
The View From a $37 Million Streetcar
Visions of race, poverty and politics in the ‘two Charlottes.’
By Michael Graff
November 20, 2015
The most howled-about public transportation vehicle in the South’s most spit-shined city feels like an amusement park ride as it trolls through town. Its wheels click and clack, its bell rings at a pitch just higher than cute and its wooden seats are as quaint and uncomfortable as they can be.
Source: WhatWorks: The $37 Million Streetcar – POLITICO Magazine