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Charlotte, NC
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Inspired by cities with real, expansive transit systems, I’ve created an updated @CATSRideTransit fantasy map. It consists of Light Rail, Streetcars, Commuter Rail, Amtrak, BRT, and monorail.
Below is an Area Map, a System Map, and an Uptown reference map.
ALT Area Map of a fantasy Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) rail and bus rapid transit system. The map shows the lines in geographical order in and around Mecklenburg County
ALT System Map of a fantasy Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) rail and bus rapid transit system. The map shows the lines in a more traditional subway map form for ease of reading
ALT Uptown Map of a fantasy Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) rail and bus rapid transit system. The map shows a zoomed-in, detailed map of the lines in and around Uptown
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The Charlotte City Council finalized and adopted the 14 Community Area Plans on 4/13/26.
The E-Plans serve as a summary of the Community Area Plans and provide a clear overview of the key policies, priorities, and recommendations for each CAP.
More at cltcommunityareaplans.com
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Why the fuck does nobody call him out on this behaviour? There is no job in the world that would allow you to speak to someone like this for asking a reasonable question.
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Pittsburgh City Council voted unanimously this week to eliminate minimum parking and floor-area ratio (FAR) requirements for all new development citywide, one of several reforms aimed at making it easier to build housing.
📍Pittsburgh, PA
I think that if @alexsands_ give photo credits on her personal X post and in the article, that @axioscharlotte should do the same on the Instagram post
What do we think? axios.com/local/charlotte/20…
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I genuinely cannot believe this is a real exchange between a voter and the Vice President of the United States.
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This guy is a professional at pretending to be a dumbass.
Vance went to Yale. He knows how ranked choice voting works. He is trying to make it seem confusing when it isn't.
JD Vance on ranked choice voting: "I don't understand it. It seems to me that you have an election, the person who wins the most votes should win. That seems to be not what happens with ranked choice voting. The fact that it's so confusing to a person who pays pretty close attention to politics I think suggests we should do our elections in, like, the normal way."
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Among the lowest-income households, those with cars spend 40% of their income on transportation, compared with just 7% for households without cars. @SmartTransp
ssti.us/2026/10/26/when-driv…
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if anyone knows the words "quitting" and "Auburn" it's Tommy Tuberville
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Generations before us fought for our right to walk.
In 1966 Louisville community leader Vernice Hunter told a reporter: “There have been three deaths there—some say five—in the last two years. One little boy’s eye was knocked out. One of my neighbors had both legs broken.” ...
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Bank of America Stadium renovation project:
As of August 2026, the City of Charlotte had authorized and funded about $3.1 million in project-related disbursements, including $632,000 for debt-financing costs and $2.5 million for construction, according to State Auditor Dave Boliek
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Your physical peak comes earlier than you think.
A Swedish study tested the same 427 people from age 16 to 63 (nearly 50 years!)
Most physical capacity peaked around or before age 36. Shortly after the peak, people lost ~1% per year. By 63, it was more than 2% per year.
From peak to 63, people lost 37–40% of their relative VO2 max, 32–35% of their muscular endurance, and 41–48% of their muscular power.
Switching from inactive to active at any age was linked to a 6–7% bump in aerobic capacity, 11% in muscular endurance, and 4% in power. Activity didn’t change when people peaked, just how fast they declined.
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @StreetsblogUSA @StreetsblogNYC
usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/…
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This is why people don't want to have kids any more. This used to be entirely normal to leave your 14 y/o in charge of a household.
Now parents are arrested AND publicly shamed. Who would want to endure that?
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Judge Keith Smith set 17-year-old Lechevis Finnie's bond at $2.5 million secured.
Finnie is accused of felony hit and run for the death of 6-year-old Mariana Espinoza in east Charlotte.
According to the affidavit, Finnie confessed to hitting the child with his car and fleeing the scene because he was scared. CMPD says Finnie has been cooperative in the investigation.
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"We really want them to not cut any more of these trees," Undercurrent Coffee owner Todd Huber told reporters of Adams Outdoor removing trees behind his business.
But by 1pm today, more trees had come down.
axios.com/local/charlotte/20…
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BREAKING: Phillip Mullin has become the first child in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease 🎉
