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Compact, connected development patterns on the rise since mid-1990s

Posted on July 13, 2015

Low density, disconnected development patterns—or sprawl—peaked in the mid-1990s, then declined by as much as 9 percent in the following decades, according to a new analysis of street patterns published by the National Academy of Sciences.

Posted in NewsTagged Austin, Charlotte, Gainesville, research, sprawl, trends

Value capture fuels transit expansion in Charlotte area

Posted on January 8, 2012

State and local transit planners in North Carolina are looking at a plan that combines two forms of value capture in order to construct and operate commuter rail running north from Charlotte. The plan, made …

Posted in NewsTagged Charlotte, commuter rail, freight, funding, NC, TIF, value capture

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