North Carolina

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

A writer for the Charlotte Observer begins a series comparing Charlotte, North Carolina to Portland, Oregon.

A former Gerber Plant in Ashville, NC, will be redeveloped under new zoning into a New Urbanist development featuring mixed use buildings, pedestrian orientation, and public/private joint partnerships.

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

Several communities in North Carolina have limited the use of Cul-de-Sacs, arguing that overuse has caused traffic congestion.

Residents of Charlotte, N.C. discuss growth issues with candidates for city council.

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

Planners in the fast growing Charlotte area say growth is making it harder to christen streets.

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.

North Carolina is becoming one of the fastest growing immigrant hubs in the country.

Artists in Penland, N.C. have found a way to benefit from a landfill's noxious fumes.

The Charlotte Observer starts a five-day series on our automobile-obsessed society.

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

Charlotte's University City is a fast-growing university town, with three different development plans in three years.

The airport, the interstate, the real estate, the networks - ingredients that make Charlotte one of the newest high tech hot spots.

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

Cary is a suburb of Raleigh, N.C., and by all accounts, a highly successful "futuristic pleasantville."

Transportation engineers in Charlotte are wrestling with the successes and shortcomings of building carpool lanes.

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.