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August 18, 2021

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…
July 28, 2021

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…
July 20, 2021

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…
June 29, 2021

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…
June 28, 2021

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…
June 2, 2021

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…
June 2, 2021

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…
June 1, 2021

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…
May 17, 2021

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…
May 14, 2021

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…