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Turning to a board game for insights on planning Charlotte’s growth

It isn’t quite “Risk” or “Monopoly” or even “Settlers of Catan.” But city officials are using feedback from a new board game called “Growing Better Places: A More Equitable and Inclusive Charlotte,” as they craft the comprehensive plan and unified development ordinance that are meant to guide the next two decades of growth. 

Thoughts on a journey through small-town America

Authors James and Deborah Fallows, who’ll appear in Charlotte on Nov. 13, talk about their travels through America and what they discovered about civic revitalization.

Register: Institute hosts James and Deborah Fallows on Nov. 13

On Nov. 13, the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute hosts an evening of discussion with authors James and Deborah Fallows, authors of “Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America.”

New way to learn what Charlotte-Mecklenburg thinks: YourVoiceCLT

Join YourVoiceCLT to add your voice to a new community panel, a method for administering surveys in a representative way while overcoming obstacles today’s surveys confront, such as fewer people answering their phones. 

Study: Charlotte region lags in food economy, farmers markets

A new report finds Charlotte and its region are underperforming in many measurements of its local food economy. 

When justice and the environment intersect

You may not have considered how justice, the environment and climate change intersect. But Jacqueline Patterson has.

Uptown art to ‘Edge City’ growth: Learn Charlotte on foot

Charlotte neighborhoods all have stories to tell, and a great way to hear them is to go on a City Walk. They’re free walking tours throughout May. Here’s how to register.

What’s a UDO? A Place Type? Summit aims to improve public understanding

Saturday, interested members of the public can attend a free workshop to hear more about the initiative to improve and clarify the ordinances that govern development in Charlotte.

Visiting planning expert talks about the need for a city vision

As Charlotte works to create a new, unified development code, a top national planner talks about how a city vision can lead to new ordinances.  

Your chance to envision making a better place

A workshop Dec. 5 will ask Charlotteans to envision what they want their community to look like.