By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: December 14,2010
When it comes to air quality, Charlotte is the worst in the state. But the area is environmentally friendly in other ways, particularly when it comes to redeveloping and cleaning brownfields — sites, such as former gasoline stations, that tend to repel developers because of concerns about contamination. Indeed, Charlotte continues to lead North Carolina [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: December 10,2010
Surrounded by vacant and decrepit-looking shopping centers, hotels, restaurants and car lots, Independence Park is one of the last places still showing signs of life along a blighted stretch of highway just minutes from uptown. But Alec Polites said the shopping center is barely limping along. Polites, president of Polites Realty Co., and his father, [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: October 12,2010
Every two years, the city of Charlotte has the University of North Carolina at Charlotte put together a “Quality of Life Report” that details economic trends in 173 different neighborhood statistical areas. For the $75,000 the city spends on the report — $37,500 from Neighborhood and Business Services Department and $12,500 each from the Planning, [...]
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