North Carolina

Asheville's Renaissance

The Asheville Citizen-Times begins a series on the renaissance of downtown Asheville, NC, and its future.

28 January 2003 - 6:00am

Citizen-Times

Cities Consider Stricter Codes For Student 'slums'

Raliegh, NC, considers restrictions on homes with more than two unrelated persons.

12 December 2002 - 5:00am

The Christian Science Monitor

Charlotte Proposes Streetcar Line

Charlotte North Carolina's Area Transit System recommends a streetcar line along Central Avenue. Many neighbors and community leaders oppose the plan.

23 October 2002 - 11:00am

The Charlotte Observer

New Urbanism: A Fake Urban Atmosphere?

A project inspired by New Urbanism comes to life but some say it is not a true urban community.

18 October 2002 - 10:00am

The Charlotte Observer

Immigration Is Changing America's Heartland

An influx of immigrants into America's small towns help the economy, but force the towns to deal with big-city problems.

3 September 2002 - 6:00am

Business Week

Raleigh Requires Developer-Citizen Talks Before Rezoning

Raleigh is reviewing the first batch of reports for conditional-use rezonings in which the developer must report on meetings with neighbors.

23 August 2002 - 1:00pm

The News & Observer

Cities Attempt Urban De-renewal

The city of Charlotte is just one of the cities working to undo the damage from urban renewal projects of the 1960s and 70s.

10 August 2002 - 7:00am

The Kansas City Star

North Carolina's Massive Historic Renovation

Durham officials approve a $43.2 million subsidy for one of the nation's largest historic renovation projects, aimed at revitalizing downtown Durham.

7 August 2002 - 12:00pm

The News & Observer

Reusing Old Mills In The Carolinas

Carolinans are transitioning closed, old-economy texile mills into housing, offices, and other distinctly new-economy spaces.

2 August 2002 - 1:00pm

The Christian Science Monitor

A Case Study In Successful Economic Development

In the 1980's Mooresville, N.C. was about to go broke. Today, through shrewd planning, it's known as Race City, USA, and become a popular destination.

8 July 2002 - 7:00am

The Los Angeles Times

Exit Strategy For 'Big Box Blight'

Charlotte city planners have a new requirement for big box planners: an exit strategy.

18 June 2002 - 6:00am

The Charlotte Observer

Ordinance Promotes Pedestrian-Friendly Streets

Davidson, NC, requires two-story buildings "placed up to the street" so a new gas station will not have gas pumps in the front.

7 June 2002 - 8:00am

The Charlotte Observer

County To Rethink 2,200-home Mixed-use Development

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

24 May 2002 - 10:00am

The News & Observer

Transforming Downtown Into Uptown

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

7 May 2002 - 7:00am

The News & Observer

North Carolina Builder Emerges As Housing Leader

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.

16 April 2002 - 5:00am

The News & Observer

Roundabouts Heading For The NC Triangle

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

13 April 2002 - 9:00am

The News & Observer