Resources on Growth and Infrastructure

Looking for more information on North Carolina's growth and infrastructure challenges? The following is a list of organizations, reports and legislative commission outputs that IEI has found particularly helpful in understanding the challenges we are facing. Check back regularly as we update this page with the latest information available.

Organizations

The Brookings Institution
Metropolitan Policy Program

Urban Land Institute
ULI Triangle
ULI Charlotte
ULI Reality Check

Triangle Tomorrow

UNC-Charlotte Urban Institute

Institute for Transportation Research and Education

N.C. Metropolitan Coalition

N.C. Rural Economic Development Center, Inc. – Water 2030

 

Reports

The Brookings Institution - Metropolitan Policy Program
A Bridge to Somewhere: Rethinking American Transportation for the 21st Century (2008)
Adding It Up: Growth Trends and Policies In North Carolina (2000)

Urban Land Institute
Infrastructure 2008

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
2007 Annual Report: Issues of Growth in North Carolina

N.C. Office of State Management and Budget
Statewide Logistics Plan (2008)

N.C. Metropolitan Coalition
The State of North Carolina Urban Distressed Communities (2005)

N.C. Rural Economic Development Center, Inc.
Water 2030 Initiative: Conclusions and Recommendations (2004)

European Commission
EU Research for Sustainable Urban Development and Land Use (2004)

UNC Department of Regional Planning
Southeast Growth and Planning: Trends and Issues (2007)

Center for Strategic and International Studies
Guiding Principles for Strengthening America’s Infrastructure (2006)

EPA Local Government Advisory Committee
Water Infrastructure: Successful Strategies for Local Leadership

NC Justice Center
At the Crossroads: Recommendations for the Future of Transportation in North Carolina (2008)

NC Conservation Trust
From Rural to Suburban in Less Than a Century: Changes in Housing Density in North Carolina From 1940 – 2030 (2007)

NC Conservation Trust, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Housing Density Maps