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Biketoberfest coming up in Charlotte (WBTV)

Sustain Charlotte Urban Design Specialist Eric Zaverl was featured on a WBTV segment on this weekend’s Biketoberfest. Watch the WBTV segment.

Biketoberfest 2024: What to know before you go.

Fall is in the air and you know what that means: It’s almost time to roll into Biketoberfest, presented by City of Charlotte! We’re looking forward to welcoming hundreds of […]

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Regional transportation board approves key step toward $3.7B I-77 toll lane project (Charlotte Business Journal)

Local government representatives on the region’s transportation policy board gave the go-ahead Wednesday night to explore adding privately operated toll lanes on Interstate 77 between uptown and the South Carolina […]

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City of Charlotte begins work on strategic energy action plan 2.0

In 2018 the City of Charlotte adopted the Strategic Energy Action Plan, an ambitious climate action plan with two timebound goals. First, for the City’s vehicle fleets and buildings to […]

Have solar, will travel (WFAE)

More climate news: Sustain Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Climate Leaders released a voter guide that assesses candidates’ views on climate and environmental policies. District 6, which encompasses south Mecklenburg, is the […]

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Why Charlotte leaders view I-77 toll lanes as only option (Charlotte Business Journal)

A privately run toll lanes project advanced this week with approval from the Charlotte Regional Transportation Board. And while the decision to move forward makes no guarantee that the $3.7 […]

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Key vote planned for tonight on adding toll lanes to I-77 south of uptown (Charlotte Ledger)

The Charlotte City Council is scheduled to take an important vote tonight on the future of toll lanes on I-77 between uptown and the South Carolina line. For years, transportation […]

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City Council to vote on $3.7 billion widening of I-77 S 

UPDATE: On Monday, October 14, Charlotte City Council members voted to direct their delegate to the region’s transportation funding board (CRTPO) to voice the city’s support for starting the process […]

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Tree Canopy Action Plan 2.0

The City of Charlotte’s Planning Department’s staff has announced that they will be working on updating the Tree Canopy Action Plan to version 2.0 in 2025. The objective is to […]

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CATS announces week of free fare starting on October 6 and public engagement process for an updated transit plan

This week, the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) held their September meeting. They discussed the pros and cons of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and received an update on the Transit System […]