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 […]
Biking and Walking
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 […]
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 Charlotte BIKES) and urge City Council […]
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 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 Charlotte’s Art for All | Bikes for […]
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 Program Manager Kate Cavazza, […]
Two huge steps forward for two of our transportation campaigns!
Visible. Big. Iconic. If you were asked to describe current bike facilities in Charlotte, these probably aren’t the first words that would come to mind. But thanks to the thousands […]
Stroll and Roll Plaza Midwood petition presented to City Council
On Monday night, residents from the neighborhoods surrounding the Plaza Midwood business district presented a petition to City Council calling for bicycle and pedestrian improvements on The Plaza and Central […]
Uptown protected bike lane moving forward!
Do you remember the petition we launched calling for a protected bike lane connecting the greenways through Uptown? The one that more than 4,000 of you signed? Well, your voices […]
What we learned at the new Partners for Smart Growth Conference
Over the past 15 years the New Partners for Smart Growth has become the largest and most comprehensive sustainable communities conference in the nation. Two of our staff, Meg Fencil […]