Charlotte’s Sweltering Summer: Real Heat, Real Solutions
This summer in Charlotte has been brutal—and the numbers confirm it. July brought three consecutive days over 100 °F, peaking at 102 °F on July 27. That marked the hottest day recorded […]
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Sustain Charlotte Joins Coalition of Leaders to Launch Yes For Meck to Support Transportation Investments
On Wednesday, Sustain Charlotte and other community and business leaders from across Charlotte-Mecklenburg came together to launch Yes For Meck, a nonpartisan education campaign supporting the proposed 1-cent Mecklenburg County […]
SouthPark Skipper takes off. Could microtransit like this work throughout Charlotte? (Charlotte Observer)
Across SouthPark’s commercial core you may see cars wrapped in baby blue picking people up a day of shopping at the mall, their hotel at Piedmont Town Center, or lunch […]
Inside $3M sales tax campaign already enlisting Charlotte’s big businesses (Charlotte Observer)
Mecklenburg County will be blitzed until early November with a flurry of campaign messages as community factions try to persuade voters for or against a proposal to overhaul the region’s […]
County Commissioners Approve Putting Transportation Referendum on November’s Ballot
This week, Mecklenburg County commissioners approved putting the transportation referendum on November’s ballot. This measure would fund $20 billion in transportation projects across our county, including expanded light rail, enhanced […]
Introducing Charlotte’s Mobility+ Website
The City of Charlotte’s Mobility+ hub is a central portal that outlines Charlotte’s ambitious strategy to build a safe, reliable, and connected mobility system that supports growth, accessibility, and equity. […]
A crisis on our roads: Examining pedestrian deaths and road safety (WFAE)
“If there was anything else happening in Charlotte that had caused 30 people to die, everybody would be talking about it,” Shannon Binns, executive director of Sustain Charlotte, told Axios […]
Who pays the bill? | NC lawmakers override energy bill veto, sparking debate over Duke Energy rate impacts (WCNC)
The North Carolina General Assembly overrode Gov. Josh Stein’s veto this week, enacting Senate Bill 266 that eliminates Duke Energy’s requirement to reduce carbon emissions by 70% by 2030. The […]
Building Connections: The Briar–Little Hope Greenway
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Park & Recreation has officially opened the Briar–Little Hope Creek Greenway, delivering a much-anticipated boost to south Charlotte’s growing trail network. This 1.5-mile, 10-foot-wide paved path stretches from Keystone […]
Two Mecklenburg Democrats join Republicans to override veto of controversial energy bill (WFAE)
The state legislature has overridden Gov. Stein’s veto of Senate Bill 266 with the support of two Mecklenburg County Democrats. The bill eliminates a key climate target for the state […]