This year, YOU can give the gift of sustainability! Here are some things we think everyone deserves to have: 

A quality home in a great neighborhood, regardless of your income. 

Join our team as a communications intern for spring 2017!

Are you looking or do you know someone who is looking for a Communications Internship? We're seeking a qualified intern to join our team for 10-20 hours per week January through May 2017!

Click here to learn more and apply!

Do Charlotte Leaders Really Know How Much Traffic a New Development Will Bring? [The Charlotte Observer]

"With Charlotte in the midst of a record building boom, Charlotte City Council is being asked to approve more and bigger requests from developers for new projects. And when they weigh the costs against the benefits, City Council members rely on estimates from city staff about how many car trips a day, new students for local schools and other impacts those projects will create...planning staff and City Council are working to identify better ways to understand the effects of their decisions to approve new projects." Charlotte, like most growing U.S. cities, is experiencing more and more traffic congestion. Will we make the investments that Charlotte needs NOW in infrastructure for walking, biking, and transit so that our current and future residents can have choices about how to get around?

Construction Set to Start Soon on New Scaleybark Development [The Charlotte Observer]

"Pappas Properties said construction will start soon on the first phase of its long-planned Scaleybark Station development next to the light rail, on a prominent site that’s sat vacant as South End booms...Scaleybark Partners, led by Peter Pappas, was selected by the city to develop the site in 2007. Charlotte spent $9.3 million assembling about 18 acres. To make sure low-income housing would be included, the city’s Housing Trust Fund paid $2 million so the land could be sold to Scaleybark Partners at a discount. But the developers haven’t secured federal tax credits needed to complete the plan." We're glad to see more development planned near transit! It's important that it includes affordable housing that the city has invested in.

How Vancouver Became North America's Car-Free Capital [CityLab]

"When it comes to nudging drivers out of cars, Vancouver ranks as North America’s biggest success story. Fully 10 percent of commutes to work are on bikes, far exceeding U.S. and Canadian cities of a comparable size. As of 2015, half of all trips within city limits are taken on foot, bike, or transit—a goal the city had hoped to reach by 2020." What if owning a car became an option rather than a necessity? While it doesn't hurt to be the only major North American city without a freeway through it, Vancouver's paradigm shift came when the city committed to investing in mass transit and safe bicycle infrastructure -- the same approach we're urging Charlotte to take!