CRTC kicks off transportation advocacy work for 2021!
More than 40 leaders of organizations and interested individuals gathered on Thursday evening for an online meeting to kick off the Charlotte Regional Transportation Coal...
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Local and federal leaders call for more transit funding in our ‘transit is the future forum’
In an online forum yesterday evening, Sustain Charlotte called on Congress to invest $32 billion to keep buses and trains moving and to commit to high-quality, reliable, ...
We’ve launched the charlotte regional transportation coalition!
Sustain Charlotte has organized a group of community leaders and organizations to create The Charlotte Regional Transportation Coalition (CRTC), an active network committ...
Food deserts and transit
Imagine your car breaks down and repairing it is not an immediate option. How close is the nearest grocery store to you? Could you walk there? Would you need to take the ...
A time for grief. A time for unity. A time for action.
Over these past few days, citizens in Charlotte and in over 140 cities across our nation have taken to the streets to demand an end to the unjust, racist power structure ...
Residents play board game to help shape Charlotte’s future
(Participants play the “Growing Better Places: A More Equitable and Inclusive Charlotte” board game at POTIONS & PIXELS’ Gaming For Charlotte event at The Park Church...
Reflections: working for equity
My name is Jaire Clarida and I spent this summer interning with Sustain Charlotte through the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation internship program. My internship experience ha...
Charlotte’s ambitious plan to fight climate change and reduce carbon emissions
Last year Charlotte City Council approved a plan that aims to make Charlotte a low carbon city by 2050. And last week 75 people gathered with us at Triple C Brewing to he...
How to live your best #ecofriendly life
Earth Month always brings lots of ideas on how to live more sustainably and protect the planet that we call home. So this April, we’ve got a roundup of our best posts tha...
Pedestrians are dying at record numbers on U.S. Streets. Who’s most at risk?
The new Dangerous by Design report by Smart Growth America reveals some grim statistics about the upward trend in nationwide pedestrian fatalities. Not only are these fat...
Sustain Charlotte members give feedback on vision for Charlotte’s growth
You may have heard that Minneapolis recently approved a new Comprehensive Plan, which for the first time attempted to address racial segregation in the City’s housing pat...
How you can stop using single-use plastics and more
If you’re not using plastic bags, you’re on the right track, according to the panelists at our November Grow Smart CLT event. Same if you’re working to reduce your food w...