Through the Federal Transit Administration New Starts/Fixed Guideway Account, which will go to the City of Charlotte, North Carolina.  As part of the 2030 Transit Corridor System Plan, CATS plans to implement a modern streetcar system extending ten miles from the Rosa Parks Place Transit Center through the downtown and extending to the Eastland Mall Transit Center. Funding is needed for the preliminary engineering phase of the project.  The project will assist local, state, and federal governments to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities, improve air quality, and reduce congestion.