40The_Arborteum.jpg/100px-CATS_Bus-1020_Gillig_Restyled_Diesel_%40The_Arborteum.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/CATS_Bus-1020_Gillig_Restyled_Diesel_%40The_Arborteum.jpg/150px-CATS_Bus-1020_Gillig_Restyled_Diesel_%40The_Arborteum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/CATS_Bus-1020_Gillig_Restyled_Diesel_%40The_Arborteum.jpg/200px-CATS_Bus-1020_Gillig_Restyled_Diesel_%40The_Arborteum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b>Gillig</b><br />BRT (G27D102N4) </td> <td align="center">961–968 (2007)<br />400–410 (2009)<br />1001–1020 (2009)<br />1021–1043 (2011)<br />1044–1071 (2012)<br />1072–1073 (2014)<br />1074–1083 (2015)<br />1087–1094 (2017) </td> <td align="center">40 ft (12 m) </td> <td align="center">Diesel </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Gillig_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Gillig Corporation">Gillig</a></b><br />BRT HEV (G19D102N4) </td> <td align="center">2501–2502 (2005) </td> <td align="center">40 ft (12 m) </td> <td align="center">Diesel-Electric Hybrid </td> <td> <ul><li>First <a href="/wiki/Hybrid_electric_bus" title="Hybrid electric bus">hybrid</a> buses added to fleet.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CATS2903Airport.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/CATS2903Airport.jpg/100px-CATS2903Airport.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/CATS2903Airport.jpg/150px-CATS2903Airport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/CATS2903Airport.jpg/200px-CATS2903Airport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b>Gillig</b><br />BRT HEV (G30D102N4) </td> <td align="center">2901–2905 (2009)<br />2111–2116 (2011)<br />2117–2120 (2013)<br />1084–1086 (2017)<br />2121–2128 (2017) </td> <td align="center">40 ft (12 m) </td> <td align="center">Diesel-Electric Hybrid </td> <td> <ul><li>The 2901–2905 buses were assigned to airport "Sprinter" service.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CATS1094BRTPlus.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/CATS1094BRTPlus.jpg/100px-CATS1094BRTPlus.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/CATS1094BRTPlus.jpg/150px-CATS1094BRTPlus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/CATS1094BRTPlus.jpg/200px-CATS1094BRTPlus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b>Gillig</b><br />BRT Plus </td> <td align="center">1088–1096 (2018)<br />2129–2144 (2018) </td> <td align="center">40 ft (12 m) </td> <td align="center">Diesel </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b>Gillig</b><br />BRT 29' (G27E102R2) </td> <td align="center">630–636 (2006)<br />637–655 (2007)<br />656–658 (2009)<br />659–665 (2012)<br />667–669 (2012) </td> <td align="center">29 ft (8.8 m) </td> <td align="center">Diesel </td> <td> <ul><li>These buses operate on community shuttles and low-ridership routes.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b>Gillig</b><br />BRT HEV 29' (G30E102R2) </td> <td align="center">670–675 (2013)<br />2670–2680 (2013)<br />676–680 (2014) </td> <td align="center">29 ft (8.8 m) </td> <td align="center">Diesel-Electric Hybrid </td> <td> <ul><li>These buses operate on community shuttles and low-ridership routes.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rail">Rail</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>CATS operates two rail lines under the "Lynx" (stylized as "LYNX") system umbrella. Announced on February 22, 2006, the name fits in with the city's cat theme (the <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> team is the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> team was known as the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Bobcats</a> when the name was chosen); also, "Lynx" is a <a href="/wiki/Homophone" title="Homophone">homophone</a> of "links", and was mainly chosen because the light rail is about "connectivity." The color scheme of the rail cars is silver, with black and blue accents and gold around the "Lynx" logo to tie in the history of the Charlotte region being home to the first major U.S. <a href="/wiki/Gold_Rush" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold Rush">Gold Rush</a>. </p><p>CATS rail service first began on June 28, 2004 with the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Trolley" title="Charlotte Trolley">Charlotte Trolley</a>, operating three Birney-style replica streetcars between <a href="/wiki/Atherton_Mill_station" title="Atherton Mill station">Atherton Mill</a> and <a href="/wiki/9th_Street_station_(Charlotte)" title="9th Street station (Charlotte)">9th Street</a>. In 2006, the trolley service was suspended to allow the line's conversion to light-rail. Resumed on a limited schedule in 2008, the <a href="/wiki/Heritage_streetcar" title="Heritage streetcar">heritage streetcar</a> line was discontinued two years later on June 28, 2010. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lynx_Blue_Line">Lynx Blue Line</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Lynx Blue Line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lynx_Blue_Line" title="Lynx Blue Line">Lynx Blue Line</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Lynx_Blue_Line" title="Lynx Blue Line">Lynx Blue Line</a> is a 19.3-mile (31.1 km) <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> in <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>. Opened on November 24, 2007 and hailed as the first major rapid rail service of any kind in North Carolina, the line has 15 stations and ran 9.6 miles (15.4 km) between <a href="/wiki/I-485/South_Boulevard_station" title="I-485/South Boulevard station">I-485/South Boulevard</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Pineville,_North_Carolina" title="Pineville, North Carolina">Pineville</a>, and <a href="/wiki/7th_Street_station_(Charlotte)" title="7th Street station (Charlotte)">7th Street</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Uptown_Charlotte" title="Uptown Charlotte">Uptown Charlotte</a>; the line was partly shared with the Charlotte Trolley from 2008–2010.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 16, 2018, a 9.7-mile (15.6 km) extension was opened that added 11 stations north from 7th Street to <a href="/wiki/UNC_Charlotte%E2%80%93Main_station" title="UNC Charlotte–Main station">UNC Charlotte–Main</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Charlotte" title="University of North Carolina at Charlotte">University of North Carolina at Charlotte</a><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The line uses the <a href="/wiki/Siemens_S700_and_S70" title="Siemens S700 and S70">Siemens S70</a> as rolling stock, which connects its 26 stations.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="CityLynx_Gold_Line">CityLynx Gold Line</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: CityLynx Gold Line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/CityLynx_Gold_Line" title="CityLynx Gold Line">CityLynx Gold Line</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/CityLynx_Gold_Line" title="CityLynx Gold Line">CityLynx Gold Line</a> is a 4-mile modern <a href="/wiki/Streetcar" class="mw-redirect" title="Streetcar">streetcar</a> route that runs from <a href="/wiki/French_Street_station" title="French Street station"> French Street</a> to <a href="/wiki/Sunnyside_Avenue_station" title="Sunnyside Avenue station">Sunnyside Avenue</a> through central Charlotte. When the final phase is completed the line will run from Rosa Parks Place Community Transit Center through <a href="/wiki/Uptown_Charlotte" title="Uptown Charlotte">Uptown Charlotte</a> and down Central Avenue, terminating at Eastland Community Transit Center. A Federal Urban Circulator Grant was awarded in July 2010, allowing construction of phase 1.