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Public Comment Demanded a Pause on I-77 South. We Won a Key Transparency Step!

Last night’s CRTPO Board Meeting (Feb. 18, 2026) opened with a moment of accountability and then moved into a powerful public comment period where residents, advocates, and community leaders made […]

When Engagement Isn’t Engagement: Shauna Bell Said What Many Are Feeling

At last night’s CRTPO meeting, Shauna Bell’s voice cut through the procedural language and legal debates with clarity and urgency. View her comments here, beginning at 37:25. Bell, a resident […]

Communities Asked for Transit and Capping on I-77 South. NCDOT Dismissed Both.

Elevated freeway infrastructure like this example from Dallas is structurally complex, expensive, and disruptive — yet was advanced for I-77 South while transit and capping alternatives were dismissed. Sustain Charlotte […]

City Council Adopts New Plans for Half of Charlotte, Delays the Rest

At their November 24 meeting, the Charlotte City Council voted to delay the adoption of all 14 Community Area Plans (CAPs), choosing instead to adopt seven and delay the rest. These plans set […]

Why Expanding I-77 South with New Toll Lanes Is the Wrong Path for Charlotte

Renderings of the proposed I-77 toll lane designs include this graphic depicting the I-77/I-277 interchange. (Photo by Ryan Pitkin) For more than 60 years, Interstate 77 has been a physical […]

Standing With Charlotte’s Immigrant Community

Reports that federal agents may begin operations in Charlotte as soon as this weekend have created understandable fear and uncertainty in many of our neighborhoods. We want our immigrant neighbors […]

Voters Approve Historic Transportation Investment

CHARLOTTE – Tonight, Mecklenburg County voters chose a future with more connection, opportunity, and mobility for everyone. The passage of the transportation referendum marks a transformative moment — one that […]

More trains – but only if the referendum passes

  Voters in Mecklenburg County have a historic opportunity to approve a 1 % sales-tax dedicated to transportation infrastructure that will fund roads, buses, and critical rail expansion across our […]

How 40% of the Proposed Sales Tax Would Make Charlotte’s Streets Safer and More Connected

Mecklenburg County has a chance to make a generational investment in safer, better-connected streets. The proposed 1% transportation sales tax would fund improvements across all modes of travel, helping our […]

Sustain Charlotte Joins Coalition of Leaders to Launch Yes For Meck to Support Transportation Investments

On Wednesday, Sustain Charlotte and other community and business leaders from across Charlotte-Mecklenburg came together to launch Yes For Meck, a nonpartisan education campaign supporting the proposed 1-cent Mecklenburg County […]