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Reimagining public spaces: lessons from Philadelphia

Last week our executive director Shannon Binns and program director Meg Fencil traveled to Philadelphia to attend the Knight Foundation Public Spaces Forum along with more than a dozen Charlotteans. We explored […]

Meet the intern: Jaire Clarida

My name is Jaire Clarida. I am a rising junior social work student and I attend North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. My favorite classes so far while studying […]

Meet our new digital content coordinator

Hello there! I am Asia Bartholomew, the former Communications Marketing Intern and now Digital Content Coordinator at Sustain Charlotte. I was born in Gardena, California but have called Charlotte home […]

Meet the intern: Tamara Mrad

My name is Tamara Mrad and I’m a rising junior at Davidson College. I am majoring in Biology and minoring in Spanish. I’m one-third French, Belgian, and Lebanese and grew […]

Our goals for 2019

We’re excited for a fresh year of advocating for smart growth and sustainability in the Charlotte region! Here’s what we’ll be working on in 2019.   Thanks for reading! As […]

Sustain Charlotte celebrates 2018 accomplishments

This year has been jam-packed with events, advocacy, and wins for our community, and Sustain Charlotte has been right in the thick of it. For our December Grow Smart CLT […]

Meet the Intern: Margo Parker

My name is Margo Parker, and this fall I’ll be a sophomore at Davidson College. I moved to North Carolina a year ago from Gainesville, Florida, where I lived with […]

Meet the Intern: Payton Coleman

Hi, my name is Payton Coleman and I am very excited to be a summer intern at Sustain Charlotte. I was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, but currently reside […]

Sustain Charlotte coordinates demonstration projects at Open Streets 704

We hope you were one of the 30,000 people who came out to support Open Streets 704 on Sunday, April 29th!  The route extended four miles from Plaza Midwood all the way […]

It’s tough to be a pedestrian in West Charlotte. Here’s how neighbors are changing that.

Imagine a busy four-lane thoroughfare running through your neighborhood. Safe places to cross are far apart, so you may have to walk 1/2 of a mile or more to the […]