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The initial 1.5-mile (2.4 km) segment of the line commenced service on July 14, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-July142015_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-July142015-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This section runs from the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Transportation_Center_/_Arena_(LYNX_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Transportation Center / Arena (LYNX station)">Charlotte Transportation Center / Arena</a> station to Hawthorne Lane & 5th Street. The initial phase utilized replica <a href="/wiki/Birney" title="Birney">Birney</a> trolley cars. After several delays, the second 2.5-mile (4.0 km) segment opened on August 30, 2021,<sup id="cite_ref-Aug262021_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aug262021-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> extending service to French Street in Biddleville and Sunnyside Avenue. The trolley cars were then replaced with <a href="/wiki/Siemens_S700" class="mw-redirect" title="Siemens S700">Siemens S700</a> streetcar vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-CityLYNX_Gold_Line_Phase_2_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CityLYNX_Gold_Line_Phase_2-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Phase 3, which would extend service north along Beatties Ford Road to Rosa Parks Place Community Transit Center and east along Central Avenue to Eastland Community Transit Center, is still in the planning stages.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_fleet">Current fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Current fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>CATS currently operates two models of rail cars, <a href="/wiki/Siemens_S700_and_S70" title="Siemens S700 and S70">Siemens S700 and S70</a>, with a fleet total of 48 vehicles: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th class="unsortable">Image </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Fleet # </th> <th>Delivered </th> <th>Quantity </th> <th>Assigned lines </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LYNX(carson_station).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/LYNX%28carson_station%29.jpg/100px-LYNX%28carson_station%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/LYNX%28carson_station%29.jpg/150px-LYNX%28carson_station%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/LYNX%28carson_station%29.jpg/200px-LYNX%28carson_station%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="355" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Siemens_S700_and_S70" title="Siemens S700 and S70">S70</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Siemens_Mobility" title="Siemens Mobility">Siemens</a> </td> <td>101–116 (Series 1)<br />201–204 (Series 2)<br />301–322 (Series 3) </td> <td>2006–2017 </td> <td>42<sup id="cite_ref-taut-2020nov_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taut-2020nov-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#0168B3;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Lynx_Blue_Line" title="Lynx Blue Line">Lynx Blue Line</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:French_Street_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/French_Street_03.jpg/100px-French_Street_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/French_Street_03.jpg/150px-French_Street_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/French_Street_03.jpg/200px-French_Street_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5520" data-file-height="3684" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Siemens_S700_and_S70" title="Siemens S700 and S70">S700</a><sup id="cite_ref-retroactive-rebrand_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retroactive-rebrand-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>401–406 </td> <td>2019–2020 </td> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-taut-2020sep_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taut-2020sep-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#FFD006;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/CityLynx_Gold_Line" title="CityLynx Gold Line">CityLynx Gold Line</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Siemens_S70">Siemens S70</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Siemens S70"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The vehicles are 93.6 ft (28.5 m) long and 8.7 ft (2.65 m) wide, with each having an empty weight of 99,500 lb (45,100 kilograms).<sup id="cite_ref-Charlotte_S70_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charlotte_S70-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each vehicle contains 68 seats and has a maximum capacity of 230 passengers complete with four wheelchair spaces and four bike racks. Maximum operational speed is 66 miles per hour (106 km/h), with a top speed of 71.5 miles per hour (115.1 km/h);<sup id="cite_ref-Charlotte_S70_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charlotte_S70-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> power comes from a 750-volt <a href="/wiki/Overhead_wire" class="mw-redirect" title="Overhead wire">overhead wire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Light_Rail_Vehicles_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Light_Rail_Vehicles-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When not in use, the vehicles are stored at the South Boulevard Light Rail Facility, located along South Boulevard, between the <a href="/wiki/New_Bern_(LYNX_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Bern (LYNX station)">New Bern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scaleybark_(LYNX_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scaleybark (LYNX station)">Scaleybark</a> stations in the <a href="/wiki/Sedgefield_(neighborhood)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sedgefield (neighborhood)">Sedgefield neighborhood</a>. The facility is approximately 92,000 square feet (8,547.1 m<sup>2</sup>), and houses the Lynx rail maintenance staff, operations staff and the Rail Operations Control Center. Officially dedicated on June 23, 2007, the facility contains 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of track and 5,200 ties.<sup id="cite_ref-LightRailFacility_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LightRailFacility-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2004, CATS began the process of accepting bids for construction of the system's vehicles. Original estimates for the vehicles was $3.5 million per car with the firms <a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Transportation" title="Bombardier Transportation">Bombardier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Siemens_Mobility" title="Siemens Mobility">Siemens</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kinki_Sharyo" title="Kinki Sharyo">Kinki Sharyo</a> bidding for the final contract. The $52 million contract was awarded to Siemens on February 25, 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-February_26,_2004_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-February_26,_2004-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original order of 16 <a href="/wiki/Siemens_S70" class="mw-redirect" title="Siemens S70">S70 Avanto</a> vehicles, similar to those in operation on the <a href="/wiki/METRORail" title="METRORail">METRORail</a> system in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Light_Rail_Vehicles_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Light_Rail_Vehicles-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was delivered between 2006 and 2007; these cars are numbered 101–116. Car 101 arrived via flatbed truck on Friday, June 23, 2006, from the Siemens facility in <a href="/wiki/Florin,_California" title="Florin, California">Florin, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-June24_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-June24-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Testing of the vehicles began in August 2006 along a 1.3-mile (2.1 km) stretch of track between Tremont Avenue and the light rail maintenance facility off South Boulevard. During the testing phase, each car logged 1,000 miles (1,600 km) to test the acceleration, braking and overall performance for each vehicle.