The Lake Norman Transportation Commission will host a special Red Line Regional Rail Project Summit on Tuesday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main St., Mooresville. Consultants will give area officials an overview of the proposed 25-mile commuter and freight rail line from Charlotte to Mooresville. Read the full story

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

After a year of work, consultants on Wednesday will unveil a funding strategy for the proposed Red Line commuter rail project from Charlotte to Mooresville. Their report will come at a meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission at 5:30 Wednesday at Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center in Charlotte.

Officials and consultants also will share their draft financing plan with local officials and citizens at a public meeting in Mooresville on Dec. 13. Read the full story

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

HUNTERSVILLE – State and local officials on Thursday outlined a new approach to developing a commuter rail line from Charlotte to the Lake Norman area. They’re now pitching the 25-mile train line as an economic development initiative that would move freight as well as commuters. And they are proposing to create a new regional transit authority that would work across government lines to plan and raise money for the Red Line project. Read the full story

Carroll Gray told members of the Lake Norman Transportation Commission Wednesday night he plans to step down as executive director at year’s end. The 71-year-old Cornelius resident helped launch and lead the regional lobbying group over the past three years. He told DavidsonNews.net he has mixed emotions about the decision, “but I think it’s time to move on.” Read the full story

Lake Norman Transportation Commission, which includes representatives from area towns, the county and Charlotte, will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m., at Huntersville Town Hall, 101 Huntersville-Concord Road. Read the full story

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The climate for transit funding will be “tough” over the next few years amid federal and state budget troubles, former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory told members of the Lake Norman Transportation Commission Wednesday. But the good news for area transit advocates, he said, is that few areas of the country are cooperating the way local leaders here are. Read the full story

We’ve seen Charlotte Area Transit System’s Village Rider buses pass by on Main Street countless times, but realized we had no idea where the North Meck Village Rider actually went. So this week, we ventured a bit farther out of the area, riding almost the entire loop of the No. 97 Village Rider, and making a stop at the North County Regional Library on the way. Read more about our trip in THE GUIDE»

Charlotte Area Transit System will hold a series of public meetings this month on its proposed Countywide Transit Service Plan, a five-year plan for improving bus service in the county. A meeting in north Mecklenburg is planned Wednesday, Aug. 17, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at North County Regional Library. Read the full story