The Dutch Intersection Is Coming to Save Your Life (Bloomberg City Lab)
Inspired by road safety innovations widely used in the Netherlands, several US cities are installing street crossings that can better protect pedestrians and bicyclists. ...
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Press Release: Sustain Charlotte Urges Legislature to Uphold Governor Stein’s Veto of Senate Bill 266
Charlotte, N.C. — Sustain Charlotte celebrates Governor Josh Stein’s veto of Senate Bill 266—legislation that would dismantle North Carolina’s 2030 climate pollution-redu...
Charlotte Walkability: What We Learned from Our Park Road Safety Audit
On June 10, our team at Sustain Charlotte was joined by nine employees from Stantec to conduct a walkability audit along a particularly dangerous stretch of Park Road fro...
Sustain Charlotte Hosts International Delegation of Urban Sustainability Leaders
On June 9, our office buzzed with international energy as we welcomed a delegation of nine urban sustainability professionals from nine countries across the globe. Their ...
Charlotte’s Bike Network Is Growing—But We Have a Long Way to Go
Charlotte has made some progress in recent years toward becoming a safer place to ride a bike—but we’re still far from where we need to be. In too many parts of our city,...
Press Release: Sustain Charlotte Celebrates Governor Stein’s Signing of HB 948
NC Gov. Josh Stein just signed HB 948 into law, giving Charlotte-area residents the opportunity to decide at the ballot whether to fund transportation improvements. Gover...
Gov. Stein deliberates bill to eliminate North Carolina’s 2030 climate target (WFAE)
A bill on Gov. Josh Stein’s desk would eliminate Duke Energy’s 2030 carbon pollution reduction goal. Supporters of Senate Bill 266, or “The Power Bill Reduction Act,” in ...
Gov. Stein signs P.A.V.E. Act into law, paving the way for transit transformation in Mecklenburg County (Queen City News)
Governor Josh Stein officially signed six new bills into law on Tuesday morning, including one that could reshape transportation in Mecklenburg County for years to come. ...
Mecklenburg County voters could decide whether to fund transportation (WCCB)
After decades of discussion, Mecklenburg County Commissioners will have the power to let voters decide if they want to pay a 1% sales tax to create a transportation fund....
Mecklenburg transit ‘dream’ moves ‘to the ballot box’ after Gov. Stein signs bill (Charlotte Observer)
Charlotte’s long-awaited plan to overhaul the region’s transportation system appears poised to be on the ballot this year after making it through Raleigh. Gov. Josh Stein...
Strong bipartisan support highlighted approval of transit tax referendum (Cornelius Today)
House Bill 948 — a proposal to allow a 1-cent countywide tax referendum to address transportation needs — has rolled through both chambers of the North Carolina General A...
Sustain Charlotte Comments at Press Conference on SB 266
On Thursday, June 26, Sustain Charlotte Founder and Executive Director Shannon Binns joined residential ratepayers and representatives of other organizations at the N.C. ...