A new mindset: Developing more sustainable practices (Charlotte Business Journal)
Our Executive Director Shannon Binns recently moderated a panel on the topic of sustainability hosted by the Charlotte Business Journal. Read the article here.
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Congressional action on transit funding could transform economic opportunity in North Carolina (Press release)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Charlotte, NC (July 28, 2021) – A new report released today by the Alliance for a Just Society shows that if Congress acts this summer to fully […]
Why Charlotte desperately needs mobility transformation to survive (Charlotte Stories)
Charlotte Stories shared Sustain Charlotte’s recent statement about the importance of investing in the Transformational Mobility Network. “Expeditious development of the Transformational Mobility Network (TMN) – with interconnected mobility options […]
City council adopts policy to end exclusionary single-family zoning in new comprehensive plan (Press release)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Charlotte, NC (June 29, 2021) – At the Charlotte City Council meeting on June 21 in a 6-5 vote, Council approved the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan […]
Back to work conundrum: Where to park? (WFAE)
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute’s Ely Portillo wrote about how workers returning to in-person are handling the parking situation. Shannon Binns, executive director of Sustain Charlotte, said he hopes people will […]
Scoop: Memo shows top city staff at odds over comprehensive plan (Axios)
Axios reporters Michael Graff and Katie Peralta Soloff wrote about an exchange of memos between assistant city managers Tracy Dodson and Taiwo Jaiyeoba on the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan. […]
In an unusual dispute, two Charlotte leaders at odds over 2040 plan (WFAE)
WFAE reporter Steve Harrison covered the memos exchanged between key city staff just weeks before the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan is up for a vote by City Council. Shannon […]
Memo reveals Charlotte economic development director’s big concerns with 2040 plan (Charlotte Business Journal)
Charlotte Business Journal’s Ashley Fahey reported on two of Charlotte’s top-ranked staff members recently exchanging detailed notes about outstanding concerns over the 2040 comprehensive plan. Several groups have come out […]
Are bus-only lanes a key part of Charlotte’s transit future? (WFAE)
Ely Portillo from the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute explained why CATS is studying high-traffic bus corridors to improve transit service. Meg Fencil, program coordinator for Sustain Charlotte, agreed that education […]
Charlotte council proposed a progressive housing policy, but opponents want to nix it (Charlotte Observer)
The Charlotte Observer’s Danielle Chemtob covered the attempt by some to strip the policy from the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan that would legalize building houses for 2, 3, or […]