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Transportation and Planning Committee looks ahead at Comprehensive Plan and Electric Scooters

News crews packed the room to hear the City Council Transportation and Planning Committee meeting on Monday, October 22nd.  Continued discussion about the Comprehensive Plan and what to do with […]

Creating a city-wide vision for Charlotte

Our October Grow Smart CLT event started with some disappointing news. The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), which Charlotte’s Planning Director, Taiwo Jaiyeoba, had promised would be revamped by June of […]

Why Monday’s CATS bus network change is big news for riders

On Monday October 1, the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) made changes to 21 bus routes. In fact, this is the biggest structural change to the bus network in years! […]

From parking spaces to pop-up parks

On Friday, September 21st, Sustain Charlotte partnered with LS3P to participate in PARK(ing) day, an annual, global event where participants temporarily transform parking spaces into pop-up parks. The mission of […]

Making strides toward safer streets in Charlotte

The Charlotte City Council’s Transportation and Planning Committee met for their September meeting, where they discussed the City’s new visioning process to develop a Comprehensive Plan, improvements to make streets […]

Diving into senior mobility in Charlotte

Many senior adults in Charlotte struggle to maintain their mobility as they age, often resulting in social isolation and inability to meet daily needs. The gaps in Charlotte’s transportation network […]

Advocates pack the room to discuss advancing cycling in Charlotte

Thanks to you, we had the biggest turn out to date for a Shifting Gears workshop! On Thursday, August 23rd, close to 70 people come out to Birdsong Brewing for […]

CATS’ board approves major changes to bus routes

Ready for faster, more direct bus service with new opportunities to transfer between routes outside of Uptown? Big changes are coming in less than a month! At their August meeting, […]

Charlotte Transportation and Planning Committee looks at draft transit oriented development districts

Charlotte City Council’s Transportation and Planning Committee resumed their usual schedule of monthly meetings on Monday, August 27th.  The committee received updates on the Comprehensive Plan and the Transit Oriented […]

Transit equity and the road to Vision Zero

Most people who ride transit for daily transportation reach their stops by walking. But how safe is that walk (or bike ride) to and from transit? And how many people who […]