North Carolina
The Return Of The 'Mainstream American City'
With mid-sized cities like Charlotte gaining population, developers are looking at the alternatives to suburban living.
Selling Your Neighborhood. A New Trend?
Residents in neighborhoods across the US are offering properties collectively for much more than they are worth individually.
Biodiesel, $3.50 per Gallon
Can a new cooperative in North Carolina fuel the eco-friendly policy?
Charlotte Bidding On NASCAR Museum
City officials are making a strong case for NASCAR to build its Hall of Fame museum in Charlotte, instead of Atlanta or Kansas City.
The Next Big Thing: Urban Condo Conversions
Raleigh-area apartment complex capitalizes on a growing national condo building trend.
Uptown Charlotte Experiences Building Boom
Plans for a mixed-use project have expanded.
Charlotte's Beltway Baronials A Drain on Environment?
Communities in Charlotte express concern over the long-term environmental implications of 'McMansions'.
N.C. Triangle 'Must Do Something Beyond Cars'
As congestion becomes unbearable, what will it take for residents of North Carolina's sprawling Triangle to consider public transit?
New Urbanism And The Popsicle Test
CNU offers a simple "popsicle test" to determine if your neighborhood is a New Urbanist neighborhood.
Reinventing A Beleaguered Mill Town
How Kannapolis, N.C., is adjusting to the loss of thousands of textile jobs abroad.
Charlotte Dabbles With Design Modifications For Big Boxes
Charlotte, NC has been grappling with how to have big box stores modify their designs so that they may be adapted for new uses.
A Small Town With No Sprawl
The Charlotte Observer interviews the city manager of Hickory, NC, about his views on planning and development.
Law Bans Barbed Wire Around Public Housing
North Carolina passes a law banning electric or barbed-wire fences around public housing complexes.
Town Welcomes Super Walmart
Small NC town changes zoning ordinance to accomodate Walmart.
Paying the Price for Gas
Commuters in North Carolina's greater Triangle area do not have any choice but to drive amidst skyrocketing gas prices. Local urban planning experts blame consumer attitudes and the region's suburban character.
Winston-Salem Planning Board Rejects Wal-Mart
In a city where big-box retail has been approved without much discussion for years, the Planning Board of Winston-Salem, NC, sends a message that the community may be ready to take a different path.
Which Do You Prefer: Robert Moses or Jane Jacobs?
The Charlotte Observer offers a list of questions they want the city's next planning director to answer.
Aggressive Economic Development
North and South Carolina are aggressively diversifying their economies to survive a devastating loss of the region's manufacturing base.
A Perpetual Planning Failure
How a mall near Charlotte, North Carolina symbolizes a continual problem of urban development.
North Carolina's Success With Design-based Coding
Design-based coding is gaining popularity in Macon County's stalled planning process.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
