Let’s make 2025 the year we transform transportation in Mecklenburg County
At Sustain Charlotte, we are hopeful that 2025 will be the year when the North Carolina state legislature finally authorizes the long-awaited one-cent sales tax for mobil...
Development and Housing
Charlotte considers UDO changes to expand housing options and neighborhood flexibility
Last week, the Charlotte Planning Department briefed the Transportation, Planning, and Development Committee on the proposed cleanup of the Unified Development Ordinance ...
Impact 704 Academy: Preventing displacement, taking action
Kenny Robinson, Freedom Fighting Missionaries, and Rev. Janet Garner-Mullins, CRTC steering committee member On Thursday, Sustain Charlotte hosted our second of three 202...
What makes a community a joyful place for all people to travel and live?
We recently attended the Association for Commuter Transportation forum, which was hosted right here in Charlotte this year! Experts from around the country gathered to di...
2024 Sustain Charlotte giving campaign
Donate today! Thank you for supporting our 2024 giving campaign! We’d love for you to tell your followers what inspires you to donate to Sustain Charlotte and invite them...
How to support a cooler, more resilient city
Last night, more than 70 people gathered for our first Impact 704 Academy session of 2024 at Charlotte Urban Design Center, sponsored by South End. This free 3-part seri...
City Council to vote on $3.7 billion widening of I-77 S
UPDATE: On Monday, October 14, Charlotte City Council members voted to direct their delegate to the region’s transportation funding board (CRTPO) to voice the city’s supp...
2024 Voter Guide: See where county commission candidates stand on climate
To help our followers better navigate the local election scene and understand where each candidate stands on a range of important issues that affect local sustainability,...
Sustain Charlotte recommends Compact Development text amendment
UPDATE: On June 24, Charlotte City Council unanimously voted to approve the compact development text amendment. This new tool will boost housing supply and help our City ...
Action Alert: Critical greenway & Uptown CycleLink connection in peril
Graphic: Uptown CycleLinks Report – Concept Designs At a public hearing on May 20, Rezoning Petition 2024-031 was presented to Charlotte City Council. The rezoning would ...
Action Alert: Charlotte City Council slashes critical funding for bike, pedestrian, and street safety
We need your voice before Monday! Last week, we were shocked to see a narrow majority of Charlotte City Council Members vote in support of Council Member Watlington’s sur...
New development tool passes easily through committee
This week, the Transportation, Planning, and Development Committee held their June meeting. They discussed a potential new Compact Development standard and received an up...