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Gerry Kingsley

Gerry’s story: 7 days of biking around the Queen City

A guest post by Gerry Kinglsey, NoDa resident and steering committee member for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Coalition steering committee member When I was asked to write a story about […]

Keith Helfrich

Keith’s story: Car-free in a young city 

Keith Helfrich decided early on in life that he would not get a driver’s license.  On the one hand, he was born with impaired vision in one eye, and felt […]

May 13 City budget hearing

Sustain Charlotte and supporters voice call for bike infrastructure funding

Last night, City Council held its second annual budget public hearing. With 75 people signed up to speak, City Council heard arguments and pleas about various aspects of the proposed […]

Andy Patel

Andy’s story: Making the most of a car theft

Andy Patel grew up in North Carolina, having attended high school in Gastonia and college at UNC Chapel Hill. It wasn’t until he moved to Arlington, Virginia that he thought […]

Ricky Bower

Rikki’s story: When Onewheel is better than four

At Sustain Charlotte, we’re all about promoting sustainable transportation options. So, when we saw Rikki Bower gliding by on his electric Onewheel in Uptown one morning, we had to ask […]

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Sustain Charlotte asks NCDOT for stronger environmental justice goals

Sustain Charlotte recently signed on to a letter regarding North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) environmental justice goals submitted to the Governor’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council.  The letter was submitted […]

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Sustain Charlotte asks Congress to keep promise of infrastructure bill and fully fund transit

This week, we joined more than 100 transit and environmental groups in sending a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees demanding that […]

Sustain Charlotte supports transit-enhancing funding and policies

CATS bus in uptown Charlotte In early April, Sustain Charlotte signed on to a thank you letter to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on bus customization and procurement reform. The […]

New tool shows where the city intends to make mobility investments

This week, the Transportation, Planning and Development Committee held their April meeting. They discussed CATS updates, Mobility Planning, and the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Couldn’t make the meeting? Here’s a […]

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CATS Budget Includes Better Bus Service

Better bus service is coming! This week CATS’ governing board met to discuss their capital budget, which includes vehicles, facilities, and transit stops. We’ve highlighted key details about the budget […]