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I mean, I am glad it's on their mind, but One Green Globe is a very low bar to achieve.

I can't figure out, did Simon have any input in this planning process? It feels like this overwhelming corporate presence that the vision plan only cursorily acknowledges.

Well, don't say there isn't interest in the Red Line project. I just left the Davidson in-person meeting early because it was way, way too packed. I'll just leave my comments online!

(it's three lanes)

What jumped out at me is that they don't have any government safety ratings yet. Are they allowed to sell to consumers and/or operate on highways without those?

OK, informational post aside: my thoughts - There is no discussion of what becomes of the existing park & ride network, which has no relationship to the rail line. Those park and rides have hundreds and hundreds of parking spaces on pretty valuable land. 30 minute headways suck BUT that could be a reasonable trade-off if the train is predictably on schedule. Really none of the "original" station locations have capacity or potential for much on-site parking, which I think is a huge unaddressed elephant in the room. There 1/2 mile distance has a pretty decent population concentration, but they will loose any ridership on the west side of 77 that the metrorapid buses currently carry.

CATS has begun the community meetings for Red Line commuter rail redeux. Red Line Commuter Rail - Charlotte Area Transit System (charlottenc.gov) Virtual meeting: Virtual Red Line Public Meeting (youtube.com) Maps: Red Line Project Existing Conditions (arcgis.com)

Do we actually know that's where Zara is going, or is it just speculation?

Don't forget expanded I-77 south of Uptown Charlotte, aka the project that will bankrupt NCDOT.

Great. The average Charlottean can afford to buy a house in 5.4 years. Housing crisis solved.

My better half is addicted to Vuori.

seems like some developer doesn't have much moxie.

That does seem really high, but presumably a lot of that is in the sidewalks and perhaps lighting upgrades (similar to what they did on South Tryon over 277 years back). There's only sidewalk on one side of Mattheson today. For the cycle track, maybe there's a more meaningful barrier being included?

DC jumped to mind. although it's perhaps more accurate to say that the freeways are running through their parks.

I may know where the "Ascot Inn" heart tub sign ended up when it was sitting atop that building's rubble...