Charlotte looks ahead two decades to plan growth
Charlotte is like a teenager in a growth spurt, with development transforming chunks of the city and new buildings popping up on what feels like every corner in some neighborhoods. Can an ambitious new comprehensive plan guide its growth over the next two decades?
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Here’s what Charlotte really, really needs from its 2040 plan
We asked a dozen Charlotte community leaders from different walks of life one question: What does the city need more than anything in its new vision for growth? From designing for people instead of cars to building more equitably to not imposing too many regulations, here’s what they had to say. -
Offices in South End, apartments in Ballantyne? Lines are blurring.
Is Ballantyne about to become South End, or vice versa? Probably not - but lines in Charlotte that were once razor-sharp are starting to get a lot blurrier. -
Is the future of cities in the suburbs?
As cities continue to grow and thrive, with downtowns reviving and old neighborhoods being redeveloped, is their future still really in the suburbs? That's what one advocate said this week at a real estate forum, provoking debate about growth, transit and sprawl.
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As possessions expand, so do self-storage businesses
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Parks not keeping pace with Charlotte growth
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Energy action plan for Charlotte inches ahead
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When justice and the environment intersect
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Hit ‘reset’ on UDO and find a vision, planning director says
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Images along Blue Line tell city’s unheralded stories
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New transit line will bring riders – and much more
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Get ready for change, experts say. But what kind?
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Visiting planning expert talks about the need for a city vision
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Why does greenway vision remain unfulfilled?