In an effort to break a six-month stalemate over the city’s capital budget, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx proposed two new spending plans Monday – including one that eliminates $119 million for a streetcar.
Foxx is one of the biggest champions of the streetcar, arguing that it will spark economic development on the city’s distressed east and west sides. But after an unsuccessful push to find a City Council majority to back it, the mayor appears willing to part with the streetcar, for now. read more…
