The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and the State of North Carolina Department of Transportation have launched a request for qualification (RFQ) to deliver the transit-oriented development in Charlotte under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme. 

Gateway Station project is a transit facility that features Amtrak trains, buses, the streetcar, and future light-rail service into one centralized location. The project broke ground in 2018 on the infrastructure portion, which includes 2,000 feet of rail track, signals, five new bridges, and a boarding platform, with expected completion by 2022. 

The released RFQ seeks the construction of a 12,000-square-foot local and express bus facility, a 27,000-square-foot Amtrak station, “aesthetic enhancements” such as lighting under the new bridges, at least 40 affordable-housing units, and a multi-use path that provides north-south connectivity across the site and integrates retail space.