<sup id="cite_ref-June24_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-June24-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With an option in place to purchase up to an additional 25 vehicles, and better than expected ridership, in May 2008 CATS announced the purchase of four additional S70 vehicles to expand the fleet's capacity beyond the existing 16 vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-January_20,_2010_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-January_20,_2010-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The vehicles cost $3.8 million each and were delivered by Siemens between January and March 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-January_20,_2010_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-January_20,_2010-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, after only four years of operation, the original 16 vehicles underwent significant maintenance at the Siemens facility in California for an estimated cost of $400,000 each, having run by then for nearly 300,000 miles (480,000 km).<sup id="cite_ref-repairs_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-repairs-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2014, CATS announced it would buy 22 more Siemens S70 light-rail vehicles for the Blue Line Extension at a cost of $96.2 million. This purchase allowed CATS to have more three-car trains on the existing Blue Line.<sup id="cite_ref-January_13,_2014_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-January_13,_2014-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first car was delivered in late October 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-taut-2015jan_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taut-2015jan-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the last in spring 2017. After delivery of the 22 additional S70 cars, the fleet had a total of 42 light rail vehicles. The first series is numbered 101–116, the second series 201–204 (originally 117–120; renumbered 2018), and the third series 301–322 (originally 121–142).<sup id="cite_ref-taut-2020nov_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taut-2020nov-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From late 2021 to at least 2025, the original (Series 1) vehicles will undergo extensive mid-life overhauls in Sacramento at a total cost of $30–50 million. Vehicles will be sent to California two at a time; overhauling each one will take approximately six to nine months.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Siemens_S700">Siemens S700</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Siemens S700"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Six <a href="/wiki/Siemens_S700" class="mw-redirect" title="Siemens S700">Siemens S700</a><sup id="cite_ref-retroactive-rebrand_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retroactive-rebrand-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> low-floor streetcars service the Gold line.<sup id="cite_ref-nov_2016_ra_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nov_2016_ra-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were delivered between August 2019 and April 2020 and are numbered 401–406.<sup id="cite_ref-taut-2020nov_48-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taut-2020nov-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The vehicles have 56 passenger seats, with a total capacity of 255 passengers, and have four wheelchair spaces and two bicycle racks.<sup id="cite_ref-Phase2_FAQ_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Phase2_FAQ-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Charlotte_S700_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charlotte_S700-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are 85.25 ft (26 m) long by 8.67 ft (2.64 m) wide, with each weighing 101,081 lb (45,850 kilograms).<sup id="cite_ref-Phase2_FAQ_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Phase2_FAQ-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Charlotte_S700_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charlotte_S700-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maximum speed is 35 miles per hour (56 km/h), with an operational speed of 25 miles per hour (40 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Charlotte_S700_64-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charlotte_S700-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their design and color schemes are similar to the vehicles used on the <a href="/wiki/Lynx_Blue_Line#Rolling_stock" title="Lynx Blue Line">Blue Line</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Phase2_FAQ_63-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Phase2_FAQ-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The streetcars are equipped with a hybrid wireless onboard energy storage system (OESS); they draw power from 750V DC <a href="/wiki/Overhead_line" title="Overhead line">overhead wires</a> along most of the line except between <a href="/wiki/Mint_Street_station" title="Mint Street station">Mint Street</a> and the Charlotte Transportation Center, where they run on battery power.<sup id="cite_ref-Phase2_FAQ_63-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Phase2_FAQ-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hybrid_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hybrid-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The batteries are recharged when the vehicles resume running on-wire.<sup id="cite_ref-hybrid_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hybrid-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retired_fleet">Retired fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Retired fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th class="unsortable">Image </th> <th>Years in Service </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Fleet # </th> <th>Delivered </th> <th>Quantity </th> <th>Assigned lines </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charlotte_Trolley_car_92.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Charlotte_Trolley_car_92.jpg/100px-Charlotte_Trolley_car_92.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Charlotte_Trolley_car_92.jpg/150px-Charlotte_Trolley_car_92.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Charlotte_Trolley_car_92.jpg/200px-Charlotte_Trolley_car_92.jpg 2x" data-file-width="881" data-file-height="585" /></a></span> </td> <td>2004–2010<br />2015–2019 </td> <td>Birney-style replica streetcar </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gomaco_Trolley_Company" title="Gomaco Trolley Company">Gomaco Trolley Company</a> </td> <td>91–93 </td> <td>2004 </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#00713D;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Trolley" title="Charlotte Trolley">Charlotte Trolley</a><br /><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#FFD006;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/CityLynx_Gold_Line" title="CityLynx Gold Line">CityLynx Gold Line</a> </td> <td>Built in 2003–2004. </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Birney-style replica streetcar</dt></dl> <p>Delivered in the fall of 2004, the three <a href="/wiki/Heritage_streetcar" title="Heritage streetcar">heritage streetcars</a>, from <a href="/wiki/Gomaco_Trolley_Company" title="Gomaco Trolley Company">Gomaco Trolley Company</a>, were replacements of three non-owned historic streetcars that initially started the Charlotte Trolley in 1988. The streetcars operated along the, <a href="/wiki/Grade_separation" title="Grade separation">grade-separated</a>, Charlotte Trolley from 2004 to 2006 and then on a limited schedule from 2008 to 2010, when the Charlotte Trolley ceased operations. The streetcars were then put back into service during the first phase of the CityLynx Gold Line; from 2015 to 2019, they operated along 1.5-mile (2.4 km) line along Trade Street and Hawthorne Lane.