On Monday night, Charlotte City Council met for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. On the agenda were three items we were paying especially close attention to: a tree canopy report; […]
The following is a guest post written by Trent Michels for Sustain Charlotte partner Insight Architects It’s always exhilarating to witness architects pushing the boundaries of sustainability, while paying homage to […]
How can a small town make its streets safer for pedestrians? Davidson is trying out a few strategies, including new crosswalks, pedestrian signals, and starting this week, tickets for jaywalkers. […]
On Tuesday, September 5, the Transportation, Planning & Development Committee met to receive three updates: one from interim CATS CEO Brent Cagle, another from Planning Director Alyson Craig, and […]
The Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) met on Wednesday, August 23 to receive updates from CATS CEO Brent Cagle and the transit work group that is focusing on finding solutions to recent operational […]
In May 2023, Mecklenburg County made the decision to switch from a block 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to a rolling 5-year CIP. The CIP is the county’s method of prioritizing and […]
We are now living through the hottest summer on record by a significant margin. While summers have been trending hotter since the 1940s, global average temperatures for the past few […]
Our organization is in favor of the proposed Petition #2023-093 UDO Text Amendment, which aims to address the issue of specific residential subdivisions being developed under outdated Office and Business zoning […]
My name is Claire Miller, and I am a rising sophomore at Middlebury College. I am double majoring in Environmental Policy and Spanish. I grew up in Charlotte before heading […]
The Transportation, Planning, and Development (TP&D) Committee met again on June 5 to receive an update on CATS from interim CEO Brent Cagle and hear more about the duplex/triplex policy […]