Treecycle America founder inspires Charlotteans to re-think trees
Charlotte is known as a city of trees, but did you know that 100,000 pounds of lumber from them ends up in area landfills every day? This fact shocked the attendees at ou...
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Uptown residents install community garden
Join us in congratulating the Fifth and Poplar Condominium residents on the new community garden they constructed! Here at Sustain Charlotte, we believe that everyone sho...
Meet Ike the protected bike lane!
If you attended Open Streets 704 this past Sunday (May 1st) you may have noticed some new faces in the crowd. The entire point of the event was to give residents the oppo...
How would you re-build South Tryon?
Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) recently invited Charlotteans to take a closer look at the streets in South End. Not a casual glance as we rush past on our ...
Sustain Charlotte honors over 70 sustainability leaders at awards event
Against the stunning backdrop of the LaCa Projects Gallery in Uptown, Sustain Charlotte welcomed over 300 guests to celebrate the achievements of dozens of sustainability...
Learning about sustainable development at our April mixer
April is our favorite month because it’s time to celebrate Earth Day and host our annual Sustain Charlotte Awards honoring local excellence in sustainability! Our staff a...
Council Environment Committee discusses multi-family solid waste service
The City Council Environment Committee’s conversation about whether or not to continue providing trash and recycling pickup at multi-family properties began several month...
Council Transportation and Planning Committee speaks up for new policies, 8 and 80 year olds, and active transportation
Connectedness and interrelationship were the themes of the day at this month’s City Council Transportation and Planning (TAP) Committee meeting. Indeed, Committee Chair ...
Walkable South End: What works and what doesn’t
Have you ever walked around Charlotte’s South End and wondered why some locations consistently stand out as neighborhood gathering places while other spots are just dull ...
Sustain Charlotte applauds city for new bicycle and pedestrian studies
It’s no secret that Charlotte’s transportation network is primarily built for cars, not for people on bikes or on foot. But that’s been changing in recent years as Charlo...
Council Environment Committee reviews priorities for 2016
Ever wonder how Charlotte City Council splits up the work of governing a city of over 800,000 people? Committees, of course! There are five committees, or “Focus Areas“, ...
Kicking off a sustainable new year!
Wooden Robot was a popular venue for our Five Year Birthday Bash last month, so we returned last Tuesday to host our first Green Drinks Charlotte + Sustain Charlotte Mont...