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Commissioner Worley - County Manager - Resolution in Support of the Charlotte Area Transit System's (CATS) LYNX Silver Line Extending Into Gaston County and to Seek Federal, State, and Local Funding Options for the Silver Line Project
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STAFF CONTACT
Dr. Kim Eagle - County Manager
BUDGET IMPACT
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BACKGROUND
More transportation options are needed to provide greater mobility to the existing residents as well as the growing population in Gaston County. The US Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies, LODES, (2018) indicates that 36,364 Gaston County residents are traveling into Mecklenburg County each weekday for work. Gaston County stakeholders have expressed interest in exploring rapid transit options into Gaston County from Mecklenburg County. In April, 2021, the City of Belmont adopted a Resolution Supporting the LYNX Silver Line Refined Locally Preferred Alternative and April 28, 2021 the Metropolitan Transit Commission adopted the LYNX Silver Line Staff Recommendations. The Silver Line is defined as a 26-mile continuous light rail corridor from the Town of Matthews to Center City Charlotte and continuing west to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport and beyond to a western terminus in the City of Belmont and Gaston County. Belmont and other Municipalities in Gaston County have adopted Resolutions of Support of the Charlotte Area Transit System's (CATS) Lynx Silver Line extending into Gaston County, encouraging Gaston County to seek federal, state, and local funding options for the silver line project. Gaston County and effected Municipalities must work directly with the City of Charlotte, CATS, and the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) to secure sufficient federal funds to complete the extension of the LYNX Silver Line into Gaston County. Gaston County must also have authority approved by the North Carolina General Assembly to seek additional funding from a county-wide source.
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