Nadia Anderson, associate professor of architecture and urban design, has been appointed to the newly formed Charlotte Neighborhood Equity and STabilization Commission (Charlotte’s NEST).
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles established the commission and appointed its members as a result of the recently adopted 2040 Comprehensive Plan. NEST is charged with reviewing and recommending specific anti-displacement strategies and tools for protecting residents of moderate to high vulnerability of displacement. The commission will make regular reports to the Great Neighborhood Council Committee and quarterly reports to the Charlotte City Council and will provide recommendations for combating displacement prior to the implementation of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
The commission’s 15 members will serve three-year terms. Anderson, who is the urban studies and planning representative on the commission, is director of the City Building Lab in the School of Architecture.