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Charlotte Transportation and Planning Committee looks at draft transit oriented development districts

Charlotte City Council’s Transportation and Planning Committee resumed their usual schedule of monthly meetings on Monday, August 27th.  The committee received updates on the Comprehensive Plan and the Transit Oriented […]

Why Charlotte needs new development rules and what Sustain Charlotte is doing

The City of Charlotte is in the process of overhauling the regulations that govern land use, zoning, planning, and development in our community. While the city has changed dramatically since […]

City Council seeks clarity on zoning ordinance process

At Monday’s City Council Transportation and Planning Committee meeting, members asked Planning Department staff a lot of questions about how the Unified Development Process is going. Planning Director Taiwo Jaiyeoba, who has […]

Mecklenburg County is heating up. Could trees be the answer?

This week, the Environmental Stewardship Committee held their May meeting. There was only one item on the agenda: the tree canopy in Mecklenburg County. Couldn’t make the meeting? Here’s a […]

New tool shows where the city intends to make mobility investments

This week, the Transportation, Planning and Development Committee held their April meeting. They discussed CATS updates, Mobility Planning, and the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Couldn’t make the meeting? Here’s a […]

Urban areas like Charlotte require rail, buses, greenways and bike options, says Sustain Charlotte’s executive director (The Charlotte Ledger)

On some of the biggest local issues in the Charlotte region — from transit plans to land use regulations — the organization Sustain Charlotte has been at the table. The […]

Resources

Get to know Sustain Charlotte’s local resources for learning about smart growth and land use in our region. Ike the Protected Bike Lane introduced Charlotte cyclists to a safe cycling […]

Sustain Charlotte Social: Social Equity and Smart Growth (January 31, 2024)

It was a full house at Town Brewing Co. on Wednesday as more than 100 energetic, engaged residents joined our first Sustain Charlotte Social of the year. This event, which […]

2023 Impact 704 Academy Session 2: a recap

More than 40 Charlotte-area residents gathered at Charlotte Art League in northeast Charlotte for the second session of Sustain Charlotte’s Impact 704 Academy on Thursday evening. This session highlighted land use […]

Fines for parking in bike lanes, streetcar tracks and sidewalks increased!

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; […]