How public art can slow traffic and improve pedestrian safety
Vendors lined the street as thousands of Charlotteans came out to Open Streets 704 on Sunday, April 28th! People of all ages were able to enjoy car free day from 1pm to ...
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Youth climate leaders inspire hundreds at Charlotte Sustainability Awards
Each year we take an evening to celebrate the work that is being done in the Charlotte community to advance smart growth and sustainability, and each year we are blown aw...
How to live your best #ecofriendly life
Earth Month always brings lots of ideas on how to live more sustainably and protect the planet that we call home. So this April, we’ve got a roundup of our best posts tha...
Volunteers collect bike and pedestrian data in South End
During the EarthShare NC Corporate Earth Day Challenge, an enthusiastic team of volunteers from Protiviti helped Sustain Charlotte collect data about how pedestrians and ...
West Boulevard community discusses new food market and greenway plans
There’s no denying that change is coming quickly to Charlotte’s West Boulevard neighborhoods. Even before plans were finalized to run the future Silver Line light rail al...
Get there CLT!
Sign the statement of support asking Charlotte and Mecklenburg County leaders to invest in transportation choices! Dear Charlotte City Council Members and Mecklenburg Cou...
See the progress on the 6th street protected bike lane
We’re so excited to see progress being made on Charlotte’s first protected bike lane, on 6th Street! Check out the progress so far and watch a sneak peek of what it’s lik...
9th graders collect north end pedestrian data during resident-led walkability audit
Last week, a group of 9th-grade students made observations and collected data along Statesville Ave as Darryl Gaston from the North End Community Coalition (NECC) gave a ...
Mayor declares Charlotte a Vision Zero City
It’s not every day that a city commits to doing everything it can to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries within the next 11 years. But at the City Council m...
A look at how transit can guide Charlotte’s Growth
By: Eric Zaverl Back in December the Charlotte Planning Department hosted Todd Noell of Noell Consulting Group at the Powerhouse Studio in South End. Noell Consulting Gro...
Uptown Cycle Track coming to Charlotte sooner than we thought!
We have some exciting news! We are proud to share that the first half of the Uptown Cycle Track is going to be built a lot sooner than any of us thought — i.e., IN TWO M...
Local teens lead rally for climate action
We were thrilled when we heard that local teens Kate Harrison, Lucia Paulsen, and Logan Rackowitz were planning a rally as part of the global student strike for climate a...