By Azania Herron University City Partners, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Botanical Gardens and North Carolina Native Plant Society have partnered to install Barton Creek Greenway Native Meadows, a community native plant project in University City. On April...
Barton Creek Greenway
These four projects will launch University Place transformation
The 2018 opening of the Blue Line Extension between UNC Charlotte and Center City launched a massive reshaping of the North Tryon Street corridor in University City. Look for these four public and private projects to focus that transformation on University Place over...
Makeover of JW Clay Blvd. to start in 2021
Construction of a major improvements to JW Clay Boulevard through University Place is expected to start in late summer of 2021. The city-funded streetscape project will significantly improve this key artery for all modes of transportation, including pedestrian,...
Under Way: Hospitality, retail, dining and greenway
The crane looming over the ATAPCO apartment building on North Tryon Street is the biggest sign by far of a building boom across University City – but hardly the only one. Here’s a rundown of hotels, restaurants, retail and a greenway under way in University City. More...
Our next greenway is on the way!
Updated June 6, 2019 Work has started on a short greenway with big potential – the Barton Creek Greenway. Once finished in late 2019 or spring 2020, the three-quarter-mile greenway will link University Place shops, the Blue Line Extension and hundreds of nearby...
Mallard Creek Greenway detour is set to open in August
If you like traveling Mallard Creek Greenway between UNC Charlotte and University Research Park, we have good news. The state plans to have a detour path ready in mid-August when it closes the greenway for two years to replace North Tryon Street’s bridges. One...