Friday, January 23, 2015

The mayor's view: Transit funding (the dilemma), a more diverse city, and more

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Local dignitaries at a 2012 ceremony for the Blue Line Extension. Then-Mayor Anthony Foxx, now U.S. Transportation Secretary, is at right...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Why slow-growing light rail ridership should not surprise anyone

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A bus in uptown Charlotte, where most bus routes begin and end. Photo: Claire Apaliski Today's Charlotte Observer brings an article...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Tax code uber alles

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A recent piece in Smithsonian magazine, The Death and Rebirth of the Mall , points to a 1996 article by Tom Hanchett, staff historian at...
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Exurban living can exacerbate joblessness, study finds

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The general belief that people living in American suburbs are better off economically than those in cities has been shaken in recent years,...

Yet another way the feds promote sprawl

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Another new subdivision for Union County, N.C., just south of Charlotte. Photo: Nancy Pierce Feds promoting sprawl? That might surpris...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Transit chief: P3s help but won't solve transit funding woes

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Sharon Road West station on Charlotte's light rail line. Photo: Nancy Pierce The idea of using public-private partnerships to help...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Clearing the air on the Liz Hair Greenway

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Liz Hair Greenway, near Carolinas Medical Center. Photo courtesy Mecklenburg Park and Recreation Department The cloud of cigarette smo...