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Raptor City
   March 27, 2014
Ruth Ann Grissom
Plaza Midwood, Eastover, Cherry, Myers Park, Dilworth, Wilmore and Wesley Heights are connected by miles of tree-lined sidewalks. Raptors see this landscape as an “uber-forest.”  (Photo: Carolina Raptor Center) Read more
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Gold in them hills? Maybe it's in South End
   March 26, 2014
Mary Newsom
Imagine a Gold Museum, homes, stores, offices – even a bowling alley and skateboard park – in a corner of South End. That's the vision of business and property owners in the area, which they've dubbed the Gold District. (Image: Stephen Overcash) Read more
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Join Charlotte's celebration of neighborhoods May 2-4
   March 25, 2014
Mary Newsom
For the past two years, PlanCharlotte.org has sponsored neighborhood walks encouraging folks to get to know their places better, in honor of urban activist Jane Jacobs. This year we're expanding into a festival of six Jane’s Walks May 2-4, in partnership with Janeswalk.org and with funding from the Knight Foundation. (Photo: Mary Newsom) Read more
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They’d rather not drive, thank you
   March 24, 2014

Corey Conner
Some hardy local city-dwellers are opting to take transit and bicycle even when they own cars and can just as easily drive. For some, it's about the environment. For some, it's about making the city more livable and urban. And for some, it's becoming a way of life. (Photo: Corey Conner) Read more
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Imagining Charlotte places, remade: Week 2
   March 21, 2014
Mary Newsom
In honor of our second anniversary, PlanCharlotte.org is asking readers to nominate spots in the Charlotte region that need a design makeover. Last week we highlighted spots in Plaza Midwood, along Seventh Street and next to Romare Bearden Park. This week the action shifts to South Boulevard. (Image: CompleteBlocks.com) Read more
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Black bears in the North Carolina Piedmont
   March 20, 2014
Crystal Cockman
Although bear sightings in the Piedmont are not uncommon, they are usually just transient bears. Black bears are gradually expanding their habitat into the Piedmont region, however, and their range now extends over 60 percent of North Carolina. (Photo: LandTrust for Central North Carolina) Read more
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Who are Charlotte-Mecklenburg immigrants?
   March 20, 2014

Charlotte attracts new residents, both domestic and international, from across the socioeconomic spectrum. The data do not bear out the popular image of immigrants as poor and confined to low-wage jobs. As a result, policies are shifting from facilitating access to city services to educating the community about the ways immigrant communities help move the city forward. (Photo: Nancy Pierce) Read more
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High court rail-trails decision won't affect N.C.
   March 19, 2014
Chuck McShane
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision has trail advocates worried about the fate of the national rails-to-trails program, but the ruling is unlikely to affect North Carolina. (Photo: Nancy Pierce) Read more
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When a place needs a design makeover
   March 14, 2014
Mary Newsom
Imagine a spot you think needs a makeover. PlanCharlotte, with urban designers Keihly Moore and Alex Borisenko, invites you to nominate places in the Charlotte region that need some urban design magic. Image: Completeblocks.com Read more
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Smart metros: Charlotte and North Carolina
   March 13, 2014

Charlotte's metro has one of the fastest-growing college-educated populations in the U.S. Where exactly do the educated live in Charlotte? As people with college degrees cluster in metros, what does that mean for rural areas? (Graphic: John Chesser) Read more