
Charlotte is a fast-growing city where the skyline changes by the month and neighborhoods are reshaped at a disorienting pace.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is one of the busiest hubs in the world, despite the city of Charlotte's modest size.
What if the future is not just a continuation of present trends, but looks radically different?
There’s consensus in the new crop of local transportation plans: Whether we’re talking about trains, buses or roads, we’ll have to cross county borders and state lines to fund and operate an...
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Rachel Jackson-Gordon is a Research Associate at the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, where she started in May 2022. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati’s Educational Studies’ Research Methods program, where she focused on Educational and Community-Based Action Research.
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