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Charlotte-area residents can skip the car trip to win prizes (WSOC-TV)

There’s a new initiative to help reduce air pollution in the Charlotte area, and you can win prizes if you use alternatives to driving. Mecklenburg County is launching the “Clean […]

Raising a Ruckus

“Raising a Ruckus” with Shannon Binns

Sustain Charlotte Founder and Executive Director Shannon Binns is featured on the latest episode of the Raising a Ruckus Podcast, a program all about rule breakers, change makers, and risk-takers. […]

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Charlotte’s electric bike program and solar installations among many Strategic Energy Action Plan wins

Have you heard of Charlotte’s Strategic Energy Action Plan (SEAP)? Sustain Charlotte was part of a coalition of nonprofits that advocated for SEAP and helped secure its adoption in 2018. […]

Compact Why Now

Sustain Charlotte recommends Compact Development text amendment

UPDATE: On June 24, Charlotte City Council unanimously voted to approve the compact development text amendment. This new tool will boost housing supply and help our City grow in line […]

Third Ward greenway connector

Win for Uptown CycleLink and greenway connectivity

Last week, we asked you to take action to support a segment of the greenway network and Uptown CycleLink adjacent to the Panthers’ practice facility. A rezoning petition (2024-031) had […]

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Charlotte loves its cars more than almost any other U.S. city (Axios)

Charlotte is doing more driving than almost all other major U.S. cities, a new analysis finds. Why it matters: Charlotte strives to be a walkable, bikeable city and dreams of […]

Uptown CycleLink at Cedar Yards

Action Alert: Critical greenway & Uptown CycleLink connection in peril

At a public hearing on May 20, Rezoning Petition 2024-031 was presented to Charlotte City Council. The rezoning would allow modifications to the Panthers practice fields and construct a fieldhouse […]

Meet our summer 2024 interns!

We have welcomed our 2024 summer interns to the team and are thrilled to have them help support our work over the next few months. They are working on a […]

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Dangerous by design: Unsafe streets lead to dramatic increase in pedestrian fatalities

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area ranks 47th out of the 101 largest U.S. metro areas for the rate of people killed by vehicles by walking. 277 people lost their lives while […]

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Budget cuts could push Charlotte’s sidewalk improvements down the road (WSOC-TV)

Charlotte’s city sidewalks program is looking at budget cuts. Faced with the first city-wide property tax increase in years, Charlotte city council wanted to lessen the blow to taxpayers. Instead […]