Chatham Park, a master-planned community in Pittsboro, N.C., is expected to expand the town to 60,000 people when completed.
Category: Urban Areas
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Uber Taking Steps to Expand Number of EV Chargers Near Its Drivers
The company said it would encourage companies that operated chargers to install them in neighborhoods where its drivers lived and work.
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Maybe America Needs Some New Cities
It sounds a bit kooky to promise a whole city from scratch. But it has been done before — and might just help solve the housing crisis.
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Tesla Robotaxis Are Big on Wall St. but Lagging on Roads
Shares of Tesla have hit new highs on optimism about the company’s self-driving taxis. But experts say Tesla is far behind Waymo, which has a big head start.
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California Has a Legal Clause for Housing That Could Put NIMBYs in a Corner
For years, the state has been nudging its cities to build housing to address a severe shortage. Maybe what they needed was a shove.
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Have Halloween Decorations Become Too Scary?
The skeletons are taller, the witches seem to be more lifelike and the blood and gore is more plentiful.
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‘Anti-Tourism’ Tours Show Visitors a Different Side of Vacation Hot Spots
With visitors increasingly interested in the social and political realities of global tourist hot spots, some local guides are adapting their offerings.
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Baltimore’s Billion-Dollar Plans to Reinvent Itself
The city’s population is growing, and homicide rates are at a 50-year low. Local officials are trying to seize on the momentum with redevelopment projects — but not without pushback.
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6 Autumn Strolls in 6 Vibrant Cities
No need to travel to the countryside for leaf peeping. Here’s a collection of North American urban walks that will immerse you in the colors of fall.
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It Was Supposed to Connect Segregated Neighborhoods. Did It Gentrify Them Instead?
The Atlanta BeltLine turned a mostly derelict 22-mile loop around the city into a wildly popular — and profitable — urban park. It also contributed to displacing longtime residents.
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These Last-Minute Labor Day Destinations Are Just a Short Trip Away From Major Cities
From theaters and museums to kayaking and hiking, here are some of our favorite spots within a two-hour radius, by plane or train, from six major U.S. cities.