The good, the bad, the possibilities: local land use
his is the fourth article in our 8-part series of weekly blog posts called “The Good, the Bad, the Possibilities”. For this series, we are asking local experts three ques...
Development and Housing
Charlotte City Council Environment Committee passes Sustainable Energy Resolution
At their June 4 meeting, the Charlotte City Council Environment Committee passed a comprehensive resolution that, among many things, calls for the city to source 100% of ...
South End Vision Plan, Vision Zero, and a new approach to Charlotte’s zoning update
SouthEnd Vision Plan Monica Holmes from the city’s Planning Department gave an overview of changes incorporated into the SouthEnd Vision Plan since the previous Transport...
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 Proce...
City Council weighs options for tiny houses
City Council Committees (also known as Focus Areas) are newly seated and back in session! On Monday, February 19th, the Transportation and Planning Committee held its fir...
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 nearest ...
Charlotte’s new planning director explains vision for the city’s growth
Over 120 people joined us at Resident Culture Brewing for launch of our new monthly event series, Grow Smart CLT! We were thrilled to have Dr. Doug Shoemaker of the UNCC...
Way2Go CLT made a big impact in 8 months!
Last year we created the Way2Go CLT initiative, an effort to inspire Charlotteans to get around town in healthy, sustainable ways. Participants used the app to track trip...
10 ways we plan to make a big impact in 2018!
Thank you for all of your generous support and for helping to make 2017 a success! We’re already off and running to make an even greater impact in 2018! Here are our top ...
Sustain Charlotte supports Charlotte Walks at City Council!
On Monday night (11/15), we asked City Council to support the 5-year pedestrian plan, Charlotte WALKS, and close two loopholes to the city code that currently allow devel...
Building connectivity back into Charlotte’s disconnected neighborhoods
You don’t have to look at a map of the Charlotte area for long to figure out which neighborhoods were built before and after the time that ownership of cars became widesp...
Update on the new rules shaping Charlotte’s growth!
Predictability. It’s often missing from Charlotte’s development process. If we expect to grow sustainably for decades to come, we must create a vision now of what growth ...