Writer
Lori Thomas, Ph.D.
Expertise
- Housing instability
- Chronic homelessness
- Mixed Methods research
- Evaluation
- Participatory research models
Phil Veasley, EI
Phil Veasley, EI, is a Transportation Engineer with Toole Design, a planning, engineering, and landscape architecture firm focused on designing and building spaces where people can become part of the community and not just move through it. He has five years of professional experience but has enjoyed reimagining our cities since childhood. He graduated with […]
Kailas Venkitasubramanian, Ph.D.
Dr. Kailas Venkitasubramanian leads the data science practice of the Charlotte Urban institute in his role as director of research analytics. As an engineer turned social scientist, who metamorphosed as a data scientist over the years, Dr. Venkitasubramanian works at the intersection of social science disciplines, including public policy, sociology, public health and education with […]
Martin Zimmerman
Biography Martin is a planner, architect, urban journalist and principal of City Wise Studio USA, an urban research and communications firm. He writes about sustainable cities and livable neighborhoods, and he travels frequently to communities in the USA, Canada and abroad in search of innovative models for Charlotte. His articles and reviews have appeared locally […]