After hearing concerns about some of the new apartment construction in South End, the Charlotte Planning Department has hired a local urban design consultant to recommend possible changes to city zoning ordinances.
With 11 South End...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Keihly Moore
Graduate Assistant
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
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BACKGROUND
Keihly Moore is a graduate assistant at the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, pursuing master's degrees in architecture and urban design. She grew up along Lake Superior in Minnesota and has an undergraduate degree in architecture and environmental studies from Iowa State University.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 10:25
While cities such as Memphis have gained national attention for proclaiming a bicycle-friendly goal, Charlotte has been quietly taking...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 11:55
So, how did it go? When I thought about it the next day, it all felt like a dream.
I had – with plenty of help – organized Charlotte’s second PARK(ing) Day event in...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 11:02
Who doesn’t prefer a park to asphalt or concrete? What would you rather see, a parking place, or a park? That’s the impulse at the heart of International PARK(ing) Day.
The...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - 12:00
The city of Charlotte voted July 23 to buy 80 acres of the old Eastland Mall site for $13.2 million. It’s a big investment, and some say it’s a risky one as well.
Eastland, opened in 1975 as one of Charlotte’s most...
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 15:46
What if we could engineer urban public spaces to play in while simultaneously helping our storm drain systems and storm water capacity? How would our city look different?
This time of year in the Carolinas the sky opens, streets flood and...
Friday, May 25, 2012 - 09:36
As a resident of Third Ward uptown, urban design student and enthusiastic cyclist, I frequent the streets of uptown. Most of my trips through its streets are not in my car, which means I travel at a slower pace and am better able to absorb the...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 09:25
If you like the idea of a big green space in uptown Charlotte, we have a treat for you: A series of imaginative designs for a park in uptown's First Ward neighborhood. These are exercises only. The real First Ward Park design plan is shown at...
Friday, April 20, 2012 - 07:35
I’ve been struggling with the question of what exactly makes a place feel like "a place."
You may be baffled by that language, but if you think about it, you probably recognize that being in different kinds of places...
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