transportation
Penny for your thoughts: Sales tax meetings on docket
July 22. Mecklenburg County has scheduled two community meetings beginning this week to educate voters about transportation issues and a potential sales tax increase to fund projects. Commissioner Vilma Leake will host sessions on tonight from 6:00-7:30pm at Steele Creek AME Zion Church and from 6:00-7:30pm July 31st at West Charlotte Recreation Center. The meetings […]
CATS Micro free this week; Village Rider ends
July 9. CATS is offering free fares until July 13 for its new Micro transit service, coinciding with the end of its Village Rider bus routes that travel throughout North Mecklenburg. CATS Micro, launched in last winter, offers point-to-point transportation similar to Uber or Lyft. CATS branded minivans pick up riders at their point of […]
Oh, the places we went
CATS MICRO | Jason Benavides. June 10. Oh, the places you’ll go…with CATS Micro. The on-demand, shared-ride service launched in late February and while it has limited range it’s hard to argue the value. For only $2.20 you can travel anywhere within the designated zone. I decided to try out the new transportation option and […]
Say goodbye to the Village Rider
June 10. By Dave Vieser. As expected, the North Mecklenburg Village Rider bus route will be discontinued effective Monday July 7. The Village Rider is a local bus route which has served Cornelius, along with Huntersville and Davidson for many years. Also ceasing operation July 7 is the Davidson Shuttle. Charlotte Area Transit Service’s (CATS) […]
Roundabouts on Hwy. 21 will be completed in Winter 2027
Dec. 1. By Dave Vieser. Work will finally begin inMarch on two new roundabouts at the Catawba Avenue/Hwy. 21 intersection just east of I-77. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has awarded a $14.6 million contract to the Caton Construction Group of Charlottesville, Va. to perform the work. When the traffic circles are completed, […]
Washam looks to the future as fourth term begins Monday
Nov. 30. By Dave Yochum. Woody Washam says he is “excited and very optimistic” about his upcoming fourth term as mayor which officially begins at his swearing-in ceremony Monday, Dec. 4 at Town Hall. Also being sworn in: Two incumbents and three newcomers to the Town Board. “I plan to renew and enhance our efforts […]
New transportation task force will look for finance options
Aug. 11. By Dave Vieser. Just in case anyone needed to be reminded, road improvements and growth are the major topics of concern in Cornelius so far this election year. This certainly was exemplified on Monday July 17. That was the same night that applicant Drew Thigpen withdrew his rezoning application for a multi-structure Cornelius […]
Task force will look for new funding mechanisms for road projects
July 18. Mayor Woody Washam has announced the creation of a Mayor’s Task Force on Transportation Funding and Implementation. The purpose of this task will be to investigate how to more quickly move critical town road projects forward within the town. This Task Force is a follow-up to the already established Transportation Advisory Board which […]
Crosswalks on W. Catawba not coming soon
Jan. 10. By Dave Vieser. On the morning of Nov. 30, a pedestrian was killed in Cornelius after being struck by an automobile on West Catawba Avenue near the intersection of Westmoreland Lake Drive. The scene of the accident is about midway between Nantz Road and Westmoreland Road, where no crosswalks exist on West Catawba […]
Commissioner calls for more local authority for some transportation issues
Jan. 9. By Dave Vieser. Cornelius Town Commissioner Denis Bilodeau says he will push for more local authority to address smaller transportation solutions “that have big results.” He’s a member of the town’s Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) as well as the Charlotte Regional Planning Transportation Organization (CRPTO). Quality of life issues “To put it mildly, […]
