Charlotte is growing fast—but are we building the right kind of city for the future?

In this episode of Shaping Charlotte, hosts Clayton Sealey and Tesho Akindele sit down with two leading voices who see the intersection of transit, design, and community from very different angles.

Hayden Clarkin, better known as The Transit Guy, brings a national perspective on how cities move beyond car dependency and make real transit work. 

Demetri Baches, founder of Metrocology and a veteran urban planner, grounds the conversation in design principles that help transit investments succeed. Together, they unpack why big infrastructure decisions matter, what Charlotte can learn from other metros, and how we balance visionary ideas with practical, people-first outcomes.

From success stories to myths, and from the challenges of policy to the promise of possibility, this episode explores what it will take for Charlotte to step confidently into the future—one train, one sidewalk, one neighborhood at a time.

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