Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization
People
- Frederick Becker, Mineral Springs delegate (Mayor; goes by Rick)
- Jim Bell, Weddington delegate (Mayor)
- Robert Murray, Waxhaw delegate (Mayor)
- Clarence Alsobrooks, Indian Trail delegate
- Leigh Altman, Mecklenburg County delegate (Commissioner)
- Will Aven, Mooresville delegate
- David Boyce, Wesley Chapel delegate
- Ed Driggs, Charlotte delegate
- Tom Eck, Marvin delegate
- Jennifer Garrity, Matthews delegate
- Martin Graves, Wingate delegate
- Brian Helms, Union County delegate
- George Hoops, Federal Highway Administration delegate (non-voting)
- David Jones, Statesville delegate
- James Kerr, Monroe delegate
- Brad Lail, NC Board of Transportation Div. 12 delegate
- Terry Lansdell, Char-Meck Planning Commission delegate (non-voting)
- Tony Lathrop, NC Board of Transportation Div. 10 delegate (NCBOT Chair)
- Tony Long, Mint Hill delegate
- Autumn Rierson Michael, Davidson delegate
- Michael Osborne, Cornelius delegate (Town Commissioner)
- Brad Richardson, CRTPO Board Chair (Stallings delegate)
- Jerry Santoni, Iredell County Planning Board delegate (non-voting)
- Brad A. Simmons, Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority delegate
- Ernestine Staton, Marshville delegate
- Amelia Stinson-Wesley, Pineville delegate
- Brad Stroud, Iredell County delegate
- Mark Tilley, Union County Land Use Board delegate (non-voting)
- Jim Walker, NC Turnpike Authority delegate (non-voting)
- Nick Walsh, Huntersville delegate
- Teross W. Young Jr., Troutman delegate
Coverage (3 articles)
The I-77 Toll Lane Fight Is Back, and Mecklenburg County's Vote Is Part of It
The I-77 toll lanes the regional board killed in May are up for a revival vote on September 23, under a state budget with a $64 million penalty attached. Mecklenburg County is one of the governments deciding. Here is the short version for south Charlotte.
What the New I-77 Bill Means for South Charlotte's Commute
The bill now moving through Raleigh does not change the I-77 South commute: it freezes the killed toll project until 2027 and hands the region an estimated $60 million invoice. What it means for south Charlotte drivers, and what Mecklenburg commissioners said about it.
What the I-77 Toll Lane Reversal Means for the Region
The region's biggest transportation decision this month: CRTPO withdrew support for the I-77 South toll lanes, ending a $3.2 billion expansion, sending an estimated $700 million in state funding elsewhere, and leaving no replacement plan.
Other coverage in the Mercury Local network
A Regional Survey Asks Where Roads Feel Unsafe, and It Closes Oct. 25
More than 2,900 people have been killed or seriously injured on Charlotte-area roads since 2021, the city says. A regional survey asking where roads feel unsafe closes Oct. 25. Also due: city grants of up to $50,000 for teen programs.
What Charlotte Got in Writing on I-77
The 12-page agreement behind the I-77 South toll lanes commits at least $300 million to west Charlotte and makes the private developer responsible for putting it up. The neighborhoods it is meant for have no power to enforce it. Only the city can hold the state to it.
Facing a $69.5 Million State Bill, CRTPO Brings Back the I-77 South Toll Lanes. Two Mayors Resign From the Board.
The regional transportation board reinstated the $4.3 billion I-77 South toll lane project Wednesday, with a $69.5 million state bill hanging over any town that kept voting no. Matthews and Mecklenburg County voted no anyway, and the mayors of Matthews and Davidson resigned from the board afterward.
Charlotte's I-77 Bill Is $69,577,547.67
The state's claim against Charlotte for walking away from the I-77 South toll lanes is $69,577,547.67, and the money would come out of the fund the city has already programmed for its next affordable housing and public facilities bonds. Council votes Monday on whether to reinstate support, which would erase the bill. The city's own two figures for Charlotte's share have not been reconciled on the record.
Five Weeks Out, Charlotte Hasn't Moved on I-77, and Board Members Are Disputing the $60 Million
At its last meeting before the September 23 reinstatement vote, CRTPO heard that Charlotte's position on the I-77 South toll lanes is unchanged, that the alternatives analysis cannot finish in time, and that the $60 million repayment figure is disputed by the county's account of NCDOT's own spending.
North Carolina's Budget Gives Charlotte a Choice: Revive the I-77 Toll Lanes, or Repay $64 Million
The regional board that killed the I-77 South toll lanes in May will vote September 23 on bringing them back, under a state budget that told the governments that opposed them to reinstate the project or repay $64 million. The count starts with Charlotte, which controls more of the board's vote than any other member and hasn't said which way it will go.
Out Here, Your Town Has a Vote on the I-77 Toll Lanes
Waxhaw, Weddington, and Marvin all have a vote on whether to revive the I-77 South toll lanes, and it comes September 23. Here is what the Marvin-Waxhaw area should know, with the full account at The Charlotte Mercury.
What Uptown Should Know About the I-77 Toll Lanes Coming Back for a Vote
The regional board that killed the I-77 South toll lanes will vote again on September 23, under a state budget that told opposing governments to revive the project or repay $64 million. Here is what Fourth Ward should know, with the full account at The Charlotte Mercury.