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, the replica trolleys were retired and sold to the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Area_Transit_Authority" title="Memphis Area Transit Authority">Memphis Area Transit Authority</a> (MATA) for $550,000.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-expansion_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-expansion-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Phase2_FAQ_63-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Phase2_FAQ-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Built in <a href="/wiki/Ida_Grove,_Iowa" title="Ida Grove, Iowa">Ida Grove, Iowa</a>, they were 48.9 ft (14.9 m) long, 10 ft (3.0 m) wide and 12.9 ft (3.9 m) tall, with a weight of 48,000 lb (22,000 kg), and a <a href="/wiki/Crush_load" title="Crush load">crush load</a> of 105 people (48 sitting and 57 standing). The exterior is painted green and yellow, while the interior was wood, including oak, cherry, birch, and plywood. Each streetcar had an <a href="/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990" title="Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990">accessible-compliant</a> integrated <a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_lift" title="Wheelchair lift">wheelchair lift</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_conditioning" title="Air conditioning">air conditioning</a>. Running equipment was a 30HP General Electric traction motor, utilizing 650 <a href="/wiki/Volt" title="Volt">V</a> <a href="/wiki/Direct_current" title="Direct current">DC</a> via <a href="/wiki/Overhead_line" title="Overhead line">overhead lines</a>. The streetcars had a top speed of 30 mph (48 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transit_centers">Transit centers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Transit centers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Gateway_Station_(Charlotte)" title="Gateway Station (Charlotte)">Charlotte Gateway Station</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Transportation_Center" title="Charlotte Transportation Center">Charlotte Transportation Center</a></div> <p>CATS currently operate four <a href="/wiki/Transport_hub" title="Transport hub">transit centers</a>, with a fifth, Charlotte Gateway Station, currently under construction. The transit centers operate as a <a href="/wiki/Spoke%E2%80%93hub_distribution_paradigm" title="Spoke–hub distribution paradigm">hub-and-spoke system</a>, with the Charlotte Transportation Center being its center and Eastland, Rosa Parks Place, and Southpark as mini-hubs in their respective areas.<sup id="cite_ref-TransitCenters_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TransitCenters-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastland_Community_Transit_Center">Eastland Community Transit Center</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Eastland Community Transit Center"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1021842319">.mw-parser-output .ib-station-name{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}@media only screen and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ib-station{width:25.5em}.mw-parser-output .ib-station-name{width:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard ib-station"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div style="display: table; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"><div class="ib-station-name"><div style="display:inline" class="fn org">Eastland Community Transit Center</div></div></div></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label">5407 Central Avenue<br /><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a><br />United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&params=35.20815_N_80.75372_W_type:landmark_region:US"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°12′29″N</span> <span class="longitude">80°45′13″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.20815°N 80.75372°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">35.20815; -80.75372</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bus operators</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus" title="Bus"><img alt="Bus interchange" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bus-logo.svg/14px-Bus-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bus-logo.svg/21px-Bus-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bus-logo.svg/28px-Bus-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="454" data-file-height="454" /></a></span> CATS</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Structure type</th><td class="infobox-data">At-grade</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bicycle facilities</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bicycle_parking_rack" title="Bicycle parking rack">Bicycle racks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Accessible</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">October 2006<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="display: none"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr style="display: none"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr style="display: none"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Eastland Community Transit Center is a neighborhood-sized transit hub located at the former <a href="/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" title="Eastland Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina)">Eastland Mall</a> site, along Central Avenue. The 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) site includes an open-air plaza and space to accommodate 8-10 small and regular-sized buses.<sup id="cite_ref-TransitCenters_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TransitCenters-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rosa_Parks_Place_Community_Transit_Center">Rosa Parks Place Community Transit Center</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Rosa Parks Place Community Transit Center"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1021842319"><table class="infobox vcard ib-station"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div style="display: table; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"><div class="ib-station-name"><div style="display:inline" class="fn org">Rosa Parks Place<br />Community Transit Center</div></div></div></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label">2811 Beatties Ford Road<br /><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a><br />United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&params=35.27351_N_80.85462_W_type:landmark_region:US"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°16′25″N</span> <span class="longitude">80°51′17″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.27351°N 80.85462°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">35.27351; -80.85462</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bus operators</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus" title="Bus"><img alt="Bus interchange" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bus-logo.svg/14px-Bus-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bus-logo.svg/21px-Bus-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bus-logo.svg/28px-Bus-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="454" data-file-height="454" /></a></span> CATS</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Structure type</th><td class="infobox-data">At-grade</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bicycle facilities</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bicycle_parking_rack" title="Bicycle parking rack">Bicycle racks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Accessible</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">2006<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="display: