New app connects you to public development information
Last week, the City of Charlotte’s Planning, Design & Development staff released an exciting new tool called “Development Near Me.” This interactive map allows reside...
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A deal to raise the debt limit: Sustain Charlotte advocates for public transit funding amid cuts
Credit: Shannon Binns Last week, Sustain Charlotte joined dozens of sustainability and transit advocacy organizations from around the country in signing a letter to Congr...
‘They’re not coming’: grocery stores abound, but Charlotte food deserts still prevalent (Charlotte Observer)
The lack of traditional grocery stores is an ongoing problem on the west side of Charlotte, and some parts in the east, an analysis of demographic and grocery store locat...
Sustain Charlotte receives AARP grant to make communities more livable
This week, AARP North Carolina announced seven organizations throughout the state that will receive 2023 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest group of grantee...
Press release: Sustain Charlotte endorses accessory dwelling units
This week, Sustain Charlotte, in partnership with NEXT, a Chapel Hill-based smart growth advocacy nonprofit, issued a press release expressing support for House Bill 409 ...
Researchers look to ai to reduce pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities (Scripps)
With its flock of cranes in the sky and fleet of vehicles on its streets, the signs are clear: Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the...
Planning a more walkable future for Charlotte
Photo: Eric Zaverl More than 1,000 urban planners, engineers, architects, and advocates gathered in Charlotte last week for the 31st annual Congress for the New Urbanism ...
What’s in the recently adopted FY 2024 Annual Budget and CIP?
Firstly, thank you to those of you who took the time to advocate for greenways with us, either by speaking at the public hearing or sending your comments to commissioners...
Transportation, Planning and Development Committee: June 5
The Transportation, Planning, and Development (TP&D) Committee met again on June 5 to receive an update on CATS from interim CEO Brent Cagle and hear more about the d...
Meet the intern: Lyric Bailey
Photo: Lyric Bailey Hello! My name is Lyric Bailey. I am a rising sophomore at Davidson College, originally from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I am an intended Environmen...
Smart Growth for Charlotte, NC
There has been a lot of news coming from CATS recently. We attended the recent Metropolitan Transit Commission meeting on Wednesday, Mar. 22 to hear the latest from inter...
City of Charlotte to review duplex and triplex rules next week (WCNC)
With the implementation of the Unified Development Ordinance on June 1, Meg Fencil of Sustain Charlotte discusses how the city’s growth plays into the new zoning ordinanc...