The News & Observer

A California-based company proposes to build 2,200 homes near Chapel Hill.

Following the examples of cities and towns like Raleigh and Cary, developers Wake Forest, NC want to transform vacant downtown buildings into upscale shops.

The Regency Housing Group has quietly made itself one of the largest builders of affordable apartments in the country since its founding seven years ago.

Local governments together with the North Carolina DOT are planning to replace ugly or unsafe intersections throughout North Carolina with roundabouts.

Guidelines encourage denser development, public spaces, and pedestrian-friendly development.

3-D modeling helps public visualize development alternatives.

One of the most important decisions in Raleigh's Fayeteville downtown redevelopment: What kind of parking?

Planners in Raleigh, N.C. recognize that a new highway through open land won't just move traffic. It will also generate new development.

With a new lineup of mayors in the Triangle's four largest municipalities, observers cite a good chance for cooperation on regional issues.

Faced with difficult economic times, farmers are finding entertainment uses for their farmland.

Planners struggle to figure out how avoid the sprawl and gridlock that are expected to accompany two big shopping malls in Raleigh and Durham.

More and more well-to-do residents in the booming Research Triangle are opting to live in townhomes and condos, and developers are moving to build attractive high density housing across the region.

Residents want the city to pass an ordinance to allow the demolition of abandoned commercial buildings, but property owners say the rule would be problematic.

Would changing the layout of new shopping centers and malls encourage visitors to walk instead of drive?

According to a new study by the Worldwatch Institute, sprawling urban areas worldwide are making road transportation the fastest-growing source of carbon emissions.

New housing developments in and around the center city are beginning to revitalize the east end of downtown.

So far this year, "smart growth" has gained little momentum in the legislature, and most growth-related legislation has been defeated, withdrawn or allowed to languish.

Several counties around the N.C. Research Triangle, one of the fastest growing regions in the nation, have recently had their planning directors resign, highlighting the increasing stress and political pressure placed on planners.

The city manager of Lynchburg, VA, says relying on development and tax revenue causes sprawl.

An activist zoning panel is struggling with builders and the city's planning commission to slow the region's growth, citing overcrowding schools and a deteriorating environment as symptoms of rampant development.