By Public Transit
The Charlotte Area Transit System CATS (http://www.charmeck.org/D...) operates buses throughout the city, including Uptown. The central bus terminal is located across Trade Street from the Bobcats Arena. Bus fare is $1.30 for a one-leg or two-leg trip, $1.75 for an express bus these run mornings and evenings and go to an outlying area without stopping. If you have not checked the departure time in advance, allow at least 30 minutes' wait for your route to arrive.
In addition, there is the LYNX Blue Line (http://www.charmeck.org/D...) light rail service, which connects Uptown to the South End and neighborhoods further southwest. In Uptown, LYNX uses the same route and most of the same stations as the Charlotte Trolley line. Frequency varies from 7-10 minutes on weekdays to 20-30 minutes on weekends. Fares for LYNX are $1.30 one-way seniors and youth receive a discount and $4 for a day pass.
By car
Driving
Relative to most large cities, Charlotte's central district is fairly auto-friendly. Unless there is a major event, you should have no problem making your way around the district in a car provided you have the patience to wait at frequent stoplights. However, be aware that "cruising" circling the district repeatedly is against the law and is being targeted by local police in an effort to reduce other criminal activity, especially at night.Uptown is laid out in a grid, with numbered streets running east-west with few exceptions. Streets running north-south have proper names. From any direction, it is fairly easy to know where you are relative to the central intersection of Trade & Tryon St. If you are using a paper map, you might note that the street grid is technically aligned at a 45-degree angle relative to the compass; "North" streets technically go northeast.
Taxis
Taxis are fairly common in Uptown, and you can usually hail one from the curb. See "taxis" in the main Charlotte article for more information.
On foot
Uptown Charlotte is very dense, and almost all attractions in this part of town are easily reached by walking. Remember that, as in the rest of the USA, traffic will approach from the left on a two-way street. Drivers are generally polite to pedestrians; with this in mind, remember that Charlotte does not have a long history as a large city. Stepping in front of a car is not a guarantee that it will stop.