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Parks and Greenways

Parks and Greenways

Eight things we’ll fight for in 2024

This year, we will continue tirelessly advocating for solutions that reduce our impact on the climate, advance racial equity, connect communities, and support residents’ health and access to opportunities – and we’re committed to making it easy for […]

2023 Impact 704 Academy Session 2: a recap

More than 40 Charlotte-area residents gathered at Charlotte Art League in northeast Charlotte for the second session of Sustain Charlotte’s Impact 704 Academy on Thursday evening. This session highlighted land use […]

Announcement: Candidate Responses are in

2023 Candidate Questionnaire + Voter Guide

To help our followers better navigate the local election scene and understand where each candidate stands with regard to a range of important issues that affect local sustainability, in partnership […]

Help restore critical funding to our parks + greenways

Requested funding for parks and greenways over the next 5 years has been cut dramatically. You can make a change. Funding for many parks, greenways, and recreation centers is threatened and […]

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 stories about the importance of […]

Growing Our Greenways: Sustain Charlotte and AARP Charlotte co-host an outing

Despite a postponement, rain, and chilly temps, our March 10 group walk on Irwin and Stewart Greenways was a success! We co-hosted the walk with AARP Charlotte, in partnership with […]

Growing our Greenways for all

Dennis Markatos-Soriano, East Coast Greenway Alliance Executive Director, shares the organization’s vision. Photo: Lauren SawyersLast night, Sustain Charlotte hosted the latest program in our Growing our Greenways series, an initiative to highlight the many […]

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 Improvement Plan, a […]

Our 2023 sustainability resolutions

In 2023, what would it look like to collectively aspire to a better future for our community? Here are the big-ticket items Sustain Charlotte resolves to continue working for in […]

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 challenges. This series of education and […]