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What is Meck Connect?

Meck Connect is where it all comes together. All the plans and the communities together to help Mecklenburg County move. Move more people, more places. Meck Connect integrates road improvements, expanded rail, better bus and Microtransit into one, unified vision. A vision to help everyone get where they need to go.

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Regional Advancements

  • Connected Mobility: Builds a connected transportation system—roads, rail, bus, and Microtransit—so everyone has more options to get where they need to go.
  • Walkable Neighborhoods: Includes more pedestrian-friendly spaces with more streetlights, crosswalks, and enhanced intersections.
  • Everyday Access: Provides more options to walk, bike, drive or ride to jobs, school, or entertainment with improved roads and sidewalks, plus more frequent bus service and expanded rail.
  • Responsive Technology: Real-time traffic monitoring and smart traffic signals to improve traffic flow and help ease congestion.
  • Economic Opportunity: Spurs local business growth, job creation and housing development.
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Meck Connect Fast Facts

Fact 1:

Smart traffic signals and improved roads to help ease congestion.

Fact 2:

More streetlights and crosswalks for walkable neighborhoods.

Fact 3:

Complete streets with protected bike lanes and sidewalks.

Fact 4:

50% increase in service. 15-minute frequency on top 15 routes.

Fact 5:

18 new Microtransit zones across Mecklenburg County.

Fact 6:

43 miles of new rail, with access to the airport.

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Town Improvements

  • Towns across Mecklenburg County—including Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville—will receive targeted investments in road infrastructure, including expanded road capacity, smart traffic signaling, streetlights, crosswalks and sidewalks.
  • Expanded transit options with new commuter rail, increased bus frequency, and upgraded bus stops to improve access and reliability for residents.
  • Microtransit service—curb-to-curb, on-demand service to places our community relies on—grocery stories, health clinics, schools, and jobs.
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How Do We Do This?

A voter referendum on will allow Mecklenburg County residents to approve or reject a one cent, county-wide sales tax to fund investment and improvements in transit and transportation. A one-cent sales tax is projected to generate $25.3 billion ($19.4B sales tax + $5.8B federal funding) over 30 years.

What would that allow us to do? Invest in all the ways we get around.

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