CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The inaugural meeting of the new transit authority created by the passage of the Mecklenburg County transit tax will be held Thursday.
The 27-member Mecklenburg Public Transportation Authority will replace the Metropolitan Transit Commission. It has representatives appointed from all county municipalities, including the county itself, plus from the General Assembly and governor.
Charlotte has the most appointees at 12, with two coming from Mayor Vi Lyles while the Mecklenburg County towns have one each; some have an alternate.
Mecklenburg County leaders prepare for more transit-oriented development
The board will guide the decisions of the expansion of the local transit system, which will add rail through north Mecklenburg County (Blue Line), connect the city center to the airport and bolster the bus system…