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July 26, 2024

Sustain Charlotte supports Reconnecting Communities as a USDOT principle

This week, we signed a letter headed by America Walks urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund…
Melinda Morris
July 25, 2024

“A little bit mobile, but still confused”: Melinda Morris and the invisible riders

By Andre Phillips, a Davidson College Sustainability Scholar and 2024 Sustain Charlotte summer intern  Melinda…
July 16, 2024

To be flexible without freedom: How seniors bend their lives around the bus

By Andre Phillips, a Davidson College Sustainability Scholar and 2024 Sustain Charlotte summer intern. Key…
GHG Dashboard
June 27, 2024

Charlotte’s electric bike program and solar installations among many Strategic Energy Action Plan wins

Have you heard of Charlotte’s Strategic Energy Action Plan (SEAP)? Sustain Charlotte was part of…
Compact Why Now
June 19, 2024

Sustain Charlotte recommends Compact Development text amendment

UPDATE: On June 24, Charlotte City Council unanimously voted to approve the compact development text…
Third Ward greenway connector
June 19, 2024

Win for Uptown CycleLink and greenway connectivity

Last week, we asked you to take action to support a segment of the greenway…
Uptown CycleLink at Cedar Yards
June 12, 2024

Action Alert: Critical greenway & Uptown CycleLink connection in peril

At a public hearing on May 20, Rezoning Petition 2024-031 was presented to Charlotte City…
June 12, 2024

Meet our summer 2024 interns!

We have welcomed our 2024 summer interns to the team and are thrilled to have…
Dangerous by Design chart
June 12, 2024

Dangerous by design: Unsafe streets lead to dramatic increase in pedestrian fatalities

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area ranks 47th out of the 101 largest U.S. metro areas for…
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June 6, 2024

FY2026 and FY2025-29 CIP: Together, we made a difference!

On Tuesday, June 4, the Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the proposed…