Residents volunteer across Charlotte to support safer walk to bus stops
Sidewalks that end in muddy lawns. Faded crosswalks. Four lanes of 45 mph traffic with no signalized intersections (traffic lights) in sight. A flattened decaying possum ...
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Protected bike lane Uptown + Parkwood Rd diet recommended to City Council!
Together, we did it! We asked the City for a safe way to access Uptown via bike and they have agreed to do it! We asked them to make Parkwood Avenue and The Plaza safer ...
Building connectivity back into Charlotte’s disconnected neighborhoods
You don’t have to look at a map of the Charlotte area for long to figure out which neighborhoods were built before and after the time that ownership of cars became widesp...
Urgent Action Alert: Greenways
Dear Mecklenburg County Residents, I’m writing to ask for five minutes of your time today. Because the extent to which Mecklenburg County’s greenways will grow next over ...
County Commissioners: Please complete the 2008 Greenway Master Plan
Today we submitted the letter below to the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners and County Manager Dena Diorio regarding funding for completing our 2008 – 2018 Green...
Bugs, bluegrass, and bus stop porch swings
Did you know that Sustain Charlotte staff and volunteers educate thousands of people each year during community events? In addition to organizing our own outreach events ...
Why we support Charlotte’s new 5 year bike plan
After several constructive meetings and collaborative dialogues with CDOT staff, we fully support the new draft of the city’s new proposed five-year plan (called Charlott...
How easy is it to ride the bus along 7th St or South Tryon?
Building on an illuminating first Walk2Transit audit on South Boulevard, last week we were joined by volunteers to check out conditions for bus riders on South Tryon Stre...
Can Vision Zero reverse Charlotte’s rapidly rising traffic crash fatality rate?
If a bus full of people crashed and died on our streets each year, we’d probably take notice. But when the lives are lost one or two or three at a time throughout the yea...
A big weekend of celebrating sustainable and equitable transportation in Charlotte!
What an amazing weekend for Sustain Charlotte, jammed-packed with events that promoted sustainable and equitable transportation! First on the weekend agenda was Sustain C...
Dozens of leaders honored at Sustain Charlotte Awards celebration
Against the stunning backdrop of the LaCa Projects Gallery in Uptown, Sustain Charlotte welcomed over 300 guests to celebrate the achievements of dozens of sustainability...
City Council hears from bicycle advocates at public hearing
We were in good company last night at the City Council public hearing for the draft bike plan, Charlotte BIKES. Sixteen speakers, including Sustain Charlotte’s Bike Progr...