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Talking With Owen Furuseth: Farm Preservation, Neighborhood Changes, and Immigration

By Mary Newsom | Jun 29, 2016 | No Comments

Podcast: Owen Furuseth, retiring July 1 as UNC Charlotte associate provost for Metropolitan Studies, has researched open space preservation, neighborhood demographics and Charlotte immigration patterns. PlanCharlotte talks with Furuseth about his work.

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The Long, Long Path for One Charlotte Greenway

By PlanCharlotte.org | Jun 21, 2016 | No Comments

Beset by funding gaps, a recession and other delays, the second phase of the Toby Creek Greenway near UNC Charlotte is finally underway 18 years after the first plans were drawn.

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Fighting Over Growth on Charlotte’s Southern Border

By Mae Israel | Jun 10, 2016 | No Comments

In the booming South Carolina communities nudging the southern edges of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County a civil war of sorts is erupting over how to manage growth.

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Cohousing: Square Peg Development in a Round-Hole World

By Mary Newsom | May 27, 2016 | No Comments

The concept dates to the early days in America: Shared common spaces along with smaller, private family dwellings. Today, cohousing neighborhoods don’t fit easily into typical development regulations. The second podcast in our Talk of the Towns series features Robert Boyer, a UNC Charlotte assistant professor who studies cohousing.

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | May 26, 2016 | No Comments

It’s No Longer a Career Death Sentence for Republicans to Support MARTA (AJC) CEO Parker Responds to Lt. Governor’s MARTA Overhaul Plans (WABE) Savannah Brings Denver Mayor to Georgia to Discuss Regional Transportation (Savannah Now) Orlando Juice Bike Share Celebrates First Year With More Than 24,000 Trips (Orlando Sentinel) Black Residents Say They’re Afraid New Raleigh Transit […]

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Kannapolis, the Town That Towels Built, Faces Its Future

By Mary Newsom | May 11, 2016 | No Comments

Kannapolis is unlike any other N.C. municipality. For decades it was owned by Cannon Mills. But as textiles faded, its fortunes sagged. Last year, the city bought downtown, to spur revival. The first podcast in our Talk of the Towns series features Pla...

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