YWCA summer campers learn how to make sustainable choices at home
There’s no better way to start a sustainability lesson than to be informed by a six year-old that: “We already know how to recycle here!” If every Charlotte resident was ...
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Charlotte family commits to cycling lifestyle
When Edward Doughty heard Sustain Charlotte’s executive director Shannon Binns speak at a recent Leadership Charlotte event, he did far more than listen and take notes. D...
#IBikeCLTpetition presentation and ask to City Council
Council members, Mrs. Mayor: My name is Jordan Moore, I am the bicycle program director with Sustain Charlotte. The mission of our program is to introduce the bicycle to...
Grier Heights computer lab comes to life
Volunteers from Sustain Charlotte’s Community Corps have partnered with CrossRoads Corporation and Grier Heights neighborhood volunteers to install 40 laptop computers in...
You can now recycle your used bicycle tubes + tires thanks to the success of ReTire!
Guest Blog Post Written By: Ryan Johnson, Sr. Environmental Specialist at Mecklenburg County Government Guest Blog Feature: Mecklenburg County’s ReTire Pilot Program In D...
CATS narrows down options for Silver Line Rail
Following a series of public meetings over the past year, CATS staff have determined two possible alignments for the future Silver Line light rail. These options are base...
Sustain Charlotte members celebrate at summer potluck
June 23 may have been the hottest day of the year, but it didn’t keep our members from enjoying a family-friendly evening of grilling and games at a beautiful (and surpri...
Volunteers recognized for work with Grier Heights residents
At their June meeting, the Board of Directors of CrossRoads recognized Sustain Charlotte Community Corps (SCCC) volunteers for their excellent and committed work alongsid...
CEO of CATS calls for new bus network and regional transit plan
It’s time for a new bus network and regional transit plan. That was the message Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) CEO John Lewis Jr. shared with the Metropolitan Trans...
Discovering Charlotte outside the car
Sustain Charlotte and Charlotte Chamber GreenWorks recently led a tour of the many sustainable options that our city’s residents and workers can choose from for commuting...
Ike, the protected bike lane, brings this volunteer’s college memories of holland to life in charlotte!
Guest blog post by Sustain Charlotte volunteer Karen Reilly Family commitments kept me from Sustain Charlotte’s Open Road Day this past weekend but taking a virtual ride ...
Sustain Charlotte Community Corps + Grier Heights residents celebrate a vibrant history and future
More than 70 neighborhood residents, volunteers, and visitors gathered on a sunny Saturday morning in the historic Grier Heights neighborhood to celebrate the legacy of t...