Mecklenburg County Articles & Publications

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Applications open for the next Gambrell Faculty Fellows cohort
   February 16, 2023
Lori Thomas, Ph.D.

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Rediscovering our region on a motorcycle
   February 10, 2023
Kailas Venkitasubramanian, Ph.D.

At the end of last autumn, I set out to rediscover our evolving metropolis with a bit of caffeine.

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Will companies pay millions for naming rights by Charlotte’s bus station?
   February 10, 2023

Steve Harrison, WFAE

Would you spend $750,000 to put your name on Charlotte's new uptown bus station?

A consultant told a City Council committee this week that he expects a company would buy the naming rights to the new facility, scheduled to open by the end of the decade.

Sean Moran with the Innovative Partnership Group said the city could make a...

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Preventing Violence in Our Community
   February 9, 2023
Rachel Jackson-Gordon, Ph.D.

The Philadelphia Eagles Have the Right Idea: Preventing Violence in Our Community

In January, the Philadelphia Eagles launched a ...

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Transit talks feel like 'Groundhog Day'
   February 8, 2023

Ely Portillo, WFAE and Tony Mecia, Charlotte Ledger

In honor of (last week’s) Groundhog Day, and to mark the city’s transit discussion that keeps circling back to the same core points, we’ve compiled a list of the recurring questions that just keep poking their head out of the hole. ...

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Does development mean displacement? Four Takeaways from the 2022 Schul Forum
   December 2, 2022
Lori Thomas, Ph.D.

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Affordable City: Strategies for Putting Housing Within Reach (and Keeping It There)
   December 2, 2022
Aaron Houck, Ph.D.

In September 2022, the median home sales price in the Charlotte region was $380,000, according to the Canopy Realtor Association. And a search on Rent.com for Charlotte rentals listed for $1,000 or less per month resulted in only 46 properties of 1,769...

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Transit Time: Can an app make Charlotte's streets safer?
   December 2, 2022

Lindsey Banks

Three voices blared simultaneously through my car’s speakers Monday morning in South End: One was my GPS directing me toward Krispy Kreme. Another was Taylor Swift and her new “Midnights” album. The third was the City of Charlotte’s new...

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Transit Time: More questions on CATS' push for underground bus station
   November 10, 2022

Steve Harrison

The Charlotte Area Transit System gave the City Council’s transportation committee its recommendation on Monday for how to rebuild the new bus station uptown.

As expected, CATS backed the idea originally proposed by a private developer: placing the bus station underground to clear the way for a new tower with offices, retail and a hotel. The other possibilities include rebuilding the...

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Transit Time: How to build a regional transit system
   November 4, 2022

Tony Mecia
Q&A: There’s a vision for better Charlotte-area transit — and it’s time to move it forward, says head of regional group

 

If a big transit plan for Charlotte is going to happen, it’s going to take a regional approach.

And Geraldine Gardner, executive director of the Centralina Regional Council, has been working on a regional approach to Charlotte-...

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