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38185
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The linear park, initiated by the Mecklenburg County Greenway Master Plan, currently covers 47 miles of trails and wildlife habitat. Motives to stretch mileage to 95 miles by 2030 include younger workforce segments wanting connectivity and businesses wanting to build around the greenway. Incentives include a positive impact on individuals’ health and the metro’s economic health. Statistics attesting the impact already made include a 600% population growth since 1998 and 5.1 million square feet of office space planned or under construction in central Charlotte.
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Greenways--North Carolina ; Greenways; Mecklenburg County Greenway Master Plan; Urban development; Trails; Charlotte--Recreation; Charlotte--Development; Sugar Creek--Charlotte; Greenways for Mecklenburg; Nonprofit organizations; Fundraising; Wildlife parks--North Carolina ; Linear parks--North Carolina
2.Charlotte's fight Over Its Future by Portillo, Ely Charlotte Magazine Vol. 26 Issue 8, August 2021
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43058
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"The city hasn't adopted a comprehensive plan--a document that determines who can build what, where, and who can afford to live there--since 1975. City planners have worked on a draft for three years. Recently, they presented it to the City Council, and all hell broke loose. Can the council get it together? What would it mean if they can't?"
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43212
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"The classic suburb's new vision plan maps out a transit oriented lifestyle at the intersection of Main Street and greenway. For many years, Charlotte's Harris Boulevard and North Tryon Street intersection was a rural crossroads. The curret University City Vision Plan is embracing a city center around the JW Clay light rail station with availalbity to the university, the greenway and the hospital.
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