none"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr style="display: none"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr style="display: none"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Rosa Parks Place Community Transit Center is a neighborhood-sized transit hub located at the Mecklenburg County Health Department, at the intersection of Rosa Park Place and Beatties Ford Road. The facility is named after <a href="/wiki/Rosa_Parks" title="Rosa Parks">Rosa Parks</a>, who was an American <a href="/wiki/Activist" class="mw-redirect" title="Activist">activist</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" title="Civil rights movement">civil rights movement</a> best known for her pivotal role in the <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_bus_boycott" title="Montgomery bus boycott">Montgomery bus boycott</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TransitCenters_73-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TransitCenters-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /><br /> </p> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rosa_Parks_Place_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rosa Parks Place in 2021"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Rosa_Parks_Place_01.jpg/300px-Rosa_Parks_Place_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Rosa_Parks_Place_01.jpg/450px-Rosa_Parks_Place_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Rosa_Parks_Place_01.jpg/600px-Rosa_Parks_Place_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5520" data-file-height="3684" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption" style="text-align:center"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Rosa_Parks_Place_01.jpg" title="File:Rosa Parks Place 01.jpg"> </a></div>Rosa Parks Place in 2021</div></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SouthPark_Community_Transit_Center">SouthPark Community Transit Center</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: SouthPark Community Transit Center"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1021842319"><table class="infobox vcard ib-station"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div style="display: table; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"><div class="ib-station-name"><div style="display:inline" class="fn org">SouthPark Community Transit Center</div></div></div></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label">4400 Sharon Road<br /><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a><br />United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&params=35_09_12_N_80_49_53_W_type:landmark_region:US"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°09′12″N</span> <span class="longitude">80°49′53″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.15333°N 80.83139°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">35.15333; -80.83139</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bus operators</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus" title="Bus"><img alt="Bus interchange" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bus-logo.svg/14px-Bus-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bus-logo.svg/21px-Bus-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bus-logo.svg/28px-Bus-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="454" data-file-height="454" /></a></span> CATS</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Structure type</th><td class="infobox-data">Underground</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Accessible</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">December 2004<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-12</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="display: none"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr style="display: none"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr style="display: none"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The SouthPark Community Transit Center is a neighborhood-sized transit hub located underneath <a href="/wiki/SouthPark_Mall_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="SouthPark Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina)">SouthPark Mall</a>. The facility was the first of its kind, for CATS, to operate as a "mini-hub" for the <a href="/wiki/SouthPark_(Charlotte_neighborhood)" class="mw-redirect" title="SouthPark (Charlotte neighborhood)">SouthPark neighborhood</a> and surrounding area.<sup id="cite_ref-TransitCenters_73-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TransitCenters-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The facility includes artwork from George Handy of <a href="/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina" title="Asheville, North Carolina">Asheville</a>; called <i>Migration North</i> and <i>Migration South</i>, they are made from corrugated wood.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future_service">Future service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Future service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LYNX_Stonewall_Station.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A blue and gray train stopped at a covered, side platformed station with several passengers entering." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/LYNX_Stonewall_Station.jpg/200px-LYNX_Stonewall_Station.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/LYNX_Stonewall_Station.jpg/300px-LYNX_Stonewall_Station.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/LYNX_Stonewall_Station.jpg/400px-LYNX_Stonewall_Station.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="760" /></a><figcaption>Boarding a southbound train at <a href="/wiki/Stonewall_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Stonewall station">Stonewall Station</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Future expansion includes plans for <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Streetcars" class="mw-redirect" title="Streetcars">streetcars</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">bus rapid transit</a> along the corridors in the 2030 Transit Corridor System Plan adopted in 2006 by Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC).<sup id="cite_ref-2030Transit_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2030Transit-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 6, 2013, a 30-member transit funding task force released a draft report in which they estimated it would cost $3.3 billion to build the remaining transit corridors, and $1.7 billion to operate and maintain the lines through 2024. To fund the build-out by sales taxes alone would require a 0.78 cent increase in the sales tax, which would need to be approved by the state General Assembly. The committee recommended any sales tax increase be limited to 0.5 cent and other methods used to raise funds; some suggested methods included: </p> <ul><li>Using the federal Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TFIA) to quickly begin construction. TFIA loans could pay for 33% of the streetcar project and 30% of the rapid transit line along Independence Boulevard. It could allow CATS to begin collecting new property taxes from projects built along the rail line, which could be used to pay off the loans.</li> <li>Expanding advertising on train cars and buses, possibly selling naming rights and sponsorships.</li> <li>Entering into partnership with a private company to help finance part of the project.<sup id="cite_ref-May62013_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-May62013-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Although build-out of the entire system has been estimated for completion by 2030,<sup id="cite_ref-Report_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Report-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by July 2015, the Charlotte Area Transit System reported it lacked the funds to support any future transit projects apart from the already budgeted 2.5-mile long Phase 2 segment of the CityLYNX Gold Line.