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Charlotte, NC
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City Council committee about to discuss I-77 toll lanes project. Mayor Rob Harrington is in attendance as are many project opponents
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, says Charlotte would be great as an NFL Draft site, adds that Super Bowl is also possible with continued growth and hotel additions
Bank of America Stadium hovers above party tent where Tepper Sports is hosting 200-300 VIPs and media for a reception celebrating extension of naming rights and upcoming $1.3 billion renovation
Mayor Vi Lyles and her successor, Robert Harrington, who will be sworn in momentarily as her successor
Charlotte City Council defers vote on updated BofA Stadium land lease - Charlotte Business Journal bizjournals.com/charlotte/ne… via @CBJnewsroom
Per @NCDOT_Charlotte, the I-77 toll lanes Community Engagement Center has permanently closed. It opened March 30 on Morehead Street, created to build support for the project and host forums for residents to make suggestions about minimizing neighborhood harm.
New: @CLTAirport and @AmericanAir (plus other airlines) have agreed to extend lease negotiations for up to one year with June 30 deadline approaching
3-hour meeting ends with 77 toll lane support being dropped by CRTPO. Project is dead, as far as anyone can tell.
.@crown_CLT says fewer than 200 tix left for opener … Charlotte Crown debut brings city its second women's pro team - Charlotte Business Journal bizjournals.com/charlotte/ne… via @CBJnewsroom
Expecting a lively CRTPO meeting (is that an oxymoron?) with possible I-77 discussion on toll lanes. Or, at minimum, debate over debating I-77
.@cltcrownupshot debut brings city its second women's pro team - Charlotte Business Journal bizjournals.com/charlotte/ne… via @CBJnewsroom
.@sustain_CLT pushing to add I-77 toll lanes project to tonight’s CRTPO meeting agenda in hopes of killing toll lanes proposal and studying/considering alternatives. City Council voted last week to drop support for the project
Charlotte lining up incentives for WTA finals bid at Spectrum Center - Charlotte Business Journal bizjournals.com/charlotte/ne… via @CBJnewsroom
It's not over (yet) ... City Council to hold special meeting on I-77 toll lanes project tomorrow at 1 PM to hear an update from NCDOT
A stunner at Council tonight: 6-5 vote to direct Ed Driggs, their representative on CRTPO planning group that approved 77 toll lanes, to withdraw that support
