Quantcast


Passionate about policy: In Davidson, projects expected to adhere to vibe (access required)

By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: August 20,2012

New Urbanism meets good old-fashioned urbanism in this college town, which has preserved its past and built on it. But Davidson faces some intriguing challenges as it continues to develop farther away from its downtown, especially around Exit 30 on Interstate 77.


New Urbanism champ dies (access required)

By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: August 20,2012

Doug Boone gave birth to New Urbanism in the Charlotte area, bringing to life more than 70 new developments in the region along the way. But it wasn’t always an easy birth. Boone died on Thursday, Aug. 2, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. He was 66.