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January 9, 2025

What does new state law mean for the UDO?

In the last few weeks of 2024, the State Legislature overrode Governor Cooper’s veto of…
Pedestrian crossing (Ryan Pitkin)
January 8, 2025

Tracking Vehicle-Related Deaths on Charlotte Streets in 2024 (Queen City Nerve)

According to Queen City Nerve’s tracking of traffic deaths on Charlotte streets throughout 2024, the…
Holmes
January 6, 2025

Charlotte community activist and avid cyclist made the city a ‘better place for all’ (Charlotte Observer)

John Holmes III, a Charlotte community activist and avid cyclist who once lost a job…
December 26, 2024

Let’s make 2025 the year we transform transportation in Mecklenburg County

At Sustain Charlotte, we are hopeful that 2025 will be the year when the North…
December 13, 2024

Charlotte considers UDO changes to expand housing options and neighborhood flexibility

Last week, the Charlotte Planning Department briefed the Transportation, Planning, and Development Committee on the…
December 13, 2024

Impact 704 Academy: Transportation Choices

On Thursday, several dozen folks gathered for Impact 704 Academy: Transportation Choices, the last of…
CATS system plan
December 6, 2024

Redesigning the future of the CATS system

A lot has happened (and not happened) since the CATS 2030 System Plan was adopted…
Impact 704 session 2
December 6, 2024

Impact 704 Academy: Preventing displacement, taking action

On Thursday, Sustain Charlotte hosted our second of three 2024 Impact 704 Academy sessions at…
December 3, 2024

Smart growth academy focuses on sustainability, social equity (Charlotte Post)

What is “smart growth,” and what does it mean? These are questions answered by Sustain…
December 2, 2024

Back on track: Charlotte has revived plans for the Rail Trail Bridge after years of delays

For 20 years, the bridge went nowhere. And the reason the bridge went nowhere? Take…