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June 29, 2017

Residents volunteer across Charlotte to support safer walk to bus stops

Sidewalks that end in muddy lawns. Faded crosswalks. Four lanes of 45 mph traffic with…
June 20, 2017

Protected bike lane Uptown + Parkwood Rd diet recommended to City Council!

Together, we did it! We asked the City for a safe way to access Uptown…
June 14, 2017

Building connectivity back into Charlotte’s disconnected neighborhoods

You don’t have to look at a map of the Charlotte area for long to…
June 11, 2017

Urgent Action Alert: Greenways

Dear Mecklenburg County Residents, I’m writing to ask for five minutes of your time today. Because…
June 11, 2017

County Commissioners: Please complete the 2008 Greenway Master Plan

Today we submitted the letter below to the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners and County…
May 25, 2017

Bugs, bluegrass, and bus stop porch swings

Did you know that Sustain Charlotte staff and volunteers educate thousands of people each year…
May 18, 2017

Why we support Charlotte’s new 5 year bike plan

After several constructive meetings and collaborative dialogues with CDOT staff, we fully support the new…
May 18, 2017

How easy is it to ride the bus along 7th St or South Tryon?

Building on an illuminating first Walk2Transit audit on South Boulevard, last week we were joined…
May 10, 2017

Can Vision Zero reverse Charlotte’s rapidly rising traffic crash fatality rate?

If a bus full of people crashed and died on our streets each year, we’d…
May 10, 2017

A big weekend of celebrating sustainable and equitable transportation in Charlotte!

What an amazing weekend for Sustain Charlotte, jammed-packed with events that promoted sustainable and equitable…