Earlier today, the board of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (“the MPO”)—which is responsible for regional transportation planning in the western Triangle—awarded funding for several projects in our area. Among the funded projects are three big ones in Carrboro: Implementation of the Carrboro Bicycle Transportation Plan Phase 2 of the Bolin Creek Greenway South […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Vision Zero
Chapel Hill is finally updating its traffic calming policy. Hooray!
As the former New York governor Mario Cuomo liked to say, politicians campaign in poetry, but govern in prose. If we were to revise this statement for Chapel Hill, we’d add a caveat—but not without a study, a community engagement process, and a policy first. That said, we were delighted to learn late last week […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Downtown, Economic development, Guide
Parking in Downtown Chapel Hill? A guide to using ParkMobile.
I’m often hanging out somewhere downtown, and I occasionally see people looking perplexed at one of the touchscreen parking pay stations dotted around town. And yes, they’re confusing and often hard to see if it’s sunny out. But there’s a better way and it saves both time and aggravation. This post is designed to teach […]
Posted inClimate, Outdoors
New Hope Audubon Society is contemplating a name change. That’s awesome.
Big news in local birding: the New Hope Audubon Society, which champions wetlands and conservation funding and Lights Out at Night, is asking its members to approve a name change to the New Hope Bird Alliance at their May 2, 2024 annual membership meeting. The organization writes, “We believe that our organization should have a […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council
Tell Chapel Hill Town Council How to Spend $50 million
It’s not often that elected officials need help spending money, but Chapel Hill prides itself on being a little bit different. Not different enough to draw unwanted attention, or cause anyone to clutch their pearls, but different enough to make you occasionally and quietly wonder if there’s some merit to the growing interest in fascism. […]
Posted inCarrboro, Events around town, Things to do with kids
Attend the Community Dinner on April 28 at McDougle Middle School
Last year, I attended my first Community Dinner with my family. I was intrigued by the tagline – “Sit down with a stranger and leave with a friend” – and knew that the program had been running for over two decades. The tickets were cheap and the event promised food from around the world. It […]