Happy Thursday. Last night, Martin Johnson published three takeaways from Chapel Hill’s report on using expedited review to approve affordable housing. Here’s what we’re reading today. Half-million dollar homes: Could small homes, small lots solve Durham’s housing crunch? This high-density is possible because of something called a “small lot option.” The City of Durham started […]
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Three takeaways from Chapel Hill’s report on using expedited review to approve affordable housing
Last Fall, four members of Chapel Hill Town Council—Karen Stegman, Tai Huynh, Allen Buansi, and Michael Parker–submitted a petition to the town council asking staff to look into strategies for expediting the review of affordable housing projects in town. This spring, two affordable housing projects—Jay Street and Trinity Court—with 100 homes between them were approved […]
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Lunch Links: May 11, 2022
Happy Wednesday! Here’s what we’re reading. Liveblogging the Carrboro Town Council’s discussion of the Carrboro Comprehensive Plan (2022-2042) On Monday Patrick McDonough, published a thorough review of the draft. Last night, the Council has the opportunity to approve the draft, or send it back for further revisions. Here are the highlights. Asheville is in crisis. The […]
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Liveblogging the Carrboro Town Council’s discussion of the Carrboro Comprehensive Plan (2022-2042)
Tonight (Tuesday, May 10), the Carrboro Town Council is meeting to discuss its new comprehensive plan, titled Carrboro Connects (The last one was called Carrboro 2020, but appears to not meet the state’s definition of a “comprehensive plan”). While Chapel Hill has put together many comprehensive plans in the past, this is a first for Carrboro. […]
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Jenny Schuetz on America’s (and Chapel Hill’s) Housing Crisis
While many of us have recognized for a long time that Chapel Hill is an expensive place to live, the Rod Stevens report seems to have cut through the noise and raised Chapel Hillians’ awareness of the extent of the problem. According to Stevens, the report was commissioned to answer town council’s question “Are we building too […]
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Lunch Links: May 9, 2022
Happy Monday! Below are some good reads that caught our eye over the past few days. Bike racks have been installed at the early voting site in Carrboro Just in from our Town Manager: “The bike rack [at the Town Hall Annex on Bim Street] will be installed by the first of next week.” […]