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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

Gambrell Faculty Fellows program returns to fund studies of the Charlotte region
May 11, 2020
The UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, with support from the Gambrell Foundation, is preparing to launch the second cohort of faculty fellows to study pressing issues in the Charlotte region. 

New toolkit lets you probe Charlotte history
May 4, 2020
Who used to live in your house? When was your neighborhood built? Was your subdivision legally segregated? How’d your street get its name?

Adding open space: How other cities are opening streets to pedestrians during coronavirus
April 27, 2020
Across the Charlotte region, parks have been full and streets largely empty for the past several weeks, as people try to get out of their houses for fresh air and exercise while staying...

Three ways coronavirus is impacting Charlotte transit
April 23, 2020
More than a month into local stay-at-home orders and the shutdown of large parts of Charlotte’s economy, one area is clearly feeling the impact: public transit.  As might be expected, ridership...

What does coronavirus mean for the future of urbanism in Charlotte?
April 21, 2020
Monday night’s rezoning meeting felt like most Charlotte City Council sessions from previous years, despite the mayor and staff sitting six feet apart and developers battling audio and video glitches...