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[Urbanity]

I agree that if the on-campus trolley system was incorporated into the stops outside the campus it would dramatically increase the livability for students on campus.

I would also love to see (until the BLE is built) an express bus run from Uptown to the campus.  I certainly think the university could help fund it as I believe Wachovia/Wells Fargo does with their CIC express bus (at least that is my understanding about the CIC funding - please correct me if I am wrong)

Edited by Urbanity, 26 June 2010 - 06:29 AM.

[AuLukey]

rworkman09, on 25 June 2010 - 05:29 PM, said:

I know of the campus transit (I graduated in 09), but it does nothing for moving people without cars off campus. It's pretty much useless actually. It's great for fat and/or lazy people though.

I completely agree, although it is a much more effective way for students in the highrises to get over to the new dorms and vice-versa.  Turns a thirty minute walk in the rain into a five minute ride.  For their sakes I won't bash the line although I do see your point.

But if they do expand the line off-campus, that's a whole other story.  I wonder if local businesses have been approached to help support the line.  Seems like it would really benefit many restaurants in the area (making access more convenient than getting groceries for a week would encourage sales.)  

I think step one of this process really should be increasing the price of parking permits; using part of that money to help establish an off-campus line and maybe help (in part) to fund some more housing on campus.  This would encourage more students to live on or right next to --walking distance-- campus and help/encourage local business growth.

in a little off-campus news, Ishi's closed.  I thought the university area was growing and this establishment was really held together by students.  I'm sad to see it go.

[Rufus]

Ishi actually moved into the Taiyo spot next to McDonalds...much larger building.  I lmost cried when I didnt see it because I thought it had closed!

[AuLukey]

Rufus, on 28 June 2010 - 09:15 AM, said:

Ishi actually moved into the Taiyo spot next to McDonalds...much larger building.  I lmost cried when I didnt see it because I thought it had closed!

YES! Taiyo was kind of a waste of space anyway.  They were owned by the same family so that makes sense.  I wish something would fill the old RJ Gators spot.

[Urbanity]

This is sort of construction related, but honestly goes well beyond that.

Duke and Siemens have pledged close to 9 million to EPIC which will help with the building and the programs not to mention attracting even more energy related research and (hopefully) companies to the region.

http://www.charlotte...8m-to-uncc.html

[rjp212]

Not so much part of the campus but directly across from the Main entrance.  Looks like Crescent wants to build Circle at UNCC.  Much more urban in scale with street facing building, parking garage enveloped by apartments and "urban open space"

http://ww.charmeck.o...0 site plan.pdf

[NCMike1990]

UNCC plans to break ground next Friday on the new PORTAL R&D building off of North Tryon, near the entrance to the Charlotte Research Institute.

[rworkman09]

Not construction, but Westinghouse has donated an additional $3.3 million in equipment, funds, and scholarships to the EPIC building.

[NCMike1990]

UNC Charlotte prepares for addition of new resident and dining halls

http://nineronline.c...ans-go-forward/

[Urbanity]

The most exciting thing to me about the PORTAL building is it will house the only  sensitive-compartmented information facility (SCIF)  in the UNC system.  The SCIF allows it to work with federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense.

When you add that with the EPIC building (which is right next door) which is focused on Energy (and Westinghouse's gift just gave UNC Charlotte a huge boost for being a national center for training nuclear engineers) and you have some great opportunity for significant  new grant funding  at the campus.

[rworkman09]

The football stadium is coming along nicely:

http://oxblue.com/op.../charlotte49ers

Concrete for the seating is being poured, the field house is completely framed up and starting to be closed in, the press boxes, concessions, and restroom areas are starting to rise as well.

Hard to believe the stadium will be finished this fall.

[rworkman09]

Some great new aerial photos from the Observer:

http://www.charlotte...nstruction.html

[ah59396]

The progress at UNCC is astounding.  I keep thinking that campus is out of room (or money) but they just continue to add building after building (plus the stadium).  I'll be excited to see what campus life at UNCC is like after the light rail stop is in place as well.

Side note:  I'm not a UNCC grad.

[rworkman09]

Not construction, but Areva pledges an additional $2 million to the EPIC building.

It's great to see all the scholarships additions that have occurred in the last two years.

http://www.charlotte...ounce-epic.html


Also, construction on the football field has progressed significantly. The front of the field house is nearly half-bricked at this point and the concrete poured for 3/4+ of the bowl.

http://oxblue.com/op.../charlotte49ers