Parks and Greenways

We were thrilled to see the level of enthusiasm for parks and greenways that was demonstrated at our recent Grow Smart CLT event. Nearly 75 people joined us at Camp […]

Recently, neighborhood leaders from the North End Community Coalition (NECC) and Sustain Charlotte staff met with Mecklenburg County Park and Rec Director Lee Jones, Deputy Director Peter Cook, and their […]

We are so thrilled to have been able to participate in two events for the 2019 National Night Out initiative, which encourages communities to come together to reduce crime by […]

We are excited to have recently received a grant from AARP to help connect the neighborhoods of Charlotte’s North End with trails and signage. North End has the lowest street […]

Hundreds of Charlotte area residents enjoyed exploring the FreeMoreWest business district, surrounding neighborhoods, and greenway as they participated in our fourth annual #WalkCLT powered by OrthoCarolina! This fun, family-friendly event invited […]

We recently participated in a workshop, hosted by the City of Charlotte and the Knight Foundation, to envision transportation improvements that could be made in Charlotte’s North End. The North […]

We’re thrilled to see that Charlotte’s City Manager has included full funding for the Cross-Charlotte Trail in his proposed FY20 budget. Below is the letter we sent to the City […]

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 […]

There’s no denying that change is coming quickly to Charlotte’s West Boulevard neighborhoods. Even before plans were finalized to run the future Silver Line light rail along Wilkinson Boulevard by […]

Last week, a group of 9th-grade students made observations and collected data along Statesville Ave as Darryl Gaston from the North End Community Coalition (NECC) gave a guided tour of […]