The Charlotte region is among the fastest growing in the nation and is projected to add more than 1.6 million people between 2018 and 2050. Across Centralina’s nine-county region, this growth brings increasing commute distances, limited transit connectivity outside Mecklenburg County, and rising pressure on infrastructure.
Centralina Regional Council invites qualified nonprofit organizations to participate in a Pre-Bid Meeting for the upcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) for a regional PILOT partner to receive up to $50,000 of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Project Funds (CPF), federal grant funds allocated for program administration costs to oversee and support implementation of the housing rehabilitation component for the North Mecklenburg Housing Preservation Initiative program.
Centralina Regional Council invites qualified nonprofit organizations to participate in a Pre-Bid Meeting for the upcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) for a regional PILOT partner to receive up to $50,000 of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Project Funds (CPF), federal grant funds allocated for program administration costs to oversee and support implementation of the housing rehabilitation component for the North Mecklenburg Housing Preservation Initiative program.
Energy powers nearly every aspect of our daily lives, from keeping the lights on to ensuring hospitals can operate vital medical equipment. But recent natural disasters have underscored the urgent need to rethink how we plan for, diversify and…
Are you a local elected or appointed official looking to better understand the complex process behind development proposals? Centralina Learns: UrbanPlan for Public Officials is a hands-on, interactive workshop designed just for you. This engaging session will offer a unique opportunity to step into the shoes of a developer, helping you gain valuable insights into the trade-offs and financial considerations that shape our communities.
Event participants left with practical next steps for evaluating solar energy for their homes and businesses, a clearer understanding of how solar power works and information on financial incentives available through energy providers like Duke Energy. Most importantly, they learned that the more people who join, the lower the cost of installing solar panels, making it a true community effort.
In a partnership with local govenments and Solar Crowdsource, Centralina Regional Planning is excited to announce the launch of Solarize Charlotte-Mecklenburg, a community-driven solar group-purchase program aimed at making solar energy more affordable and accessible for local homeowners and businesses…
By visualizing client locations on a map, the Rowan County Health Department has gained critical spatial insights that go beyond traditional data analysis. This spatial awareness serves two essential functions. First, it allows the health department to overlay socioeconomic indicators such as age and disability status from U.S. Census Bureau data on the mapped client distribution.
COORDINATE Our Future is a collaborative, regional effort to develop land use, population and employment inputs for the Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model. Outputs from the model provide the basis for decision-making around transportation planning and investments for the transportation planning organizations across the greater Charlotte region.
Centralina Regional Council is pleased to highlight the Regional Planning Department’s leadership duo of Jason Wager and Lynne Hair. Jason and Lynne bring over 45 years of combined expertise in urban and regional planning to Centralina. In their roles, Jason and Lynne focus on advancing Centralina’s strategic initiatives, fostering collaboration among local governments and promoting growth principles that support and augment the quality of life available in our diverse region.