Madrid is prioritizing people over cars. Could it work in Charlotte?
There’s a famous old saying: “You can take the transportation advocate out of the city, but you can’t take the city out of the transportation advocate.” Ok, not exactly famous. […]
Public Transit
North End Community Coalition and Sustain Charlotte install 86 neighborhood wayfinding signs
On Saturday, November 23rd, Sustain Charlotte and the North End Community Coalition (NECC) installed 86 wayfinding signs in the North End community to increase walkability in the area. This work […]
Sustain Charlotte supports changes to Charlotte’s streets map
Throughout 2019 we’ve been participating in the Charlotte Streets Map Stakeholder group, which developed updates to the Streets Map. Here is the letter we sent to Charlotte City Council in […]
High speed rail to Atlanta could become a reality
Can you imagine a trip to Atlanta in just over 2 hours? It could be a reality someday, but the Georgia DOT needs our input. If you really want to […]
Here are the four Charlotte Future 2040 growth possibilities
The City of Charlotte has held three public meetings to solicit the public’s input on four possible future growth scenarios. The first scenario is called Business as Usual. It’s followed […]
Soon Uptown will have a bus/bike only lane
A bus/bike only lane is coming to uptown with the aim of reducing travel times and operational costs for buses. At the most recent meeting of the Metropolitan Transit Commission […]
When people choose to commute cleanly, it has an impact
Every year we proudly partner with CATS and Charlotte Area NC Air Awareness to promote the Clean Commute Challenge. Check out the impact the initiative had in 2019! Thanks for […]
What’s next for Charlotte’s urban future?
A quick update on the Center City Vision Plan, Streets Map, and Comprehensive 2040 Plan. At this week’s Transportation and Planning Committee meeting City staff updated our City Council members […]
Commuting car-free can be freeing
Sunday may have been World Car-Free Day, but for our team, it’s more than just one day a year. We loved seeing what people around the country and world did to ditch […]
Charlotte chooses to go climate-friendly with bus purchases
We’re excited to share that this week CATS CEO John Lewis decided to purchase hybrid electric buses instead of diesel or CNG! You’ve probably heard us talk about the City […]