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Here’s what we — and others — had to say about Charlotte’s Strategic Mobility Plan

On Monday, Charlotte City Council held a public hearing for the newly released Strategic Mobility Plan. This plan is a crucial step in implementing the vision of Charlotte’s 2040 Plan to […]

Mecklenburg County approves $50 million to help expand Charlotte-area greenways and parks

  Mecklenburg County commissioners on Wednesday approved a $2.2 billion budget for fiscal year 2023 that includes $50 million to acquire land for expanding parks, greenways, and nature preserves. This is an […]

What does Charlotte’s Strategic Mobility Plan mean for cyclists? Here are 5 big takeaways

Charlotte City Council is set to vote on the Strategic Mobility Plan on June 27. We support the plan and consider it a crucial step in creating safe and equitable mobility choices […]

City proposes 2040 goal of 50% sustainable trips!

During City Council’s Transportation & Planning Committee meeting on May 9th, Charlotte DOT staff informed the Committee members that the soon-to-be-released Strategic Mobility Plan will incorporate an ambitious mode share […]

Sustain Charlotte voices support for city’s FY 2023 Budget

Good evening City Council, Mayor, and Staff, My name is Elina Shepard. I am the program manager at Sustain Charlotte. We’re a nonprofit organization that advocates for sustainable land use […]

Candidates responses are in!

Heading to the polls soon? We’ve got you covered! Check our survey results to learn more about what candidates think about key sustainability issues. Thanks for reading! As a nonprofit, community support […]

Uptown Charlotte Cyclelink debuts after years in the making

  The protected bike lane spanning all of downtown Charlotte that Sustain Charlotte and supportive residents first petitioned the City to build in 2016 is officially open! It began as a campaign designed […]

Our final UDO series post: help Charlotte’s neighborhoods grow sustainably

Welcome back to our UDO series! If you’ve missed our previous blogs, no worries, we got you! To catch up, you can start with our introductory blog where we talk about what […]

We’re asking NC to invest infrastructure funds equitably + sustainably

Sustain Charlotte recently signed on to a letter with 18 local, statewide, and regional organizations to Governor Cooper calling for NCDOT to follow USDOT guidance to invest funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure […]

How Charlotte’s new development rules will support sustainable transportation

Welcome back to our blog post series about the UDO, Charlotte’s first and only Unified Development Ordinance that will define our city’s development for the next several decades! If you […]