Lynx West Corridor

Lynx West Corridor
Overview
Type Streetcar
System LYNX Rapid Transit Services
Locale Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Termini Airport (west)
CTC/Arena (east)
Stations 12
Services West Corridor
Operation
Planned opening unknown
Technical
Line length 6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Proposed route map[1]

Belmont
Catawba River
Sam Wilson
I-485
Airport Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Mulberry Church
corridor alternatives
Morris Field
Ashley
Ashley
Remount
Freedom
Morehead
Tuckaseegee
Summit
corridor alternatives
Uptown

The West Corridor is a proposed streetcar line to serve as an extension for the LYNX network in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is slated for completion by 2034. It would connect Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in west Charlotte with the Charlotte Transportation Center in Uptown Charlotte.[1]

It is proposed to follow a primarily east-west path along West Morehead Street and Wilkinson Boulevard, through west Charlotte. Currently, it is estimated to be 6.4 miles (10.3 km) with 10 stops and be complete between Uptown and Ashley Road by 2029 at a cost of $163 million. The second phase between Ashley Road and the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport is scheduled for completion by 2034 at a cost of $324 million.[1]

History

West Corridor reevaluation

West Corridor reevaluation

In July 2018, CATS began a reevaluation of the West Corridor, which replaces the originally planned streetcar into two possible light rail routes from Belmont and Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Charlotte Center City and continuation along the planned Lynx Silver Line to Matthews. The process involves a series of public meetings and various surveys to know where the public stands regarding the West Corridor and how each of the alternative options rank.[2][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rapid Transit Planning". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on January 11, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2007.
  2. Boraks, David (July 18, 2018). "CATS Eyes New Light Rail, Bus And Uptown Tunnel Options". Charlotte, NC: WFAE. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  3. Barret, Michael (July 18, 2018). "Should light rail stop in Belmont or come to Gastonia?". The Gaston Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  4. "West Corridor Init Screening Brochure" (pdf). Charlotte Area Transit System. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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