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MTC Closes Comment Period on CATS Fare Plan With One Cash-Rider Question Unanswered

At the final public hearing on the Charlotte Area Transit System's Fare Modernization Program, public commenter Carson Cohn told the MTC that CATS had promised him an answer over a month ago on whether the new system would force cash riders to pay double for transfer trips — and…

Jack Beckett·May 8, 2026

Charlotte city government building representing MTC and CATS coverage

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