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Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Charlotte, NC|News
The Charlotte Mercury

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City of Charlotte

Lucia Zapata Griffith

Trustee, Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority

In our reporting · 2 stories

  1. Charlotte Transit Board Expands Interim CEO's Spending Power

    Charlotte's new transit authority gave its interim CEO expanded authority to sign technology contracts without case-by-case board approval, racing a Jan. 1 deadline to separate CATS from the city's systems. The vote passed with two opposed, after trustees warned they risked rubber-stamping a roughly $35 million transition they had not fully vetted.

  2. MPTA Panel Votes 5-4 Against West Craighead Red Line Stop

    A committee of Charlotte's new transit authority voted 5-4 against recommending a West Craighead station for the Red Line, siding with staff who warned an extra stop could weaken the project's bid for federal money. A Sugar Creek neighborhood coalition that spent two years making the case gets one more chance at the full board on Aug. 12.

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