JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte station

JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte
LYNX light rail station
Platform and parking garage at night
General information
Location	9048 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina United States
Coordinates	35°18′38″N 80°44′43″W
Owned by	Charlotte Area Transit System
Line(s)	Lynx Blue Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	3
Connections	CATS: 22, 29, 47, 59[1] Rider: CCX[2]
Construction
Parking	800 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks
Accessible	Yes
Architect	STV Inc.
Architectural style	Postmodern
History
Opened	March 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)
Services
Preceding station CATS Following station McCullough towards I-485/South Boulevard Lynx Blue Line UNC Charlotte–Main Terminus
Location

JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is located on North Tryon Street at JW Clay Boulevard in University City. The station consists of a single island platform in the street's median, connected via pedestrian overpass to both sides of North Tryon Street and to an adjacent parking garage. The parking garage charges a flat weekday fee for all riders that do not have a one-day, weekly or monthly pass.^[3] JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte station is west of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus and is near Jerry Richardson Stadium. The station opened on March 16, 2018.^[4]

History

Construction on the station began in late 2014 and the foundation was completed by the end of 2015.^[5] The pedestrian overpass was installed in two phases, from spring 2016 to August 2016, and the university plans to build a new pathway via the bridge's east approach.^[6] The Blue Line extension opened on March 16, 2018.^[4] On March 19, the Concord Kannapolis Area Transit (Rider) established a new express route, called the Concord Charlotte Express (CCX), between the station and the Rider Transit Center in Concord.^[7]

Development

A 226-room hotel and conference center is planned to be built by the UNC Charlotte Foundation near the station. The project is scheduled to begin construction in 2019 and be completed the following year.^[8]

References

1. "JW Clay Blvd Station". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
2. "Concord Charlotte Express". Concord Kannapolis Area Transit. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
3. Esposito, Gina (March 19, 2018). "Riders surprised to learn of parking fee along LYNX Blue Line Extension". Charlotte, NC: WSOC-TV. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
4. Harrison, Steve; Henderson, Bruce (March 16, 2018). "After a decade of planning, Charlotte's light-rail extension finally opens". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
5. Sullivan, Karen (January 16, 2016). "Charlotte light rail extension's stations taking shape". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
6. "Pedestrian bridge near campus unique along light rail line". University of North Carolina at Charlotte. August 30, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
7. Weeks, Erin (March 16, 2018). "New bus route connects Concord to Charlotte light rail". Independent Tribune. Concord, NC. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
8. Cope, Cassie (August 28, 2018). "Big plans near this Charlotte light rail stop are a step closer to reality". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved August 29, 2018.

External links

• Media related to JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte station at Wikimedia Commons
• JW Clay Blvd Station