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A closer look at the Charlotte ‘roads-first’ mobility plan The city of Charlotte has recently been using the phrase “roads first” to describe its $13.5 billion transportation plan. Hoping to gain support from state Republican lawmakers, the city is downplaying costly transit projects such as the $8 billion Silver Line light rail and emphasizing new road capacity and improved interchanges. Despite, the city leaders still wish to construct the rail