How Charlotte Can Follow Helsinki’s Lead and Sustain Charlotte’s Role
Helsinki’s Blueprint for Zero Traffic Deaths Helsinki achieved a stunning milestone—no traffic-related fatalities from July 2024 to July 2025, earning it the title of the...
Biking and Walking
Briar Creek Greenway – Central to Monroe: A Major Expansion in East Charlotte
Briar Creek Greenway Phase 1. Photo: Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Mecklenburg County’s greenway system has become a cherished asset-offering serene escapes, com...
Charlotte Walkability: What We Learned from Our Park Road Safety Audit
On June 10, our team at Sustain Charlotte was joined by nine employees from Stantec to conduct a walkability audit along a particularly dangerous stretch of Park Road fro...
Charlotte’s Bike Network Is Growing—But We Have a Long Way to Go
Charlotte has made some progress in recent years toward becoming a safer place to ride a bike—but we’re still far from where we need to be. In too many parts of our city,...
Culdesac Tempe: A Car-Free Community Model Worth Emulating in Charlotte
Culdesac Tempe In the heart of Tempe, Arizona, a groundbreaking development is capturing the attention of urban planners and sustainability advocates nationwide. Culdesac...
Why our newsletter is different this week
(Note: This article is a recreation of our May 17, 2025, weekly newsletter.) Behind every newsletter we send is a real person. Today, that person is grieving her father’s...
ACTION ALERT: Protect Local Control, Street Safety, and Sustainable Growth – Oppose HB 765!
HB765 would severely limit local government’s ability to require sidewalks in new developments (Photo: Sandlot Engineering) A dangerous bill is moving through the NC Gene...
Global Inspiration: Cities That Are Getting Smart About Walkability and Sustainability
Cities around the world are reimagining what it means to be livable, healthy, and sustainable. From Europe to South America, here are six inspiring examples of how smart ...
Matheson Avenue Makeover: A Safer, More Connected Corridor Begins Construction
Construction is officially underway on a transformative project to improve safety and mobility along Matheson Avenue in Charlotte. Starting April 17, 2025, staging for th...
Charlotte: The Sustainability Capital We Deserve
Last week, a headline from The Charlotte Ledger proclaimed that Charlotte is the new car wash capital. But is this really the title we aspire to? Imagine instead reading:...
Sustain Charlotte Connects: What now? The power of local action
“Local action is NOT small action!” was the resounding message at Tuesday evening’s first Sustain Charlotte Connects networking and educational event of 2025. Can we stil...
New directive on DOT spending takes community birth and marriage rates into account (NPR)
The Trump administration is changing how the Department of Transportation gives out money for highways, airports and public transit. It’s prioritizing communities with hi...