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Affordable housing is getting harder to build in Charlotte. What's the solution?

March 23, 2023

Danielle Chemtob, Axios Charlotte

Editor’s Note: This article is a part of a series of guest contributors considering the question, “What small tweak or large shift would you make in 2023 that would catalyze sustainable growth and ensure equitable wellbeing in our region?”

Charlotte spends millions a year to subsidize the construction of affordable housing. But the cost to do so is skyrocketing, which poses...

Policy Essay: Reducing Policy Barriers to Housing Abundance

March 23, 2023
Aaron Houck

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Three community leaders share their thoughts on finding solutions in 2023

March 8, 2023

David Boraks, WFAE

One Large Shift: A Culture of Cooperatives

March 7, 2023

Greg Jarrell

“A nation of homeowners, of people who won a...

Trees for Pollinators

March 6, 2023
Ruth Ann Grissom

What sort of image comes to mind when you think of a “pollinator garden?” I see an island of native grasses and perennials surrounded by a sea of turf. That’s the garden I helped to install in my neighborhood park in Charlotte. We...

Report: 2022 Matthews Housing Needs Assessment

February 28, 2023
Bill McCoy, Katie Zager, Rachel Jackson-Gordon

On February 27, 2023, the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute and Town of Matthews shared findings from the 2022 Matthews Housing Needs Assessment. The study report includes findings about demographics, housing, land use, and key informant perspectives related to Matthews’ housing. The report also offers...

Connecting for Stability: Understanding The Relatives and the Young People They Serve

February 22, 2023
Jenny Hutchison, Sydney Idzikowski
Trish Hobson, Executive Director - The Relatives

As a community, we often talk about the young people who are the “most vulnerable” or who are at “high risk.” Admittedly, we don’t always know who exactly those young people are and what their experiences have been. And far too often, those labels become the only story we associate with them. We don’t always know how to...

Building a rideshare company from scratch

February 17, 2023

Lindsey Banks, Charlotte Ledger

Kimberly Evans grew up with the warning “stranger danger,” so when rideshare services like Uber and Lyft came into the picture, Evans was hesitant to use them.

Then, on March 29, 2019, Samantha Josephson, a 21-year-old student at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, ordered an Uber and mistakenly entered the wrong car. She was ...