<sup id="cite_ref-July142015-2_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-July142015-2-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>CATS has entered into a partnership with <a href="/wiki/Duke_Energy" title="Duke Energy">Duke Energy</a> to pilot the use of <a href="/wiki/Battery_electric_bus" title="Battery electric bus">electric buses</a>. 18 BEBs from three manufacturers will be used over 18 months.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposed">Proposed</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Proposed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Silver_Line">Silver Line</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Silver Line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lynx_Silver_Line" title="Lynx Silver Line">Lynx Silver Line</a></div> <p>The Lynx Silver Line is a proposed 29-mile (47 km) east-west <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> line that would connect the outlying cities and towns of <a href="/wiki/Belmont,_North_Carolina" title="Belmont, North Carolina">Belmont</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matthews,_North_Carolina" title="Matthews, North Carolina">Matthews</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stallings,_North_Carolina" title="Stallings, North Carolina">Stallings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Trail,_North_Carolina" title="Indian Trail, North Carolina">Indian Trail</a> to <a href="/wiki/Uptown_Charlotte" title="Uptown Charlotte">Uptown Charlotte</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Douglas_International_Airport" title="Charlotte Douglas International Airport">Charlotte Douglas International Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally setup as two separate projects known as the Southeast Corridor and West Corridor, they were merged in 2019 by the Metropolitan Transit Commission.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tentative opening date in 2037.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Red_Line">Red Line</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Red Line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lynx_Red_Line" title="Lynx Red Line">Lynx Red Line</a></div> <p>The Lynx Red Line is a proposed 25-mile (40 km) <a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail_in_North_America" title="Commuter rail in North America">commuter rail</a> service routed along the existing <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_O-Line" title="Norfolk Southern O-Line">Norfolk Southern O-Line</a> right-of-way, connecting the towns in northern <a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg</a> and southern <a href="/wiki/Iredell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Iredell County, North Carolina">Iredell</a> counties to <a href="/wiki/Uptown_Charlotte" title="Uptown Charlotte">Uptown</a> <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>. However, several issues had arisen that included ineligibility for federal funding and Norfolk Southern refusal to allow access to its right-of-way. In 2019, after a reevaluation of the entire corridor, the CATS decided to move forward with a <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">bus rapid transit</a> (BRT) service instead, the I-77 Bus Rapid Transit, and shelve the commuter rail service, which was met with frustration by various city leaders and residents impacted by it.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in June 2024, it was announced that the City of Charlotte plans to purchase a section of the O-Line between Charlotte and Mooresville, NC for commuter rail service, thus placing the commuter rail option for the Red Line back into consideration. But a few weeks after the letter of understanding was made, local lawmakers passed a law stating that the city of Charlotte cannot buy land outside Mecklenburg County without the approval of each county and municipality with the railway that's being acquired, which could possibly limit potential expansion outside of Davidson.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Microtransit">Microtransit</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Microtransit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>CATS is currently working to launch microtransit in 2024, covering the University and North End zones, as well as a zone including Charlotte, Cornelius, Davidson, and Huntersville.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is proposed to replace the <a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Meck_Village_Rider&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Meck Village Rider (page does not exist)">North Meck Village Rider</a> service covering the latter three cities.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A pilot program was deployed in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_88-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ridership_data">Ridership data</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Area_Transit_System&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Ridership data"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Passenger trips </th></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td>24,278,653<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td>22,516,607<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td>24,985,270<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td>26,248,940<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td>27,165,943<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td>29,438,356<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td>28,712,105<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td>24,355,191 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td>26,034,078 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>23,199,350 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td>19,757,737 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td>19,156,590 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td>17,773,753 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td>20,875,635 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td>18,888,550 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td>16,587,199 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td>14,182,463<sup id="cite_ref-report_02_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report_02-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td>13,464,745<sup id="cite_ref-report_02_96-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report_02-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>1997–2005: Service Consumption Versus Costs</b>: (costs adjusted for inflation at 3.5% per year) <dl><dd>Ridership (unlinked trips): +52%</dd> <dd>Operational cost per passenger trip: +66%</dd> <dd>Operational cost per vehicle mile: +6%</dd> <dd>Operational cost per vehicle hour: +16%</dd></dl></li></ul> <p><i>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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The Charlotte Observer. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200609143434/http://charlotteobserver.newspapers.com/image/645843112/">Archived</a> from the original on 9 June 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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McClatchy. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200608225238/https://charlotteobserver.newspapers.com/image/645813547/?terms=Charlotte%2BArea%2BTransit%2BSystem">Archived</a> from the original on 8 June 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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McClatchy. The Charlotte Observer. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200609143353/https://charlotteobserver.newspapers.com/image/632552514/?terms=Ron%2BTober">Archived</a> from the original on 9 June 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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December 18, 2014. