The flurry of CATS email, Twitter and Facebook traffic alerts last week all had the same basic message - stay clear of North Tryon Street in University City, 'cause we're making a light-rail line! The $1.16 billion construction of the 9.3-mile LYNX Blue Line Extension...
Transit Oriented Development
Get latest light-rail and NECI news at Oct. 13 meeting
The next community meeting on NECI project plans and Blue Line Extension progress will take place 5:30-8 pm Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Oasis Shriners Center, 604 Doug Mayes Place, in University Place. The Northeast Corridor Infrastructure (NECI) Program is a collection...
Urban Design students explore the power of open space
One of University City's great assets is the creative energy of UNC Charlotte. That creativity took center stage last week, as Urban Design graduate students presented their exploration into landscape urbanism - with University City as their focus. Imagine how our...
Be patient – North Tryon’s light-rail overhaul will take time
Last updated June 4, 2015 Drivers coping with the light-rail-driven reconstruction of North Tryon Street should begin to see traffic problems start to improve this fall, say city staff working on the project to extend the LYNX line from uptown to University City. Some...
Quick takes on our many other transportation projects
The Town Hall Meeting on transportation improvements on May 19 covered 20 projects under way or coming in the next few years. Click on the project titles for in-depth reports on the I-485 Opening, LYNX Blue Line Extension, North Tryon Street bridge replacements, and...
Speakers tell City Council: Approve the University City Area Plan Update
The long process to update a development plan for our transit stations moved closer to completion on Monday as City Council heard strong public support to adopt the University City Area Plan update. “This will be critical in linking the university to nearby employment...
University City developments are making headlines
Several announcements about developments along our future LYNX Blue Line Extension and within University Research Park have made headlines recently in The Charlotte Observer and the Charlotte Business Journal. Here is a quick overview and links for further...