How can the City make progress on Vision Zero? New audit offers concrete steps
On July 25, the City of Charlotte Internal Audit Department released a Vision Zero Audit. The audit was conducted to find out what exactly the city is doing to make […]
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City of Charlotte not doing enough to eliminate deadly crashes, audit says (WSOC-TV)
A scathing internal audit calls into question how effective Charlotte City Council’s efforts have been to ensure our streets are safer for everyone. Some advocates are hoping this is a […]
Charlotte’s Vision Zero program in the spotlight after ‘deeply troubling’ audit (WCNC)
Charlotte’s Vision Zero program is in the spotlight following a new internal audit. Charlotte leaders adopted Vision Zero, a strategy to eliminate all traffic deaths and severe injuries by 2030, […]
Charlotte spent millions, but traffic deaths, injuries aren’t going down, new audit finds (Charlotte Observer)
Charlotte isn’t doing enough to eliminate deadly accidents on the city’s roads, a new internal audit found. The audit, which examines the city’s Vision Zero program, calls for change within […]
State lawmakers are quarreling over how to handle Charlotte’s traffic toils. Neighbors just want relief (WCNC)
There’s no doubt that if you live and work near or in Charlotte, traffic is part of your daily life. As thousands more new neighbors move to the Queen City […]
Grubb Properties wrapping up its first car-free apartment development in Charlotte (Charlotte Business Journal)
Grubb Properties’ first car-free apartment project is nearing the finish line on Charlotte’s west side. The local multifamily developer will deliver Link Apartments Cykel, a 104-unit apartment community focused on […]
Sustain Charlotte supports Reconnecting Communities as a USDOT principle
This week, we signed a letter headed by America Walks urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund only the portions of discretionary grant applications that align with the principle of Reconnecting Communities. […]
Queen City Green: Shannon Binns (podcast)
Sustain Charlotte Executive Director Shannon Binns was recently featured on the Queen City Green podcast, a podcast hosted by Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden for the environmentally aware. Shannon’s interview touched […]
5 crashes involving pedestrians confirmed over the last 3 days in Charlotte (WCNC)
Over the past two weeks, a half-dozen pedestrians have been hit by cars while trying to cross the street and two were killed. The city of Charlotte’s Vision Zero plan […]
More greenways could come to Charlotte (WCCB)
Sustain Charlotte’s partnership with My Outdoor Joy, an organization dedicated to empowering everyone to embrace the great outdoors with confidence and enthusiasm, was featured in a WCCB segment. “When we […]