Category: City of Charlotte
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How Complete Streets and Placemaking Empower Communities
Complete Streets and placemaking create safer, vibrant, and connected communities through thoughtful design, public spaces, and multimodal access.
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Beyond the Single-Family Home: Charlotte is Getting Creative with Housing
Charlotte is a beautifully diverse city, full of different family structures, lifestyles, and needs. So why should our housing all look the same? Traditional single-family homes and massive apartment complexes are great, but they don’t work for everyone. To truly serve our community, we need a mix of options in between – like duplexes, quadplexes,…
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Then and Now: The Historic District Commission Turns 50
Charlotte’s preservation story: how community action revived historic neighborhoods and shaped a bold new vision for the next fifty years.
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Historic Preservation Harnessing the Power of Place
Preservation work strengthens communities, revitalizes neighborhoods, supports sustainability, and connects us through shared history. Featured are in-depth stories of the people and events that make each local landmark special and significant to Charlotte’s history.