More greenways could come to Charlotte (WCCB)
Sustain Charlotte’s partnership with My Outdoor Joy, an organization dedicated to empowering everyone to embrace the great outdoors with confidence and enthusiasm, was fe...
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Charlotte-area residents can skip the car trip to win prizes (WSOC-TV)
There’s a new initiative to help reduce air pollution in the Charlotte area, and you can win prizes if you use alternatives to driving. Mecklenburg County is launching th...
“Raising a Ruckus” with Shannon Binns
Sustain Charlotte Founder and Executive Director Shannon Binns is featured on the latest episode of the Raising a Ruckus Podcast, a program all about rule breakers, chang...
Charlotte’s electric bike program and solar installations among many Strategic Energy Action Plan wins
City of Charlotte Have you heard of Charlotte’s Strategic Energy Action Plan (SEAP)? Sustain Charlotte was part of a coalition of nonprofits that advocated for SEAP and h...
Sustain Charlotte recommends Compact Development text amendment
UPDATE: On June 24, Charlotte City Council unanimously voted to approve the compact development text amendment. This new tool will boost housing supply and help our City ...
Win for Uptown CycleLink and greenway connectivity
Last week, we asked you to take action to support a segment of the greenway network and Uptown CycleLink adjacent to the Panthers’ practice facility. A rezoning petition ...
Charlotte loves its cars more than almost any other U.S. city (Axios)
Charlotte is doing more driving than almost all other major U.S. cities, a new analysis finds. Why it matters: Charlotte strives to be a walkable, bikeable city and dream...
Action Alert: Critical greenway & Uptown CycleLink connection in peril
Graphic: Uptown CycleLinks Report – Concept Designs At a public hearing on May 20, Rezoning Petition 2024-031 was presented to Charlotte City Council. The rezoning would ...
Meet our summer 2024 interns!
We have welcomed our 2024 summer interns to the team and are thrilled to have them help support our work over the next few months. They are working on a variety of projec...
Dangerous by design: Unsafe streets lead to dramatic increase in pedestrian fatalities
The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area ranks 47th out of the 101 largest U.S. metro areas for the rate of people killed by vehicles by walking. 277 people lost their l...
Budget cuts could push Charlotte’s sidewalk improvements down the road (WSOC-TV)
Charlotte’s city sidewalks program is looking at budget cuts. Faced with the first city-wide property tax increase in years, Charlotte city council wanted to lessen the b...
Sustainability group pushes back against proposed Charlotte budget cuts (Spectrum News)
The Charlotte City Council is in the process of adopting the fiscal year 2025 budget. The proposal looks to invest $300 million in transportation and neighborhoods while ...