CDOT proposes a “bundling” strategy for mobility projects
A woman rides her bike down the road On Monday, August 28, Charlotte City Council met for a Business Meeting where they received an update on the Strategic Mobility Plan ...
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Sustain Charlotte receives AARP grant to make communities more livable
This week, AARP North Carolina announced seven organizations throughout the state that will receive 2023 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest group of grantee...
City budget hearing: Fiscal Year 2024
Last Monday evening, our Director of Engagement and Impact, Meg Fencil, spoke at the City Council Budget Hearing to express support for the funding listed in the recommen...
County budget needs are vast. But let’s not minimize parks and greenways!
Thank you to the more than 100 people who responded to our action alert and advocated to Mecklenburg County commissioners for Park and Recreation Department funding! Your...
Community Area Planning is coming. Are you ready?
Credit: The City of Charlotte Planning Department What is Community Area Planning? Community Area Planning (CAP) is the next step in helping Charlotte grow in an intentio...
Sustain Charlotte urges Silver Line and Charlotte Transportation Center redevelopment planning to prioritize equity
This week, the Metropolitan Transit Commission voted to move forward with redevelopment plans for the Charlotte Transportation Center (CTC) and discussed an alignment eva...
Mecklenburg County’s next Capital Improvement Plan is taking shape. Here’s what we know
Mecklenburg County staff and commissioners are already planning for the next budget year, which begins in July. A big part of that process includes the next Capital Impro...
Our 2023 sustainability resolutions
In 2023, Sustain Charlotte resolves to work for an expanded greenway network, dependable public transit, equitable community involvement and more! (Photo: Charlotte Area ...
Impact 704 Academy: why does land use in Charlotte matter?
On Thursday evening, several dozen community members gathered for Sustain Charlotte’s Impact 704 Academy’s third and final session of 2022 to discuss local land-use chall...
Impact 704 Academy: Why does land use In Charlotte matter?
On Thursday evening, several dozen community members gathered for Sustain Charlotte’s Impact 704 Academy’s third and final session of 2022 to discuss local land-use chall...
Sustain Charlotte spent 2022 advocating for Mecklenburg County greenways and parks
We believe that greenways, parks, and nature preserves are fundamental to a healthy, vibrant, equitable community. That’s why we spent 2022 advocating for Mecklenburg Cou...
Charlotte’s Strategic Mobility Plan has momentum. Here’s the latest
At Monday night’s City Council strategy meeting, City Manager Marcus Jones and Ed McKinney with Charlotte Department of Transportation updated Council members on plans to...