Episode 119: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - A Happy Trip to Work
Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast
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Raleigh vs Charlotte - What's the Difference?
J. Michael Welton: I found this to be interesting history of the downtowns for somebody who might not know much about the urban design decisions or the history. He says Charlotte while dominated by a banker's ideas and an urban design mayor it really does get to a more dense skyscraper type urbanism. Raleigh the state capital stayed low and grew more organically and targeted eight centers around the downtown spearheaded by former planning director Mitchell Silver. Whether Raleigh will follow Charlotte's skyline height remains to be seen, he says.
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