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  • Lake Norman Regional Bicycle Plan - Q&A

    Who is developing the Plan?Centralina Council of Governments (COG), located in Charlotte, has been contracted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation to develop a regional bicycle plan f...
  • North Commuter Rail Analysis

    Jim Bensman, Cornelius Town Commissioner and member of the LNBTC, is leading an effort to analyze all direct and related costs pertaining to the construction of the North Commuter Rail Line from Charlotte to Mt. Mourne. Once a full understanding of cost...
  • I-77 Widening Effort

    Mitch Abraham, Mayor Pro Temp of Mooresville and a member of the LNTC, has agreed to lead an initiative to organize a seven municipality effort to obtain State and Federal funds to widen I-77 from I-485 to I-40, a distance of 31 miles.  Mitch will invit...
  • Bikes Mean More Mobility

    The Lake Norman Regional Bike Plan Steering Committee has ambitious plans to construct a bike trail around Lake Norman, providing both recreational benefits and practical, affordable access between the Lake towns....
  • Air Quality Challenge

    The Charlotte region is failing to meet new Federal standards for air quality, a condition which could result in limiting Federal and State dollars for transportation construction and maintenance. The main culprits are the unhealthy levels of ozone and ni...
  • Committee of 21 Recommendations

    The Transportation Committee of 21, seven members appointed by Mecklenburg County, City of Charlotte and the Charlotte Chamber, recently made recommendations to the general public on how to fund and manage our future road construction and maintenance need...
  • Senator Daniel Clodfelter Warns Charlotte Region

    At a packed house Air Quality/Transportation Summit August 14, Sen. Dan Clodfelter said bluntly that if the local governments in the Charlotte Region do not collectively decide to deal with “non attainment” air quality by ceding some road/land use aut...