City Walks

Exploring and Discovering Charlotte
June 28, 2023
Rediscovering our region on a motorcycle
February 10, 2023
Transit talks feel like ‘Groundhog Day’
February 8, 2023
Repairing the Mistake of I-277
January 26, 2023
A look back on a year that left us more or less where we started, and trying to guess where we’ll go from here
January 9, 2023
Charlotte leaders are looking for regional cooperation — and funding — to restart stalled transit expansion plan
September 21, 2022
Shrinking Charlotte’s transit ambitions to get something built
September 7, 2022
Fourth Gambrell Faculty Fellows cohort will focus on different aspects of equity
August 17, 2022
What Charlotte can learn from other cities about taxing transit
August 12, 2022
Building some ‘there’ there: Transforming University City
June 29, 2022
Charlotte’s new mobility plan: ambitious goals, tons of data
June 22, 2022
Why uptown and University City want to grow more like each other
June 14, 2022
Charlotte City Walks 2022
May 31, 2022
City Walks wraps up a successful in-person return after two-year hiatus
May 31, 2022
Car-free Life for a Family of Four in Delft, Netherlands
May 18, 2022
Charlotte’s big goal: Take half of all trips in something besides a car
May 10, 2022
Charlotte City Walks returns in 2022
April 7, 2022
Charlotte will ask voters for millions to fund transportation upgrades, but bonds won’t cover all needs
March 14, 2022
Here’s how Pam Murray lives car-free in Charlotte
March 9, 2022
Explore these data sources to learn more about Charlotte
March 2, 2022
Finally, biking in uptown without fear
January 13, 2022
A transit tax vote (maybe). Gaping budget holes. Recovering ridership? Key transit trends to watch in 2022
December 16, 2021
Charlotte leaders start wrestling with state transportation budget shortfall
December 8, 2021
Charlotte’s new focus on regionalism in transit brings more people to the table, but can they all agree on a vision?
December 2, 2021
As projected construction costs surge, state road money dries up
November 11, 2021
Charlotte wants more walkability. Fast-food companies want more drive-thru-only restaurants. Can they coexist?
November 8, 2021
Think Charlotte is bland? New awards celebrate good urban design
September 27, 2021
Part 2: The relationship between design and transit use
September 7, 2021
Five interesting ideas from Charlotte’s draft Center City plan
July 26, 2021
Charlotte’s transit future comes into focus, but big questions remain
June 29, 2021
Are bus-only lanes a key part of Charlotte’s transit future?
May 14, 2021
Charlotte’s nowhere near the finish line for its development rules rewrite
May 12, 2021
Brush up on your Charlotte trivia (while closing your rings) with these City Walks
May 1, 2021
Building History: Inside Urban Institutes’ City Walks
April 27, 2021
City Walks Connect a COVID-fatigued Queen City
April 22, 2021
Single-family zoning is still the crux of Charlotte’s 2040 plan debate
April 19, 2021
Urban Institute director named Deputy Secretary for Natural Resources
April 7, 2021
Report: Charlotte’s streets are dangerous for pedestrians
March 30, 2021
Mobilizing for climate change: Evaluating the Strategic Energy Action Plan, two years in
March 19, 2021
2020 was supposed to be ‘year of the plan.’ What happened?
March 2, 2021
The past and future of the Charlotte ‘fourplex’
March 2, 2021
Moving to the suburbs: Three things I’ve learned that make me hopeful
February 22, 2021
What’s next for uptown once the pandemic fades?
February 11, 2021
Can a street help heal America’s fractures?
February 3, 2021
Small towns like Badin have lessons for big cities like Charlotte
November 5, 2020
A glimpse at Charlotte’s future from a piece of the past
November 2, 2020
NoDa perceived: past, present and future of a mill village
October 28, 2020
Here’s what the next 20 years could hold for uptown Charlotte
June 23, 2020
Is Charlotte car culture finally changing?
