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Piedmont Together Implementation Begins
The transition from planning process to implementation began in early 2015 as Piedmont Together Consortium members and others who had been engaged in the plan convened to organize the next steps.
Piedmont Together Highlighted in HUD Report
Better Places for Better Plans, a recent HUD report, highlights Piedmont Together.
High Point moves toward "complete streets"
High Point works towards "complete streets" which replaces an auto-dominant paradigm of transportation planning with a multimodal model.
How does your county rank?
Take a look at the Opportunity Index to see how your county ranks in a variety of measures.
Small is Big: Planning for Prosperity
The City of Greensboro and NCAPA host "Small is Big" with best-selling author Beth Macy, Factory Man
Join Piedmont Together for an equity webinar hosted by PolicyLink
On Monday, May 4th PolicyLink will host "Advancement for Equity: The Game Changing Rule Coming from HUD"
Earth Day and Green Infrastructure in the Piedmont Triad
Happy Earth Day! Check out Piedmont Together's Green Infrastructure Report for info about our region.
Triad Workforce Solutions Collaborative Launches New Training Initiative Next Month
Triad Workforce Solutions Collaborative will begin a two-year training initiative with awards from national foundations.
UNCG Launches Crowdfunded Graffiti Garden
The Center for Community-Engaged Design is launching a crowdfunding campaign to support Graffiti Garden, an urban-community educational garden plot.
Piedmont Together holds successful equity summit
2014 equity summit "Building Bridges To A Stronger Economy" held on December 4th drew a large crowd to discuss equity in the Piedmont Triad.
News
News
Piedmont Together Implementation Begins
The transition from planning process to implementation began in early 2015 as Piedmont Together Consortium members and others who had been engaged in the plan convened to organize the next steps.
Piedmont Together Highlighted in HUD Report
Better Places for Better Plans, a recent HUD report, highlights Piedmont Together.
High Point moves toward "complete streets"
High Point works towards "complete streets" which replaces an auto-dominant paradigm of transportation planning with a multimodal model.
How does your county rank?
Take a look at the Opportunity Index to see how your county ranks in a variety of measures.
Small is Big: Planning for Prosperity
The City of Greensboro and NCAPA host "Small is Big" with best-selling author Beth Macy, Factory Man
Join Piedmont Together for an equity webinar hosted by PolicyLink
On Monday, May 4th PolicyLink will host "Advancement for Equity: The Game Changing Rule Coming from HUD"
Earth Day and Green Infrastructure in the Piedmont Triad
Happy Earth Day! Check out Piedmont Together's Green Infrastructure Report for info about our region.
Triad Workforce Solutions Collaborative Launches New Training Initiative Next Month
Triad Workforce Solutions Collaborative will begin a two-year training initiative with awards from national foundations.
UNCG Launches Crowdfunded Graffiti Garden
The Center for Community-Engaged Design is launching a crowdfunding campaign to support Graffiti Garden, an urban-community educational garden plot.
Piedmont Together holds successful equity summit
2014 equity summit "Building Bridges To A Stronger Economy" held on December 4th drew a large crowd to discuss equity in the Piedmont Triad.
Case Studies & Projects
Case Studies & Projects
Lexington's Re-creation of Recreation
Lexington is re-creating recreation, but this is much more than a splash of paint.
Randleman Downtown Redevelopment Project
Showing the strength of community partnerships, the city of Randleman has made one small idea an even bigger reality when it comes to downtown redevelopment.
Brightwalk Charlotte
At the 2nd Annual Livable Communities Summit, keynote speaker Emma Littlejohn of the nationally known housing consultancy The Littlejohn Group discussed Brightwalk - an urban inspired and sustainable neighborhood located just one mile outside of center city Charlotte. We're taking a look at what the buzz is all about in this case study.
Making Sense of Place: Portland
Portland embarked on a grand experiment in city planning in 1973: an urban growth boundary containing development within a 22-square-mile area, protecting surrounding farmland and open space. The experience of Portland provides a example for planning in the 21st century, involving issues of economic development, gentrification, local food and farming, property rights, and civic participation.
Best Practices
Best Practices
Urban Forestry in the Piedmont Triad
n 2011, the Piedmont Triad Regional Council and the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation received a $1.6 million grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. With key support from agencies such as the NCFS, they produced Piedmont Together, a sustainable communities plan for the twelve-county Triad region.
In partnership with the North Carolina Forest Service, the Piedmont Triad Regional Council produced four booklets addressing clean water, energy, climate and healthy communities around the state based on information gathered during the Piedmont Together planning process.
Information gathered for the production of these booklets was adapted to meet statewide needs. These documents can also be found below.
Catawba County EcoComplex Turns Waste into Green Jobs
Through private-public partnerships, the Catawba County EcoComplex turns waste products into energy sources and green jobs.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Comes to Wake Forest University
The Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Transit Study improves active transportation choices around the Wake Forest University campus through infrastructure and policy changes.
WalkBikeNC Plan: Where Walking and Biking Become Part of our Everyday Lives
The NC Department of Transportation recently adopted a comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle plan, the WalkBikeNC Plan, that addresses mobility, safety, economic development, and health and wellness.
Southwest Renewal Foundation of High Point: An Example for Sustainability
Southwest High Point’s Renewal Foundation is an example of implementing economic revitalization through environmental enhancement
Community Gardens Feed Families and the Hungry
In addition to feeding the families growing the food and donating to the hungry, community gardening benefits include eating healthier foods, getting exercise, building social capital, and beautifying the community by converting vacated spaces into attractive gardens.
Local Food for Local People
Piedmont Local Food (PLF) is a non-profit group assisting local farmers in sustainable agriculture practices as they bring healthier food fresh to you!
The City Project's Grassroots Effort
A grassroots revitalization effort can be extremely effective. The City Project, a nonprofit initiative based in High Point, is rising to meet the challenges of revitalization neighborhood by neighborhood-and seeing results.
Embracing Regionalism
Piedmont Together is about community choices and regional solutions, and we know regionalism is sometimes harder to embrace.
Multimodal Transportation
Linking passenger rail with bus transit makes public transportation more seamless and accessible, and one city in our region is now making this happen.