Parking Reform, Transit Transition, and Gateway Station’s Future
At the November 2 meeting of Charlotte City Council’s Transportation, Planning and Development (TPD) Committee, members discussed three important issues: updates to the c...
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A neighborhood’s forest destroyed for one billboard—and a fight for accountability
(Photo by Daniel Levine) On Monday, October 26, a contractor hired by Adams Outdoor Advertising began clear-cutting a roughly 500-foot stretch of forest—tall pines and a ...
‘Incredibly disappointing’: Plaza Midwood tree clearing for billboard sparks outrage (WBTV)
A natural buffer dividing Plaza Midwood from one of Charlotte’s busiest highways was wiped out this week, leaving local business owners blindsided and climate advocates s...
A Billboard Company Cleared a 500-Foot Stretch of Trees Near Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood Under a 2024 State Law, and Neighbors Say No One Asked Them (AOL)
A stand of tall pines that screened a Charlotte neighborhood from Independence Boulevard came down this week so drivers can see a highway billboard. Read more from AOL. ...
Tree clearing in front of billboard upsets Plaza Midwood business owners: ‘Independence Boulevard has been revealed’ (Charlotte Ledger)
Sustain Charlotte’s Shannon Binns was grabbing coffee at Undercurrent Coffee in Plaza Midwood on Monday when he heard loud noises behind the building. He walked around an...
Recent law let billboard companies clear-cut more trees. In Charlotte, they’re coming down (WFAE)
A 2024 state law allows billboard companies to selectively remove 500 feet of vegetation along the state’s right-of-way. Read more from WFAE.
In 2 days, Plaza Midwood loses trees on Independence — all ‘for a singular billboard’ (Charlotte Observer)
In October, over 500 feet of treescape, perhaps over 100 trees, were cut down behind Undercurrent Coffee in Plaza Midwood to increase visibility. Read more from the Charl...
ACTION ALERT: Mecklenburg County May Delay Climate Action by 15 Years. Speak Up!
Mecklenburg County is considering a significant change to its climate commitments: moving its net-zero carbon emissions goal from 2035 to 2050. At the September 22 Board ...
Charlotte’s public transit system ranks near bottom in national analysis (Queen City News)
“It’s really not surprising that Charlotte’s transit has ranked pretty low compared to other U.S. cities because we haven’t invested in expanding the public transit syste...
Charlotte Sees Vision Zero Progress, but Pedestrian and Bicycle Fatalities & Serious Injuries Rise
Charlotte’s latest Vision Zero Annual Report brings some genuinely encouraging news: overall fatal and serious injury crashes declined significantly compared to last year...
Cyclist critically hurt on I-85 ramp in University City before dawn (Hoodline)
According to the City of Charlotte’s FY2025 Vision Zero report cited by Sustain Charlotte, total traffic crash volume has fallen even as fatalities rose 9% to 81 deaths a...
Charlotte’s tree rules are taking root (Charlotte Ledger)
Three years in, Charlotte’s heritage-tree protections are drawing criticism from both developers and preservation advocates. Read more from the Charlotte Ledger. ...