What makes a street great?
NACTO, which stands for the National Association of City Transportation Officials, recently held their 5th annual conference in Seattle. We were able to attend and learn ...
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Charlotte’s best bike short cuts: Easier ways to get there from here
There are lots of great, and not-so-great quotes about shortcuts. And most of them don’t give too much praise or promise to the idea that there’s any better way to get wh...
Pop Up Produce and Sustain Charlotte team up to bring fresh food to neighborhoods
[This is a guest blog post by Amanda Zullo] Amanda Zullo, a 2016 Emerging City Champions grant recipient winner sponsored by 8 80 Cities and the Knight Foundation, had th...
Will Charlotte’s transportation network be ready for 400,000 new residents?
Written by Jordan Moore and Meg Fencil Between 2015 and 2040, Charlotte’s population is projected to grow by 400,000 people. That’s like adding the entire population of M...
Community Corps and Grier Heights residents celebrate opening of computer lab
In July, we told you about the work that our Sustain Charlotte Community Corps volunteers have done to help the Grier Heights neighborhood open its first computer lab. Re...
Get there by bike: Best tips from Charlotte bike commuters
Riding your bike for fun and fitness is great, but your bike can be so much more than that. Yes, it’s true; you can get there by bike! You’ve read this far, which means y...
Where to go on two wheels?
Let’s Go Park-ing! Mecklenburg County’s Best Places to Ride are Right Here! Yes, your bike can take you to many practical places like work, school, the store, or the gym....
A trick any bike can do
Simple Stuff to Make a Road-Worthy Commuter Did you know? You’re sitting on a practically perfect commuter bike! Well, metaphorically speaking. But, the truth is, ANY bik...
What would make Parkwood Ave + The Plaza safer? Here’s what residents told CDOT
The verdict is in: Residents who attended a series of walking tours told the Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) that they don’t feel entirely comfortable walki...
How much do you really know about the products you use every day?
Guest Post Written By: Dan Persica, Sustainability Communications Manager at Domtar, a Sustain Charlotte Bronze Partner “If I asked you what the environmental impacts wer...
All in the family: How to get them on the bike
You love that bike of yours. Since you were little, you recognized its potential to take you far away. You discovered new neighborhoods, met new friends, maybe even rode ...
#IBikeCLT campaign takes a big step forward!
Thanks to tremendous community support, our city took a major step this week towards making our streets safer for all! At Monday’s City Council meeting, over 50 local res...