{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Charlotte Ledger Podcast","title":"Building a regional transit system, with Geraldine Gardner","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0e589386\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1492,"description":"If a big transit plan for Charlotte is going to happen, it’s going to take a regional approach. And Geraldine Gardner, executive director of the Centralina Regional Council, has been working on a regional approach to Charlotte-area transit since 2019.Last year, the Centralina Regional Council and the Metropolitan Transit Commission released Connect Beyond, a regional mobility plan that offers a vision of for improving transit and transportation in the 12-county Charlotte region. It produced more than 150 recommendations that will serve as a blueprint for improving connectivity over the next couple decades.The Charlotte Ledger’s Tony Mecia talked with Gardner about the vision for a regional transit system — and how to get there.The Charlotte Ledger Podcast is produced by Lindsey Banks.Find out more about The Charlotte Ledger, or sign up for our award-winning newsletters, at TheCharlotteLedger.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecharlotteledger.com/subscribe","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kqQN9IO6shxtWG_YWnCOpUSAIC9An10QtEtxE_q5rC0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZDE1/ZDQxZmY1M2JlOTIw/NDdkYjkxMzA5MThk/NWIxMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}