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Ely Portillo

Ely Portillo
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
Assistant Director of Outreach & Strategic Partnerships
Sycamore 310-G
704-687-1203
eportill@uncc.edu

Stories by Ely Portillo

Three new approaches to historic preservation in Charlotte
August 4, 2020
A shiny new skyline, a “New South” city, 150,000 new residents since in the last decade — however people describe Charlotte, the word “new” always seems to be one of the first on their tongues. That...

Here’s what other Sunbelt cities can show Charlotte about transit funding
July 29, 2020
With plans for the 26-mile Silver Line light rail, possible Blue Line extensions, the Gold Line streetcar and more moving forward, there’s a looming question in Charlotte: How will we pay for all of...

In spite of a pandemic, city planning isn’t slowing down
July 23, 2020
With the coronavirus crisis in its fifth month, Charlotte planning director Taiwo Jaiyeoba has noticed something odd: Despite massive disruptions, his staff is actually completing some work more...

Charlotte’s losing its green canopy, despite efforts to save trees
July 13, 2020
Charlotte is losing over three football fields a day worth of trees. That’s the sobering conclusion of a study by the University of Vermont in collaboration with TreesCharlotte, detailing how...

Three ideas that could shake up planning and development in Charlotte
June 30, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has slowed some of the region’s planning efforts and stopped public meetings, but the virus hasn’t stopped Charlotte’s rapid growth. And in a city that’s added more than 150,...