The Silver Line might be decades away, but planning is happening right now for the light rail line from the airport to Bojangles Coliseum.
Getting the train into or closer to Matthews is still the goal. As part of the PAVE Act, the newly formed Metropolitan Public Transit Authority conducted a study on potential route adjustments and savings that could lead to the extension of the line.
Brett Wallace, with the engineering firm WSP, cautioned there wasn’t a magic bullet that would generate the funding necessary to commit to Matthews service…