East and West Charlotte: Just as Important as South End or Uptown

This is a short-notice posting, but it's too important not to share. (just got the info from a neighbor)

Cities thrive or take a dive based on their neighborhoods, which is why an advocacy group for West and East Charlotte is holding its first meeting tomorrow:
Saturday May 3, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 610 E. 7th St., Charlotte (Carole Hoefener Community Center).

Communities United for Action is the group that started after conversations between John Autry, Charlotte City Councilmember (District 5, East Charlotte), and Aaron McKeithan, Historic West End Partners.  The idea for the group began in 2013 when Charlotte's CityLYNX Gold Line streetcar was under City Council consideration.

The streetcar line is promised as a tool for economic development and transportation from the Rosa Parks Transit Center (West Charlotte) to the Eastland Mall site (East Charlotte), and is part of a larger discussion of Charlotte's "Wedge of Wealth" (South Charlotte) bearing a larger tax burden than the "Crescent of Poverty" (West and East Charlotte).  Admittedly, these are sweeping terms, but they get the basic idea across that West and East Charlotte need revitalization, both for their neighborhoods' own sake, and for the larger city's quality of life and fiscal health.

Come out to the meeting and learn about efforts to improve West and East Charlotte, as their health is critical to all of Charlotte.