Sustain Charlotte’s comments on the city’s streets map
Here are the comments that Sustain Charlotte submitted to the Charlotte Department of Transportation as part of the City’s Streets Map public input process: Our participa...
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When people choose to commute cleanly, it has an impact
Every year we proudly partner with CATS and Charlotte Area NC Air Awareness to promote the Clean Commute Challenge. Check out the impact the initiative had in 2019! Thank...
Why we support more greenways
Last week, we gave a presentation to some members of the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners about the importance of greenways. Earlier this month, at our Gr...
What’s next for Charlotte’s urban future?
A quick update on the Center City Vision Plan, Streets Map, and Comprehensive 2040 Plan. At this week’s Transportation and Planning Committee meeting City staff updated o...
Commuting car-free can be freeing
Sunday may have been World Car-Free Day, but for our team, it’s more than just one day a year. We loved seeing what people around the country and world did to ditch their...
What can Charlotte learn from a city where over half of trips are taken by walking, bicycling and transit?
This past week our Executive Director Shannon Binns, Program Director Meg Fencil, and Bike & Walk Program Coordinator Eric Zaverl traveled to Vancouver to attend the ...
Three things to know when you ask for more parks and greenways
We were thrilled to see the level of enthusiasm for parks and greenways that was demonstrated at our recent Grow Smart CLT event. Nearly 75 people joined us at Camp North...
Charlotte chooses to go climate-friendly with bus purchases
We’re excited to share that this week CATS CEO John Lewis decided to purchase hybrid electric buses instead of diesel or CNG! Photo from WFAE You’ve probably heard us tal...
Adding our support for zero emission vehicles
Sustain Charlotte joined several organizations including Southern Environmental Law Center, Environment North Carolina, Clean Air Carolina, North Carolina Housing Coaliti...
Here’s the recommended alignment for light rail to Pineville and Ballantyne
At last week’s Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) meeting, CATS staff shared their recommendations for extending the LYNX Blue Line light rail to Pineville and Ballant...
Park improvements coming to the North End community
North End Community Leaders meeting with Park and Rec staff Recently, neighborhood leaders from the North End Community Coalition (NECC) and Sustain Charlotte staff met w...
You can shape the future of cycling in Charlotte
Despite what you might think, Charlotte is trying to be better for bikes. For years Sustain Charlotte has been advocating for safer places to ride in the city, and now Ch...