Charlotte Extends Gateway Station Development Deal to Restart 20-Acre Transit Hub Ahead of Handoff
The City of Charlotte, North Carolina, has extended its development agreement with Lincoln Property Co. and Republic Land Development, restarting the downtown Gateway Station transit hub project as the city prepares to hand its transit system to a regional authority on January 1, 2027.
Gateway Station is a 20-acre mixed-use, multimodal transit hub near the Third and Fourth Wards, close to West Trade and South Graham streets and next to the Charlotte Knights' stadium, and has been targeted for development since 2006. Deputy City Manager Alyson Craig briefed the City Council's transportation committee on November 2 on working with the developers and the county; the city and the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority (MPTA), which will take over the transit system, will use the rest of this year to map out the hub's next steps.
The MPTA was created after voters approved a 1-cent sales tax increase to fund a $25.3 billion multi-decade roads and transit expansion plan. The city said extending the agreement lets all parties align the hub's planning before the handoff and avoid another stall.
Source: City of Charlotte
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