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150418002848/http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Newsroom/newsarchive/Pages/CATS-interim-director.aspx">Archived</a> from the original on 18 April 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.qcitymetro.com/news/articles/john_lewis_jr_will_be_the_new_cats_executive_director023121702.cfm">the original</a> on 2015-09-16<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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City of Charlotte. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200607221940/https://charlottenc.gov/Projects/Pages/GoldLinePhase2.aspx">Archived</a> from the original on 7 June 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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The Charlotte Observer. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200609143358/https://charlotteobserver.newspapers.com/image/646276814/?terms=Blue%2BLine%2Bextension%2Bopen">Archived</a> from the original on 9 June 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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McClatchy. The Charlotte Observer. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200609143352/https://charlotteobserver.newspapers.com/image/646277080/?terms=Red%2BLine">Archived</a> from the original on 9 June 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Main</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="List of people from Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotteans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_metropolitan_area" title="Charlotte metropolitan area">Metrolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_(United_States)" title="Piedmont (United States)">Piedmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Charlotte" title="Flag of Charlotte">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Charlotte_neighborhoods" title="List of Charlotte neighborhoods">Neighborhoods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Charlotte" title="List of tallest buildings in Charlotte">Tallest buildings</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="10" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:New_seal_of_Charlotte,_North_Carolina.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seal of Charlotte, North Carolina"><img alt="Seal of Charlotte, North Carolina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/New_seal_of_Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina.svg/100px-New_seal_of_Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/New_seal_of_Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina.svg/150px-New_seal_of_Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/New_seal_of_Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina.svg/200px-New_seal_of_Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="182" 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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education">Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_212" title="Eastern Air Lines Flight 212">Flight 212</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAir_Flight_1016" title="USAir Flight 1016">Flight 1016</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina#Law,_government_and_politics" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina">Mayor of Charlotte</a>: <a href="/wiki/Vi_Lyles" title="Vi Lyles">Vi Lyles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_City_Council" title="Charlotte City Council">Charlotte City Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte-Mecklenburg_Schools" title="Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools">Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Mecklenburg_Library" title="Charlotte Mecklenburg Library">Public Library System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Fire_Department" title="Charlotte Fire Department">Charlotte Fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte-Mecklenburg_Police_Department" title="Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department">CMPD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina#Colleges_and_universities" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Colleges and<br />universities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Charlotte" title="University of North Carolina at Charlotte">University of North Carolina at Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Piedmont_Community_College" title="Central Piedmont Community College">Central Piedmont Community College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_School_of_Law" title="Charlotte School of Law">Charlotte School of Law</a> (Defunct)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_C._Smith_University" title="Johnson C. Smith University">Johnson C. Smith University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_%26_Wales_University" title="Johnson & Wales University">Johnson & Wales University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queens_University_of_Charlotte" title="Queens University of Charlotte">Queens University of Charlotte</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina#Culture" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Attractions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Convention centers:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Convention_Center" title="Charlotte Convention Center">Charlotte Convention Center</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Museums:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bechtler_Museum_of_Modern_Art" title="Bechtler Museum of Modern Art">Bechtler Museum of Modern Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Graham_Library" title="Billy Graham Library">Billy Graham Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolinas_Aviation_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolinas Aviation Museum">Carolinas Aviation Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Place" title="Discovery Place">Discovery Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey_B._Gantt_Center" title="Harvey B. Gantt Center">Harvey B. Gantt Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levine_Museum_of_the_New_South" title="Levine Museum of the New South">Levine Museum of the New South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mint_Museum" title="Mint Museum">Mint Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Hall_of_Fame" title="NASCAR Hall of Fame">NASCAR Hall of Fame</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Performing arts:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AvidxChange_Music_Factory" title="AvidxChange Music Factory">AvidxChange Music Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Theatre_(Charlotte)" title="Carolina Theatre (Charlotte)">Carolina Theatre (Charlotte)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Symphony_Orchestra" title="Charlotte Symphony Orchestra">Charlotte Symphony Orchestra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ImaginOn" title="ImaginOn">ImaginOn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Blumenthal_Performing_Arts_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center">North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PNC_Music_Pavilion" title="PNC Music Pavilion">PNC Music Pavilion</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Parks:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Ward_Park_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="First Ward Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)">First Ward Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Park_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" title="Freedom Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)">Freedom Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Green_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" title="The