The qualms with Charlotte’s transit plan don’t end in Matthews (Axios)
Finally, Charlotte has a path forward to achieve a transit sales tax to build long envisioned rail lines and improve roads. But many hurdles could doom it to failure.
Why it matters: Voters have the final say on a sales tax increase for transit — and even the staunchest transportation supporters have gripes about the plan.
The bottom line: It’s taken so long to get to this point, many people will still support a transit sales tax despite their criticisms.
Sustain Charlotte, for example, says the proposed legislation is “imperfect” but doesn’t want to fall further behind on transportation goals because of “our inability to coalesce.”