CATS
Starting Feb. 24, CATS Micro will take you point to point
Jan. 29. CATS Micro, a shared-ride service from one point to another in Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville, launches Feb. 24. A trip on CATS Micro will be the same price as a bus fare or light rail trip: $2.20 per adult. There are no price fluctuations for rush hour, unlike Uber and Lyft. Quotable “By […]
Transit Equity Day honors Rosa Parks
Jan. 28. The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) will operate fare-free in honor of Transit Equity Day on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Transit Equity Day honors the legacy of the civil rights activist Rosa Parks on what would have been her 112th birthday. Rosa Parks’ courageous act of defiance, against segregation and discrimination, was a historically […]
Davidson announces info sessions on Red Line service and possible station locations in Davidson
Jan. 16. The Town of Davidson will hold three information sessions on the proposed Red Line Commuter Rail Station location. Town Staff will present three identical presentations providing an overview of the proposed Red Line Commuter Rail service and garner input on potential Davidson station locations. A live stream webinar via Zoom will be available […]
Red Line open house Oct. 3 in Cornelius
Sept. 26. The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) will host public meetings on the updated design of the Red Line Commuter Rail. The Red Line is a 25-mile commuter rail project to connect the downtowns of Charlotte, Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson, potentially extending into Mt. Mourne in Mooresville. There will be a brief presentation at […]
Progress on Red Line as Charlotte readies acquisition of Norfolk Southern’s O Line
July 30. By Dave Yochum. The Red Line is gaining steam on two separate tracks: Charlotte City Council is expected to close on the Red Line in September and it appears likely NC legislators will allow Mecklenburg County to put a one-cent sales tax on the ballot in November of 2025 to help fund the […]
Zillow-Bark study says Charlotte is 4th friendliest dog town in US
June 18. Does your dog have a resume? That’s one of the things every renter with a dog should bring to the leasing office, as well as a budget, according to Zillow and BARK, the company behind the dog subscription service BarkBox. In fact they just completed a nationwide survey of best cities for pet-friendly […]
Red Line info sessions are tonight, Saturday
April 18. There are two more community meetings—one tonight at the North County Library and the last one Saturday at the Sugar Creek Library in Charlotte—where members of the Red Line project team will gather input on a transit line from Charlotte to Lake Norman. Proponents say a north-south rapid-transit corridor supports “traffic reduction along […]
Kitten season is here. Interested in fostering?
March 12. Kitten season has started early this year at Lake Norman Humane and the group needs fosters. On any given day, Lake Norman Humane receives dozens of intake requests for animals in need. “The number of requests far exceed our in-house capacity for care. Loving foster homes allow us to provide care for many […]
Sneaky CATS: Bus downgrade caught local officials by surprise
March 11. By Dave Vieser. An unannounced transition to smaller buses on a popular Cornelius to Charlotte express bus route caught town leaders by surprise, according to comments at their March 4 Town Board Meeting. “We did not receive any advance information about the change of equipment on the express bus route,” said Town Manager […]
The big shrink: CATS downsizing some buses on express runs to Charlotte
March 1. By Dave Vieser. The recent substitution of smaller buses on CATS express routes between Charlotte and Cornelius has some suburban bus passengers unhappy. To make matters worse, the change—which first seemed to be temporary—now appears to be permanent. Express route 77X, which runs from Cornelius to center city Charlotte, had been using larger […]
