CATS Re-Launches Adopt-A-Stop Program

Published on July 25, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 25, 2025
Contact: 980.772.0311
CATSPR@charlottenc.gov

Keep Charlotte Beautiful and CATS partner to expand volunteer opportunities.

Charlotte, N.C. – The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and Keep Charlotte Beautiful are announcing the re-launch of the Adopt-A-Stop program, in an effort to expand the program and create opportunities for volunteers to clean up bus stops in the Charlotte area.

The program initially launched in 2023 as a pilot, with eligible stops available to adopt along Freedom Drive, Beatties Ford Road, West Boulevard and Wilkinson Boulevard. Now the program has extended to include five more corridors; stops along Tuckasegee Road, Monroe Road, NoDa and Belmont neighborhoods including routes 3, 4, and 23, and route 19 on Park Road.

Adopt-A-Stop is free to participate in and available to all Charlotte residents, community organizations and businesses interested in donating their time to keep Charlotte litter-free. Residents who adopt a local bus stop agree to clean it at least twice a month over a two-year period.

“Since 2023, Adopt-A-Stop volunteers have given hundreds of hours towards making a positive environmental impact in the community,” said Jonathan Hill, executive director of Keep Charlotte Beautiful. “I’m excited to see what a difference we can make as this program expands to additional neighborhoods throughout Charlotte.”

Since the program began over two years ago it has accumulated 355 volunteer hours and 118 bags of trash across 27 adopted stops. This expansion of the program will impact more corridors and create more opportunities for volunteers to better their communities.

“I am impressed with the volunteers that are showing up to take care of bus stops in their communities,” said Keith Sorensen, bus stop planner for CATS. “The AdoptA-Stop program plays an important role in litter reduction for the Charlotte area, and this re-launch will extend our reach even further. Eventually we hope to expand to every stop in the CATS bus network.”

Participants can register to adopt a stop on the CLT Community platform at community.charlottenc.gov.

For more information on the program and for any questions about applying or the cleanup process, email Keep Charlotte Beautiful at kcb@charlottenc.gov or call 704.432.4802.

About the Charlotte Area Transit System

Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is a department of the City of Charlotte and governed by the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC). CATS is the largest transit system between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, offering bus, light rail, streetcar, vanpool, microtransit and paratransit services. Learn more by visiting RideTransit.org or follow CATS on X, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

About Keep Charlotte Beautiful

Keep Charlotte Beautiful (KCB) is a program of the City of Charlotte’s Housing & Neighborhood Services Department. Since 1974, KCB has engaged the community in service through litter prevention, waste reduction, community greening, and beautification. For more information about additional volunteer opportunities and community grants related to these tenets, visit charlottenc.gov/kcb or follow KCB on Instagram and Facebook.