Letter to Charlotte City Council Regarding Iryna’s Death
We sent the letter below to Mayor Lyles and the Charlotte City Council on September 15, 2025. Dear Mayor and City Council Members, In light of the recent tragic murder of...
Public Transit
Transit Safety Update Following Lynx Blue Line Fatality
Photo: Charlotte Area Transit System Brent Cagle, Interim CEO of the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), discussed staffing, fare enforcement, and safety challenges dur...
Sustain Charlotte Joins Coalition of Leaders to Launch Yes For Meck to Support Transportation Investments
On Wednesday, Sustain Charlotte and other community and business leaders from across Charlotte-Mecklenburg came together to launch Yes For Meck, a nonpartisan education c...
County Commissioners Approve Putting Transportation Referendum on November’s Ballot
This week, Mecklenburg County commissioners approved putting the transportation referendum on November’s ballot. This measure would fund $20 billion in transportation pro...
Introducing Charlotte’s Mobility+ Website
The City of Charlotte’s Mobility+ hub is a central portal that outlines Charlotte’s ambitious strategy to build a safe, reliable, and connected mobility system that suppo...
Press Release: Sustain Charlotte Celebrates Governor Stein’s Signing of HB 948
NC Gov. Josh Stein just signed HB 948 into law, giving Charlotte-area residents the opportunity to decide at the ballot whether to fund transportation improvements. Gover...
Cotham’s transportation bill advances in Raleigh. Will Mecklenburg back plan? (Charlotte Observer)
Supporters of Charlotte’s plan to overhaul the region’s transportation system are celebrating a flurry recent progress in the North Carolina General Assembly. But some lo...
Sustain Charlotte Statement on NC House Passage of Mecklenburg County Transportation Bill
We are thrilled to celebrate a major victory for sustainable and equitable transportation in Mecklenburg County! The NC House’s overwhelming 102-6 vote to pass the local ...
Press Release: Sustain Charlotte Applauds MTC Vote to Adopt New Regional Transit Plan
Charlotte Area Transit System Sustain Charlotte commends the Metropolitan Transit Commission for its vote tonight to adopt an updated regional transit system plan that re...
We spoke up to support community area planning!
The city of Charlotte’s community area planning (or CAP, for short) process is underway. This is an important process that involves finding out the unique needs of each c...
We spoke up for Better Bus and Microtransit!
Photo: Melissa Key CATS board members voted at the April 30 Metropolitan Transit Commission meeting to commit to ensuring that 20% of revenues from the proposed one cent ...
Sustain Charlotte Supports Senate Bill 584 to Create New Regional Transit Authority
Photo: Charlotte Area Transit Authority Sustain Charlotte strongly supports Senate Bill 584, introduced on March 25 by Senators Vickie Sawyer, Bill Rabon, and David Crave...