This week on Flashpoint, WCNC's Ben Thompson sts down with Sustain Charlotte's Meg Fencil about its CATS transportation wish list. Sustain Charlotte advocates for sustainable growth in Charlotte. Its Executive Director recently penned the "wish list" for change the group would like to see in 2023, starting with improving bus stops and making bus service more reliable.
"Those are the basics. And they are absolutely essential. If we don't make sure that our bus service is fast, frequent, reliable and walkable, it's going to be really hard for people just to get to and from jobs and other daily destinations," Fencil said.
Later, Ben talks with economist and UNC Charlotte professor John Connaughton, about what next year's economy could bring. He warned economic progress won't be quick.
"It's going to play out, as I say, very, very slowly over the year, and we probably won't know very much about how the year went until about this time next year," he said.
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