By the Charlotte City Manager's office On June 30, city and county staff hosted the second community workshop to receive input on the Cross Charlotte Trail (XCLT) Master Plan. More than 250 residents attended the first interactive meeting in January, and despite a...
One of University City's great assets is the creative energy of UNC Charlotte. That creativity took center stage last week, as Urban Design graduate students presented their exploration into landscape urbanism - with University City as their focus. Imagine how our...
Three new bridges will provide much needed connections across I-85 and the NC Railroad for pedestrians and cyclists as well as vehicles. Work will start this fall on the first of two I-85 bridges intended to link University Research Park to light-rail stations on...
Although everyone at last week’s City Hall Meeting at the Oasis Shriners hall already had heard, NC transportation spokesman Warren Cooksey couldn’t resist starting his report on state projects with the long-awaited good news: The last piece of the I-485 Charlotte...
By the time City Councilman Greg Phipps concluded his Town Hall Meeting on May 19, the audience at the Oasis Shriners building had gotten updates on 20 – yes, 20! – transportation projects that are reshaping University City. Phipps organized the event to help people...
The Town Hall Meeting on transportation improvements on May 19 covered 20 projects under way or coming in the next few years. Click on the project titles for in-depth reports on the I-485 Opening, LYNX Blue Line Extension, North Tryon Street bridge replacements, and...
Even before the Outer Belt through University City opens on June 5, the state has increased its speed limit! The Transportation Department announced this week that it will open the last 5.7-mile segment of I-485 on June 5. Today the state added that it will raise the...