Charlotte Area Transit System
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Charlotte metropolitan area. CATS operates bus and rail transit services in Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas. Established in 1999, CATS' bus and rail operations carry about 320,000 riders on an average week. CATS is governed by the Metropolitan Transit Commission and is operated as a department of the City of Charlotte. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 13,476,600, or about 42,600 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Charlotte Area Transit, Average Daily Ridership, All Modes, 2002–2016
Rosa Parks Place in 2021
Boarding a southbound train at Stonewall Station
Image: LYNX(carson station)
Charlotte metropolitan area
The Charlotte metropolitan area, sometimes referred to as Metrolina, is a metropolitan area of the U.S. states of North and South Carolina, containing the city of Charlotte. The metropolitan area also includes the cities of Gastonia, Concord, Huntersville, and Rock Hill as well as the large suburban area in the counties surrounding Mecklenburg County, which is at the center of the metro area. Located in the Piedmont, it is the largest metropolitan area in the Carolinas, and the fourth largest in the Southeastern United States. The Charlotte metropolitan area is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States.
Uptown Charlotte Skyline
Fury 325 at Carowinds
Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC
Bank of America Corporate Center, the world headquarters for Bank of America