March 2, 2021
RENEW is the city of Charlotte’s workforce development program for building efficiency, HVAC and solar installation training.
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Charlotte, North Carolina, under the leadership of Mayor Vi Lyles and City Council and with support from the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge, is making smart shifts in city operations. Whether it’s powering city-owned buildings and vehicles with cleaner energy sources or investing in the community through job training programs, Charlotte is modeling how to reduce emissions in buildings, cars, buses and how to renew the regional economy. Here are a few examples:
Reducing pollution in city-owned buildings
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According to a CATS, a passenger vehicle was traveling in the wrong direction on the I-77 express lanes near Sunset Road. The vehicle collided with the bus.
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Leaders of a 26-mile light rail project to connect Gaston County to uptown Charlotte, Charlotte Douglas International Airport and beyond recently refined the proposed track alignment through Belmont and presented the refinement during a virtual meeting this week.
Though portions of Charlotte Area Transit System’s LYNX Silver Line most likely won’t run until the 2030s, riders could one day board the light rail in Belmont and ride it along Wilkinson Boulevard to stops near the airport, Bank of America Stadium, the LYNX Blue Line light rail, Ovens Auditorium and Bojangles Coliseum and through Charlotte to downtown Matthews, Stallings and Indian Trail.