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A border problem? Unexpected ways the state line influences our behavior
November 11, 2019
We don’t often think about crossing state lines. Other than changes in gas prices or the availability of fireworks, there’s little visible difference as you cross from North Carolina into South...

Defining our study area: How we picked the 32 counties
August 28, 2019
The city of Charlotte has a long reach. While this is certainly not a surprise, we don’t really know much about how Charlotte influences its surroundings and how far this reach extends.  That...

Will Americans continue to be suburban creatures?
July 18, 2013
The question is widely debated among experts and in the press. Do surveys showing more preference for walkable, in-town neighborhoods measure a fleeting fad, or portend the end of suburbia? A UNC...

Should Charlotte Look Like Paris or Atlanta?
March 3, 2011

What should Charlotte look like?  When discussing urban design many planners, architects and developers assume that what works in New York, San Francisco and Portland should work here....

Research Triangle West: Bringing knowledge production to the western Piedmont
October 7, 2010

In the early 1950s the not yet established Research Triangle Park (RTP) was pitched to Governor Luther Hodges as a cluster of “two medical schools, two engineering schools and a core of...