June 17, 2020
Three lessons our city should learn from COVID-19
June 2, 2020
Can Charlotte’s auto-dependency be cured? Planners launch Strategic Mobility Plan
May 12, 2020
Overcoming plant blindness: Seeing the extraordinary in the common
April 27, 2020
Adding open space: How other cities are opening streets to pedestrians during coronavirus
April 27, 2020
What does coronavirus mean for the future of urbanism in Charlotte?
April 21, 2020
We want to hear your COVID-19 stories
April 14, 2020
Five things coronavirus could change in Charlotte
March 30, 2020
Charlotte City Walks will be postponed this year
March 17, 2020
Would closing these streets help our lack of public space?
March 9, 2020
‘You can only make roads so big’: Charlotte region launches first transit plan
February 24, 2020
Putting a ‘there’ there: Placemaking aims to boost overlooked areas
February 17, 2020
What’s on our city’s wish list? See some gifts for Charlotte
December 6, 2019
Part 4: Connecting urban policy to the community
November 4, 2019
Mapping out Charlotte’s future: Streets plan accounts for more than cars
October 22, 2019
Finding the Music, Part 2: ‘We needed to do something bold’
October 7, 2019
2020: Four plans coming together next year will guide growth for a generation
August 21, 2019
Review: In ‘A Delicious Country,’ an author rediscovers the Carolinas
July 22, 2019
From Ballantyne to SouthPark to University City, the suburbs want to be more like the city
June 18, 2019
Exploring Charlotte with the 2019 City Walks
June 3, 2019
Charlotte City Walks wraps up a record-setting year
June 3, 2019
Is this road design a better way to move, or an outdated solution for traffic?
May 28, 2019
Here’s what Charlotte really, really needs from its 2040 plan
May 6, 2019
Can Charlotte actually become a bike-friendly city?
May 1, 2019
Food, history and connections: Charlotte City Walks returns for 2019
April 22, 2019
A compromise between town and country
March 28, 2019
Charlotte’s parking deck identity crisis: Can a deck be ‘green’?
September 25, 2018
‘Repackaged Urban Renewal’? Research examines starter-home neighborhoods
August 14, 2018
He’s (almost) winning a war with invasives
July 25, 2018
Uptown art to ‘Edge City’ growth: Learn Charlotte on foot
April 6, 2018
Five Points, like Belmont, to get taste of tactical urbanism
November 8, 2017
Evictions: ‘This is a symptom of a greater problem.’
September 28, 2017
To build a better city, start with building a better block
July 5, 2017
Scenes from Charlotte City Walks 2017
May 23, 2017
Explore South End, see art along a greenway
May 19, 2017
Is Charlotte’s bike plan update good enough?
May 17, 2017
Bike-share and other changes arriving with light rail to UNCC
November 30, 2016
Can Charlotte learn these lessons in time to save lower South End?
November 23, 2016
Knight Foundation grant bolsters City Walks project
October 7, 2016
Expecting 400,000 new Charlotteans, CDOT projects $5B in transportation needs
September 12, 2016
Speeding suburbanization south of Charlotte – what’s a planner to do?
August 29, 2016
With mill preserved, new effort saves Loray’s village
July 12, 2016
A month of good walks, unspoiled
May 31, 2016
Bull tallow: Bane of Piedmont gardeners
May 3, 2016
Moving from zoning’s alphabet soup to describing real places
April 5, 2016
Experts: SouthPark needs vision, stronger design and champions
March 24, 2016
Final City Walks this weekend: Retro Uptown and Rail Trail Slow Ride
March 8, 2016
At 80, biologist Matthews still stalks the threatened landscapes
February 2, 2016
A walkable SouthPark? UNCC students offer their vision
January 20, 2016
Signs, festivities aim to get people walking in Charlotte
November 4, 2015
Losing a spot of urban magic that’s not likely to be replaced
October 2, 2015
Can’t wait for Blue Line Extension? Watch as it grows
August 10, 2015
Confessions from the cul-de-sac
August 5, 2015
The Charlotte streetcar: Y’all have got it wrong
July 28, 2015
2015 explorer finds different Charlotte than Lawson’s 1701 journey
June 18, 2015
Charlotte arts districts face challenges, study finds
June 9, 2015
Beauty and beasts: Where are Charlotte cankerworms worst?
