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Taking the train to the middle of midtown Manhattan is the draw to not flying or driving. While this isn't Manhattan, you could easily complete with car trips within North Carolina. Nobody drives to almost Uptown to then take a train or bus, folks go the entire way. This will be the same for rail transit.

From 85 Northbound to Innerloop. Innerloop is not completed yet to get cars to 85N. Small distinction. The change has already been updated in Google Maps!

That's just leveraging their purchase with cheap money (interest rates are low). They purchased the property for around that price, and it is worth well more.

If you're going to tax parking, don't put a minimum on parking spaces. This would be a fantastic idea if the entire region were to then remove parking minimums and really let the market decide.

I think the greater issue lost to most is the privatization of roads (or infrastructure) in America. These lanes are often built with agreements that NO other road improvements can be made for quite a number of years (75+). Of course these roads are going to turn a profit with the suburban growth and high demand for road capacity. The real question is, do we want to turn these profits over to a private company, or do we want to turn the tolls over to a toll authority within the state that can then manage further expansion of roads or other transportation options? The state is about to enter into a massive agreement to give away a large portion of right of way for profit - that's an issue. Look to Ohio, Illinois, and Virginia for how some of these contracts work out in real time. While they provide additional capacity, citizens should read between the lines. "Managed lanes that keep things congestion free" means high toll prices, and profit. As long as people work in one centralized location and there is a high demand to get to that location at any single time, there will be congestion. You cannot build your way out of congestion with freeways, transit, sidewalks, bike lanes, or any other mode of transportation - congestion is part of living in a city plain and simple.

All of this apartment supply with little supply on the condo side means some of these projects are going to flip to condo. I'd expect the first condo flip by year end in South End with an aggressive estimate by Q3 there is an announcement.

Given that their employment strategy hinges on a LARGE university-relations program for new staff, this makes sense. UNCC is the largest University in the area with a large community of students, who generally, don't want to go back home to other parts of the state. The commute from the University City area to Lancaster County on 485 isn't ideal to anyone.