Welcome to the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
We are a nonpartisan, applied research and community outreach institute at UNC Charlotte, seeking solutions to the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our communities.
This spring, discover your city. Go for a walk.
Charlotte neighborhoods all have stories to tell, and a great way to hear them is to go on a City Walk. They’re free walking tours throughout May. Here’s how to register.
Photo gallery: A new Piedmont prairie?

In 1988, the city built a coliseum off Tyvola Road. In 2007 the city demolished it, and new development has covered most of the site. But nature is reclaiming the one crumbling parking lot that remains ...
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