April 21, 2015
Building an environment for better health: Event April 8
March 30, 2015
Exhibit, films, creek-side walks planned for ‘City of Creeks’
March 18, 2015
How much do you know about Charlotte’s creeks? Take our quiz
March 18, 2015
‘City of Creeks’ debuts March 27, launches KEEPING WATCH second year
March 11, 2015
Will tactical urbanism find a home in Charlotte?
February 24, 2015
Your neighborhood has a story; learn how to tell it
February 17, 2015
City’s Charlotte WALKS initiative aims to improve walkability
January 14, 2015
Data’s more complex, but institute still helps you interpret it
December 16, 2014
A new kind of zoning ordinance could help – or hurt – development
December 11, 2014
Some suburbs facing the dilemma of high growth vs. low taxes
December 2, 2014
Charlotte eyes stronger pedestrian policies
November 12, 2014
Charlotte part of national effort on neighborhood data
November 11, 2014
So, what exactly IS a form-based code and why should anyone care?
November 4, 2014
Lincolnton: Moving beyond a textile town past
October 29, 2014
Will light rail change the way University City develops?
August 27, 2014
Talk of the Towns: Rock Hill
August 19, 2014
Can innovative interchange plan survive suburbia?
August 13, 2014
Charlotte hits pivot point in vision for Eastland property
June 27, 2014
For a greener, cleaner Charlotte, look to Sweden’s example
June 25, 2014
Talk of the Towns: Albemarle
June 19, 2014
Another step for pedestrians on one of city’s least-walkable streets
May 28, 2014
Charlotte ranked 10th most dangerous metro for pedestrians
May 21, 2014
Windy Ridge: A neighborhood built to fail
May 8, 2014
Jane’s Walk: A weekend of discoveries
May 7, 2014
Love your neighborhood? Show it off with a Jane’s Walk
April 9, 2014
Car-free in Charlotte? It isn’t easy
April 2, 2014
Raptor City
March 27, 2014
Join Charlotte’s celebration of neighborhoods May 2-4
March 25, 2014
They’d rather not drive, thank you
March 24, 2014
Resources for neighborhoods
February 12, 2014
Improve your block with programs for Charlotte neighborhoods
January 22, 2014
City to work with owners of station-area properties
December 3, 2013
City to work with owners of station-area properties
December 3, 2013
Charlotte trails nation in walkability rankings
November 15, 2013
Volunteers survey Charlotte walkability
October 28, 2013
Volunteers survey Charlotte walkability
October 28, 2013
Show up to connect our future
October 23, 2013
After decades, Reid Park may get its park
October 16, 2013
City to improve safety at site of student death
August 26, 2013
Will Americans continue to be suburban creatures?
July 18, 2013
Two cities, two mills to be reborn
July 1, 2013
For Charlotte trees, is it one step forward, two steps back?
June 18, 2013
Is there a ‘right’ density? One expert says no
June 11, 2013
Celebrate Jane Jacobs with 2 neighborhood walks
April 10, 2013
South End eyes raising the bar for design
March 12, 2013
Brightwalk, new community with green heart
February 18, 2013
Charlotte quietly improves streets for cyclists
January 30, 2013
(Urban)-isms. Just what are they?
November 27, 2012
A good walk, unspoiled
September 4, 2012
Some ‘zombie’ subdivisions rising from dead
August 17, 2012
Eastland Mall: What’s next? Some options
July 31, 2012
The allure of greenways, throughout the region
June 4, 2012
The allure of greenways, throughout the region
June 4, 2012
In Jane Jacobs’ footsteps, exploring what’s ‘urban’
May 17, 2012
Harrisburg, N.C.: In search of a town center
April 24, 2012
Place matters and matters of place
April 20, 2012
Celebrate Jane Jacobs on walking tour of Central Avenue
April 19, 2012
Matthews store sees future in its farming past
April 11, 2012
Gastonia, New York, Jane Jacobs and me
March 27, 2012
Charlotte rolls toward N.C.’s first bike-share system
March 19, 2012
Christmas Snow 2010
January 21, 2011