Developer says Mecklenburg transportation plan needs some TLC - Business North Carolina

Developer says Mecklenburg transportation plan needs some TLC - Business North Carolina

Charlotte developer Bobby Drakeford says he favors the plan to spend $20 billion-plus to improve Mecklenburg County’s transportation system over the next three decades, but his support hinges on local government investing more on complementary efforts to assist low-income residents. Otherwise, he says, those residents are being asked to vote for a 1-cent sales tax increase that will likely cause many to have to leave their Charlotte neighborhood…