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 no signalized intersections (traffic lights) in sight. A flattened decaying possum ...
Public Transit
Bugs, bluegrass, and bus stop porch swings
Did you know that Sustain Charlotte staff and volunteers educate thousands of people each year during community events? In addition to organizing our own outreach events ...
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 by volunteers to check out conditions for bus riders on South Tryon Stre...
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 probably take notice. But when the lives are lost one or two or three at a time throughout the yea...
Walk2Transit volunteers hit the streets for better bus stops
Watch a clip of our Walk2Transit volunteers sharing their thoughts after our walkability tour. 44 new residents per day are joining Charlotte’s rapidly growing populatio...
Big first month for Way2Go CLT!
629,931 calories burned. $13,155 saved. 12.6 tons of carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas) kept out of our atmosphere. This is the impact we’ve made together in just the first ...
Reaching new heights of resident engagement for West Blvd study
Residents from the West Boulevard Corridor neighborhoods steadily streamed into the very well-attended Kickoff Meeting on Tuesday evening to learn about the upcoming corr...
Want a safer West Boulevard? Join us March 21!
You’re invited to a public workshop on March 21 hosted by the Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) to learn more and share your input on the upcoming corridor st...
Stroll and Roll Plaza Midwood petition presented to City Council
On Monday night, residents from the neighborhoods surrounding the Plaza Midwood business district presented a petition to City Council calling for bicycle and pedestrian ...
Head of CATS identifies why bus ridership has declined and how we can reverse the trend
CATS CEO John Lewis presented at Wednesday’s monthly Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) meeting on ridership and fare trends. He acknowledged that bus ridership has de...
Sustain Charlotte asks Charlotte City Council to take urgent action regarding the safety of Parkwood Ave. and the Plaza
Dear Mayor and Members of Council: In solidarity with the Villa Heights, Plaza Midwood and Belmont neighborhood associations, and consistent with existing city policies, ...
Residents ask City Council for full road diet of Parkwood Ave + the Plaza
Your voice is making a difference! With guidance and technical support from Sustain Charlotte, many residents of Belmont, Villa Heights, and Plaza Midwood have advocated ...