Green (Charlotte, North Carolina)">The Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence_Park_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" title="Independence Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)">Independence Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Sugar_Creek_Greenway" title="Little Sugar Creek Greenway">Little Sugar Creek Greenway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reedy_Creek_Park_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reedy Creek Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)">Reedy Creek Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romare_Bearden_Park" title="Romare Bearden Park">Romare Bearden Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDowell_Nature_Preserve" title="McDowell Nature Preserve">McDowell Nature Preserve</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Sports arenas and fields:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium" title="American Legion Memorial Stadium">American Legion Memorial Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America_Stadium" title="Bank of America Stadium">Bank of America Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Center" title="Spectrum Center">Spectrum Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truist_Field" title="Truist Field">Truist Field</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>See also:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levine_Center_for_the_Arts" title="Levine Center for the Arts">Levine Center for the Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_City_Quarter" title="Queen City Quarter">Queen City Quarter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina#Sports" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Sports teams</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_FC" title="Charlotte FC">Charlotte FC</a> (<a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hounds" title="Charlotte Hounds">Charlotte Hounds</a> (<a href="/wiki/Major_League_Lacrosse" title="Major League Lacrosse">MLL</a>) (defunct)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Checkers" title="Charlotte Checkers">Charlotte Checkers</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Independence" title="Charlotte Independence">Charlotte Independence</a> (<a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USLC</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Eagles" title="Charlotte Eagles">Charlotte Eagles</a> (<a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL2</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Knights" title="Charlotte Knights">Charlotte Knights</a> (<a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">IL</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Rugby_Club" title="Charlotte Rugby Club">Charlotte Rugby Club</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rugby_Super_League_(United_States)" title="Rugby Super League (United States)">RSL</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_49ers" title="Charlotte 49ers">Charlotte 49ers</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_C._Smith_Golden_Bulls_and_Lady_Golden_Bulls" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls and Lady Golden Bulls">Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls and Lady Golden Bulls</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">Division II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queens_Royals" title="Queens Royals">Queens Royals</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">Division II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_%26_Wales_University#Charlotte_campus_2" title="Johnson & Wales University">JWU Charlotte Wildcats</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="United States Collegiate Athletic Association">USCAA</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Media_in_Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Media in Charlotte, North Carolina">Media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Newspapers:</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Charlotte_Observer" title="The Charlotte Observer">The Charlotte Observer</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Charlotte_Post" title="The Charlotte Post">The Charlotte Post</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Creative_Loafing" title="Creative Loafing">Creative Loafing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Q-Notes" title="Q-Notes">Q-Notes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Weekly" title="Charlotte Weekly">Charlotte Weekly</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Television:</i></li> <li><b>3</b> <a href="/wiki/WBTV" title="WBTV">WBTV</a> (<a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>)</li> <li><b>9</b> <a href="/wiki/WSOC-TV" title="WSOC-TV">WSOC</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>)</li> <li><b>14</b> <a href="/wiki/WWJS" title="WWJS">WWJS</a> (<a 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title="UNC-TV">WUNG</a> (<a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a>/<a href="/wiki/UNC-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="UNC-TV">UNC-TV</a>)</li> <li><b>64</b> <a href="/wiki/WAXN-TV" title="WAXN-TV">WAXN</a> (<a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">Ind.</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina#Economy" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uptown_Charlotte" title="Uptown Charlotte">Uptown (Center city)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_in_Charlotte" title="List of companies in Charlotte">Companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Convention_Center" title="Charlotte Convention Center">Convention Center</a></li> <li>Charlotte Regional Business 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North Carolina">I-77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_85_in_North_Carolina" title="Interstate 85 in North Carolina">I-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_277_(North_Carolina)" title="Interstate 277 (North Carolina)">I-277</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_485" title="Interstate 485">I-485</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_21" title="U.S. Route 21">US 21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_29_in_North_Carolina" title="U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina">US 29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_74" title="U.S. Route 74">US 74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_521" title="U.S. Route 521">US 521</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_16" title="North Carolina Highway 16">NC 16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_49" title="North Carolina Highway 49">NC 49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_51" title="North Carolina Highway 51">NC 51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_115" title="North Carolina Highway 115">NC 115</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Route_4" title="Charlotte Route 4">Route 4</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Rail:</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Carolinian_(train)" title="Carolinian (train)">Carolinian</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crescent_(train)" title="Crescent (train)">Crescent</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_(train)" title="Piedmont (train)">Piedmont</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Healthcare" class="mw-redirect" title="Healthcare">Healthcare</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atrium_Health" title="Atrium Health">Atrium Health</a></li> <li>Mecklenburg County Health Department</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina#MEDIC" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">MEDIC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Novant_Health" title="Novant 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