FY2026 and FY2025-29 CIP: Together, we made a difference!
On Tuesday, June 4, the Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the proposed FY2025 annual budget and FY2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) projec...
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Action Alert: Charlotte City Council slashes critical funding for bike, pedestrian, and street safety
We need your voice before Monday! Last week, we were shocked to see a narrow majority of Charlotte City Council Members vote in support of Council Member Watlington’s sur...
New development tool passes easily through committee
This week, the Transportation, Planning, and Development Committee held their June meeting. They discussed a potential new Compact Development standard and received an up...
Need to Know: Latta Plantation, Traffic Violations and Cycling Groups (Queen City Nerve)
Back in March, Queen City Nerve made a call to readers through social media and their email newsletter, among other channels, asking what questions about the Queen City t...
MyOutdoorJoy partners with Sustain Charlotte to promote sustainability and awareness (Press release)
MyOutdoorJoy, a pioneering outdoor company with a hint of adult recess, proudly announces its partnership with Sustain Charlotte, a non-profit organization dedicated to p...
Eight winners at the 2024 Sustain Charlotte Awards (Natural Awakenings)
Sustain Charlotte honored eight winners at their 2024 Sustain Charlotte Awards celebration and fundraiser at the Revelry in Camp North End on April 24. Honeywell, a compa...
Gerry’s story: 7 days of biking around the Queen City
A guest post by Gerry Kinglsey, NoDa resident and steering committee member for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Coalition steering committee member Gerry Kingsley W...
Public hearing reveals concerns over funding for CMS, parks and recreation in Mecklenburg (QC Metro)
Mecklenburg County residents shared feedback over an upcoming county budget during a public hearing at a Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday evening. Mecklenburg’s...
Sustain Charlotte and supporters call on county for park and recreation funding
On Thursday, the Board of County Commissioners held its second annual budget public hearing (City Council’s budget public hearing was last week). We were joined by 10 peo...
City Council approves Conservation Development UDO amendment
Charlotte City Council met Monday evening for its monthly zoning meeting. We were particularly interested in the discussion about proposed changes to conservation residen...
Keith’s story: Car-free in a young city
Keith Hefrich Keith Helfrich decided early on in life that he would not get a driver’s license. On the one hand, he was born with impaired vision in one eye, and felt he...
Mecklenburg County is heating up. Could trees be the answer?
This week, the Environmental Stewardship Committee held their May meeting. There was only one item on the agenda: the tree canopy in Mecklenburg County. Couldn’t make the...