Tuesday, December 24, 2013

North Carolina, land of lost opportunity?

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As more researchers burrow in to the idea of economic mobility, the Equality of Opportunity Project (led by four economists, two from Unive...
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

'Local food' for thought: How healthy is a commuter lifestyle?

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I heard this morning that NPR has discovered "agriburbia." Here's a link to Luke Runyon's report on the phenomenon of de...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

When planners insist, Walmart gets urban

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Multistory Walmart in Washington, in a mixed-use building. Ed McMahon, senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute in Wash...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

A myriad of municipalities - the Gaston v. Union bakeoff

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For years, as a public policy geek and former state editor, I've believed Union County, just southeast of Charlotte, has more municipal...
Friday, November 22, 2013

The power of metros to N.C.'s economy

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Dan Barkin, a senior editor at Raleigh's News & Observer, on Wednesday posted an eye-opening statistic about North Carolina's e...
Monday, November 18, 2013

Triangle's transit tussle - and its 'expert' trio

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And speaking of public transit, which I often find myself doing, Rob Perks of the Natural Resources Defense Council last Friday posted a go...

Charlotte council to vote on three preservation projects

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The Cohen-Fumero house, designed by Charlotte architect Murray Whisnant The Charlotte City Council at tonight's meeting is expecte...