I'm all for public transportation, and in Charlotte... it's hard since we like our cars. Although I love my car just as much as anyone else, it's nice to let someone else do the driving, especially when you have to worry about parking downtown or whatnot.
I've been frequenting the 3rd Street Lynx station for a week or so now that I have a new employer so the Lynx park & ride scenario works best (instead of paying $$$ for parking space).
The station itself is pretty straight forward. The last time the machine was broken so you had to walk across the tracks to grab a ticket, but hopefully they will have it up and running soon.
There are some interesting light sculptures at this station. They remind me up upside-down board game pieces that are Christmas colored. At least they can keep the rain off of you as well as serve as a good conversation starter.