Council approves record transportation funding
If you haven’t heard the good news yet, this week City Council approved their budget that includes record-high amounts of funding for projects to support equitable neighb...
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What does building a better city look like to you?
2021 is a critical year for Charlotte’s future. How we grow for the next twenty years is being decided as we speak and the decisions being made around the 2040 plan will ...
City to begin land use planning around future Silver Line light rail
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is taking a look at Transit Oriented Development (TOD) along the proposed Lynx Silver Line. TOD is essentially the economic devel...
Scoop: Memo shows top city staff at odds over comprehensive plan (Axios)
Axios reporters Michael Graff and Katie Peralta Soloff wrote about an exchange of memos between assistant city managers Tracy Dodson and Taiwo Jaiyeoba on the Charlotte F...
In an unusual dispute, two Charlotte leaders at odds over 2040 plan (WFAE)
WFAE reporter Steve Harrison covered the memos exchanged between key city staff just weeks before the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan is up for a vote by City Co...
Memo reveals Charlotte economic development director’s big concerns with 2040 plan (Charlotte Business Journal)
Charlotte Business Journal’s Ashley Fahey reported on two of Charlotte’s top-ranked staff members recently exchanging detailed notes about outstanding concerns over the 2...
City releases 2nd draft of Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan
After receiving input from the public and various Charlotte City Council committees, City staff have released a revised version of the Charlotte Future 2040 Plan that the...
Beyond 77: it’s not just about cars
There’s a lot going on this summer with transportation and land use in Charlotte — and across our region! Today we’re digging into one of three planning processes that we...
Are bus-only lanes a key part of Charlotte’s transit future? (WFAE)
Ely Portillo from the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute explained why CATS is studying high-traffic bus corridors to improve transit service. Meg Fencil, program coordinator ...
Action Alert: help ensure the American Dream is possible for more Charlotteans
This Monday night, Charlotte City Council will undertake a critical vote on the Charlotte Future 2040 Plan. The outcome will shape the way that our city grows for decades...
Charlotte council proposed a progressive housing policy, but opponents want to nix it (Charlotte Observer)
The Charlotte Observer’s Danielle Chemtob covered the attempt by some to strip the policy from the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan that would legalize building h...
Reciclemos bien: recycle right materials en español
Mecklenburg County Solid Waste offers free recycling and waste reduction educational programs to residents and local community groups. To expand awareness and understandi...