CharlotteMetro Young Planners Group

Calling all planning & transit nerds! Join us on Saturday, April 28th for a free tour of the newly opened Lynx Blue Line Extension connecting Uptown with the UNCC Main Campus. Please see the link below to register. We look forward to seeing you!

Charlotte YPG Blue Line Extension Tour Calling all planning & transit nerds! Join us on a free tour of Charlotte's newly extended light rail line connecting Uptown with the UNCC Main Campus. All are welcome - no matter what age or title!Please RSVP by Wednesday 4/25 Schedule: 2:00pm We’ll meet up at 7th Street Public Market – grab a ...

The Lynx Blue Line Extension finally opened up last month to tons of fanfare. We're sure everyone has given the train a test run, but have you taken a tour of the new line with CATS staff yet? If a critical mass are interested, a rep from CATS and the Charlotte Planning Dept will join us as a tour guide to discuss all things BLE.

Depending on people's availability, we'll meet at 7th St Station in Uptown, grab a drink/bite together, and then ride the light rail to the terminal station at UNCC and back.

Please take the following survey to let us know your availability and intent to attend:

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Brave the rain and join us tonight for happy hour!

We'll be meeting at Hyde Brewing (2911 Griffith St) around the bar area at 6pm. Right off the New Bern station and parking is plentiful.

See you there!

It's time for the first monthly happy hour of 2018! Join us next Wednesday, January 17th, at 6pm. We'll gather at Hyde Brewery in South End this month (just across the street from Triple C and right off the New Bern light rail station). Looking forward to seeing you there!

Don't forget! Tonight is our speaker series kick off! Charlotte Interim Planning Director, Ed McKinney, will be there, and we'll have free pizza as well 🍕🍕🍕 We'll see you at 6pm at the Powerhouse (1507 Camden Rd)

Don't forget about our inaugural speaker series event, happening in exactly 1 week, at the Trolley Museum Powerhouse in South End. Charlotte's Interim Planning Director, Ed McKinney, will be there...so you should be too!

Email [email protected] to let us know you're coming. See you next Thursday, Dec 14th, at 6pm!

The YPG-ers had a great time tonight! Made even better by our announcement of our new quarterly speaker series, kicking off on December 14th featuring Charlotte's Interim Planning Director, Ed McKinney. Come join us for drinks, light bites, and interesting convo with our city's leader in growth and development!

Hey planners! Don't forget - next Thursday, Nov 16th, is happy hour at Legion Brewery. Come by around 6pm for drinks to kick off the weekend. Looking forward to seeing you there!

YPG-ers - Not heading to NC-APA Fall Conference this year? UNC Charlotte Center City will be screening "Citizen Jane: Battle for the City" on Thursday, September 28th at 6pm. Go here to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/citizen-jane-battle-for-the-city-tickets-37317122518

And for those that would like to connect beforehand for a drink at 7th Street Market, shoot Laura Ornstein an email ([email protected]). Should be a great time!

Citizen Jane: Battle For The City “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” — Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities The acclaimed documentary, Citizen Jane: Battle For The City, chronicles activist Jane Jacobs' battles with develo...

The CharlotteMetro Young Planners had a great Tuesday connecting and getting to know each other! We've had three happy hours so far and are looking forward to developing new ideas and events to keep this group growing at such a positive pace!

Good Luck to those taking the AICP exam over the next couple of weeks! Please send any study tips to [email protected] to help those future test takers. We'll get another social together soon to celebrate!