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CATS Selects Winning Artwork to be Featured on 2027 Transit Passes
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is announcing the winners of its annual Transit Pass Design Contest, whose artwork will be printed on Local, Express and Express Plus monthly passes for the 2027 calendar year.
First place: Kristin Lozoya – Local Monthly Pass
Second place: Ken Knudtsen – Express Monthly Pass
Third place: Tyler Baum – Express Plus Monthly Pass
CATS asked North and South Carolina residents to submit original artwork with the theme: Where do you move forward? Entries were judged, and first, second, and third place winners were selected by a committee of transit staff members and local art professionals based on specific criteria.
“To a kid from the suburbs, Charlotte felt like an Emerald City,” first place winner Kristin Lozoya said. “The illustration features a CATS bus entering a scene filled with sunlight and vivid color. The yellow bars of the crosswalk serve as my version of a yellow brick road, reinforcing the sense of movement, discovery, and imagination. This piece reflects not only the physical motion and energy of Charlotte’s residents, but also on the city’s ongoing growth and transformation.”
CATS’ Art in Transit program enhances essential mobility solutions in our region that connect communities to opportunity, places, and each other. With the objective of providing vibrancy to public spaces and enriching neighborhoods, CATS commits 1% of design and construction costs to the integration of permanent art into most capital improvement projects, including rail stations, park and rides, bus stops, transportation centers, and maintenance facilities.
For questions or concerns, community members can speak to CATS customer service at 704-336-RIDE (7433).
About the Charlotte Area Transit System
Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is a department of the City of Charlotte and governed by the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC). CATS is the largest transit system between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, offering bus, light rail, streetcar, vanpool, microtransit, and paratransit services. Learn more by visiting the website or follow CATS on X, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.