2024 Sustain Charlotte Awards celebrates local leaders!
On Wednesday, April 24, Sustain Charlotte celebrated individuals and organizations doing remarkable and inspiring work to advance sustainability in our community. At the ...
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Meet PBLS: Charlotte’s first people-powered bike-lane sweeper (WFAE)
Photo: Zachary Turner Rain drizzled on the tin roof of The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters cafe as a group of Charlotte Bike Commuters shuffled in for their weekly meetup, Fre...
Sustain Charlotte and the future of neighborhoods (Queen City News)
Photo: Queen City News Queen City News talked with Sustain Charlotte’s Eric Zaverl on Monday about Charlotte’s growth and future planning for key issues like transportati...
Sustain Charlotte weighs in on UDO text amendments
On April 17, 2024, Sustain Charlotte Executive Director Shannon Binns submitted the following letter on behalf of Sustain Charlotte to the Charlotte City Council members ...
Sustain Charlotte asks Congress to keep promise of infrastructure bill and fully fund transit
This week, we joined more than 100 transit and environmental groups in sending a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees ...
Sustain Charlotte supports transit-enhancing funding and policies
CATS bus in uptown Charlotte In early April, Sustain Charlotte signed on to a thank you letter to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on bus customization and procur...
County finance staff recommend funding all but one Park & Recreation project
This week, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners held one of their budget workshops. While there were several items on the agenda, including updates on the Brookl...
Charlotte leaders approve nearly $13 million to make popular NoDa road safer for cyclists and pedestrians
A popular photo spot in Charlotte’s NoDa community is making room for pedestrians and bikers. Charlotte city leaders approved nearly $13 million to reduce Matheson Avenue...
New tool shows where the city intends to make mobility investments
This week, the Transportation, Planning and Development Committee held their April meeting. They discussed CATS updates, Mobility Planning, and the Unified Development Or...
Are proposed changes moving the UDO backward?
As we learned in this month’s Transportation, Planning, and Development committee meeting, the city’s planning staff is working on options for the referral concerning dup...
Sustain Charlotte Green Profile, Awards, and greenway petition (Natural Awakenings)
Sustain Charlotte was featured in the April issue of Natural Awakenings, which ran a Green Profile on the organization, a promotion of the Sustain Charlotte Awards, and a...
‘A bike highway’: Proponents tout bike lanes’ boost to local businesses (WCNC)
As the Queen City grows. so does the need for infrastructure to support different modes of transportation like bike lanes. One local organization is hoping the city of Ch...