Charlotte's transit plan needs 4% growth a year. It's hit that once in three years.

04min | 08/28/2026

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Yesterday this show said Charlotte's transit plan runs on sales tax that has stopped growing — and admitted it hadn't seen the county's model. That model got reported out the same afternoon. The number is 4% annual growth, every year, for thirty years, producing $19.4 billion. Actual growth: under 1%, then 4%, then flat. A one-point miss costs about $3 billion, and the $3.3 billion Silver Line can't be built in phases without risking federal money. Plus: seven dogs attack four people in northwest Charlotte and the owner still hasn't been found, American Airlines adds Barcelona from CLT, and what Dolly Parton actually built in North Carolina — 21 million free books, every ZIP code in the state.

CLT Daily is written, hosted and produced by Steve Bouboulis, an independent journalist covering the Queen City. Got a tip, a document, or a story the city isn't telling? Reach him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebouboulis/

CLT Daily — Charlotte's independent daily briefing. New episodes every morning. cltdaily.com

Sources this episode: WFAE, WBTV, WCTI, NPR

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Yesterday this show said Charlotte's transit plan runs on sales tax that has stopped growing — and admitted it hadn't seen the county's model. That model got reported out the same afternoon. The number is 4% annual growth, every year, for thirty years, producing $19.4 billion. Actual growth: under 1%, then 4%, then flat. A one-point miss costs about $3 billion, and the $3.3 billion Silver Line can't be built in phases without risking federal money. Plus: seven dogs attack four people in northwest Charlotte and the owner still hasn't been found, American Airlines adds Barcelona from CLT, and what Dolly Parton actually built in North Carolina — 21 million free books, every ZIP code in the state.

CLT Daily is written, hosted and produced by Steve Bouboulis, an independent journalist covering the Queen City. Got a tip, a document, or a story the city isn't telling? Reach him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebouboulis/

CLT Daily — Charlotte's independent daily briefing. New episodes every morning. cltdaily.com

Sources this episode: WFAE, WBTV, WCTI, NPR

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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