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More N.C., S.C. cities eye downtowns for development potential
January 5, 2016
The efforts vary from city to city. Kannapolis, for instance, bought 50 acres of downtown property. Initiatives to revitalize downtowns across the Carolinas range from renovating aging buildings to...

Charlotte’s I-485 lures growth, and with growth comes traffic
July 23, 2015
When the final leg of I-485 opened in June, motorists cheered its unclogged lanes. But a look at traffic count data for the outerbelt segments that opened 20 years ago in south Mecklenburg indicates...

Your neighborhood has a story; learn how to tell it
February 17, 2015
At free, public workshops March 3 and March 7, experts will show residents how to become savvy neighborhood sleuths and discover more about the places where they live.

Hitting the bottle: Do drink sales shape where growth goes?
January 28, 2015
Planners and others say alcohol sales are a primary catalyst for attracting the development of restaurants and stores. Government officials like the extra tax revenue. But in some places, voters...

Some suburbs facing the dilemma of high growth vs. low taxes
December 2, 2014
In cities and counties surrounding Charlotte, tensions are swirling over rapid residential growth and – especially – how to pay for it. Can their low tax rates support urban services new residents...