How would you design and use the 26-mile Cross Charlotte Trail linking University City, Uptown and south Charlotte? Share your ideas for the trail and get the latest details on the project at a public drop-in information session, 4:30-7:30 pm June 30 at the...
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A park in our future! County buys 33.4 acres near future highway and UNCC
University City has gained a key piece of future parkland. Mecklenburg County recently bought 33.4 acres on the future Eastern Circumferential Road, within walking distance of hundreds of homes and student housing. The tract will likely become a neighborhood park and...
Work to start this year on 2 additions to our greenway network
University City’s extensive greenway network will soon grow larger. Work should start this spring on extending Toby Creek Greenway from UNC Charlotte to the Autumnwood neighborhood. Work should start by summer on the new Barton Creek Greenway between University Place...
Southbound lanes of N. Tryon St. to close Oct. 15 for Mallard Creek bridges replacement
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced Sept. 23 that it plans to close southbound lanes on North Tryon Street (U.S. 29) over Mallard Creek on Wednesday, Oct. 15, weather permitting. The closure will last through May 2015 during the first phase of a $4.4...