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Impact 704 Academy debuts with a primer on smart growth

Sustain Charlotte’s Impact 704 Academy, an educational series about sustainable, equitable, and resilient urban development in the Charlotte area, kicked off on Oct. 6 at Camp North End with an introduction to […]

NCSEA spotlight: Sustain Charlotte connects residents with a cleaner, more connected future

This blog features the impactful work that North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association member Sustain Charlotte engages in to achieve its mission of creating a more sustainable future for Charlotte-area residents, […]

Charlotte city council will vote on the UDO next week. Here’s what to know.

Charlotte City Council is set to vote on the proposed Unified Development Ordinance on Monday, Aug. 22. Here’s what you need to know about the UDO, what changed since the […]

What Charlotte’s Strategic Mobility Plan means for the environment

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be covering how the Strategic Mobility Plan could benefit Charlotte’s “three E’s”: the environment, equity, and economy. Up first, we’ll focus on the environment […]

Here’s what changed in the new draft of Charlotte’s Unified Development Ordinance

It has been a while since we wrote about the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO, not to be confused with UFO), a 600-plus page document that the city of Charlotte has been […]

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 […]

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 […]