http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/12/public-transit-charlotte-bucking-cutback-trend/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway051209h.mp3 Public Transit: Charlotte Bucks the Cutback Trend http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/12/public-transit-charlotte-bucking-cutback-trend/ true 8728 segment Cities around the country are shrinking their mass transit systems in the face of economic woes. Charlotte, NC, is bucking that trend, though. They are in the process of tripling the light rail in their city. Takeaway Correspondent Andrea Bernstein is just back from Charlotte and she joins The Takea