Community leaders advocate for a one-cent sales tax increase to fund multimodal projects and plans — The community-based Charlotte MOVES Task Force finalized nine months of work Thursday and unanimously approved a set of recommendations to the Charlotte City Council that lays out a comprehensive strategy for meeting the Charlotte area’s future transportation needs. The recommendations endorse a mobility investment program and a transformational mobility network…

The Charlotte MOVES Task Force will meet one last time on Dec. 3, after which it will present its recommendation to the City Council. — The Charlotte MOVES Task Force is preparing to finalize its recommendation to Charlotte City Council for transforming transit and transportation in Charlotte. Since May 2020, the task force has been working to identify a “Transformational Mobility Network.” The idea: Increase investment in existing light rail, bus, roadway, greenway, pedestrian and…

A plan, nearly 10 years in the making, gets a unanimous vote to move ahead. — Charlotte City Council on Monday unanimously approved two motions to move forward redevelopment efforts at the Eastland site and set agreements for developing a new entertainment district in Uptown. The first vote solidifies an agreement with developer Crosland Southeast LLC to fund up to $30 million in costs related to…

Each Tuesday following a Charlotte City Council business meeting, we’ll recap the top discussions and votes from the dais. Here are the top items from the Sept. 14, 2020, meeting. Welcoming Week Proclamation Welcoming Week, celebrated from Sept. 11–20, is an annual series of events where neighbors, immigrants and long-term residents come together in a spirit of unity. …

From the Desk of Mayor Vi Lyles As noted in the recent message to the community from Roof Above about the growing tent cities in Charlotte, “cities across America continue to struggle with homelessness in the midst of the pandemic, and many have reported increased size and visibility of encampments.” Charlotte is no different. In our community…

The City of Charlotte and Charlotte Center City Partners announced on Thursday, July 9, that the closure of South Tryon Street, between Third and Fourth streets, will remain in place through Sept. 30. …

On July 1, 2020, Johnny Jennings was sworn-in as chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD). Jennings is the fifth chief since CMPD formed in 1993 with the merger of the Charlotte Police Department and Mecklenburg County Police Department. …

For the City of Charlotte, 2020 was to be a time of renewed focus on improving mobility for all. However, a few months into the year, Charlotte, along with the rest of the world, encountered the coronavirus pandemic, and the resurfacing of outrage against systemic racism and injustices experienced by…

On June 18, 2020, Mayor Vi Lyles signed a proclamation recognizing June 19 as Juneteenth in Charlotte. Read the full proclamation below. WHEREAS, on June 19, 1865, nearly two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers, led by General Gordon Granger, arrived in…