Undoubtedly, a 2040 plan initiative that would allow duplexes and triplexes on all single-family residential lots in Charlotte, and quads on arterial roads, has gotten the most attention. Meg Fencil, […]
WBTV reports Sustain Charlotte, led by founder and executive director Shannon Binns, has launched a petition in hopes of convincing Norfolk Southern to change its stance on sharing railroad tracks […]
Every now and then we have an opportunity to demonstrate who we are, or at least, who we want to become. A chance to live our values by shaping the […]
Hear Shannon Binns, executive director of Sustain Charlotte speak about Charlotte’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Two years in the making, it became a hot topic when it came before City Council. […]
Sustain Charlotte started this petition to try and change the prospects. In just a few weeks it gained more than one thousand signatures. “We can’t fit all those cars on […]
Sustain Charlotte launched a petition four days ago, which has already been signed by more than 400 people, urging Norfolk Southern CEO Mr. James Squires and North Carolina Railroad CEO […]
In the past several weeks, groups that include community organizations, real estate development groups and neighborhood homeowners associations have come out with strong opinions about the 2040 comprehensive plan. Tuesday’s […]
Shannon Binns, founder and executive director of nonprofit Sustain Charlotte, which supports the plan, said the ”disproportionate” influence developers have had in Charlotte has created many of the social and […]
With the deadline for a vote on the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan rapidly approaching, discussions about certain elements of the plan have ratcheted up in recent weeks, many of […]
Letter to the editor, written by Shannon Binns: Charlotte City Council members and others are pushing back on the city’s 2040 plan, designed in part to make the city less […]