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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Charlotte Area Transit System approves ambitious transit plan
The Charlotte Area Transit System has greenlit a major new transit plan. It prioritizes the Better Bus program, which includes adding 2,000 shelters, benches, waiting pads, and 89 new buses. ALSO READ: CATS launches door-to-door service in north Mecklenburg County It would also implement CATS Micro across the country. The Better Bus program will require 43 more miles of rail service. VIDEO: CATS launches door-to-door service in north Mecklenburg County
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
CATS launches door-to-door service in north Mecklenburg County
If you usually wait at a bus stop, starting Monday, you could get picked up right from your door. Earlier this month, officials with the Charlotte Area Transit System announced they were phasing out the traditional bus stop and launching CATS Micro in north Mecklenburg County. The goal, Channel 9′s Eli Brand reports, is to provide a more convenient alternative for people in need of public transit in that area. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: CATS Micro to revolutionize transit in north Mecklenburg County But it's nothing like traditional public transportation. Instead of a bus, you'll be ordering a car in the CATS-Pass App. More specifically, a Toyota Sienna minivan will come to pick you up after you order a ride online. CATS said to picture it as a similar service to Uber or Lyft. You get pick-up and drop-off instructions right in the app. The costs will be $2.20 and right now, CATS Micro will service areas along the I-77 corridor in Huntersville, Cornelius, and Davidson. Kevin Davis told Channel 9 the new public transit option could mean more independence for his son. 'He doesn't drive, he's special needs, and as a result, he's completely dependent on his mother or me,' Davis said. Channel 9 also learned drivers were hired through a third party similar to the way bus drivers are hired for CATS. WATCH BELOW: Charlotte faces uphill battle at getting transit referendum, state senator says
