Transit lessons from Denver and Los Angeles
As Program Director at Sustain Charlotte, I love the opportunity to visit other cities during conferences to see how they’re solving their transportation challenges. Join me as I share a […]
Public Transit
Charlotte’s road to Vision Zero
Pedestrians and cyclists account for less than 3% of Charlotte’s street users, but account for almost 30% of traffic fatalities. View the full presentation that the City Council’s Transportation & Planning […]
Action Alert: our clean water is at risk!
Our clean water is at risk! We have to act now. In 2015, commonsense protections for streams and wetlands known as the Clean Water Rule went into place. These safeguards […]
Walkability improvements coming to South End and West Blvd
Does the idea of bicycling or walking on South Blvd, South Tryon, or West Blvd at rush hour cause you to shudder? Or trying to cross when there’s no traffic […]
Youth identify walkability challenges near Clanton Rd bus stops
More than 20 youth from the YouthQuake PBC summer program hit the streets with Sustain Charlotte and the West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition’s Equitable Transportation Team last week to identify challenging […]
Big changes ahead for Charlotte Area Transit Network
We’re excited to see the first proposed changes to the CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System) bus network! This first round of route changes is scheduled to roll out when the […]
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 in the middle of […]
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 and programming, we love […]
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 Street and 7th […]
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 […]