Embarking On A Light Rail Project

"After years of dreaming and stacks of studies, preliminary construction starts in March on Charlotte's light-rail system. That's when crews break ground for the Stonewall Street bridge so that a $331 million light-rail line can enter uptown from south Charlotte, a route it will share with the historic Charlotte trolley. "This is such an important step," Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory said. "Before this was just a dream. Now the future's here." But major decisions must be made by summer - where stations will be built, what they'll look like and how big parking lots will be - and the public is being asked to get involved in the 11-mile uptown-to-Pineville leg. The first of 10 public meetings is Tuesday night."