Posted inBike and Walk, Chapel Hill, Greenway, Transportation

Biking to East Chapel Hill High School for the first time

Triangle Blog Blog contributor Geoff Green sent this note Friday to the mayor and town council members in Chapel Hill and we wanted to share it with you. I want to thank you for approving the Complete Community Framework and the Everywhere to Everywhere Greenway Plan, and for your decision to move forward on implementation […]

Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Chapel Hill, Greenway

Let’s talk about Adam Searing’s Tall Tales

Adam Searing’s comments at the December 7 Town Council meeting were troubling. Listen closely. Searing is not just saying ‘I disagree with this. I have different priorities.’ He’s saying ‘I disagree with this and you shouldn’t trust the eight other elected members of this body.’ The following clip is his comment on the American Legion […]

Posted inChapel Hill, American Legion, Chapel Hill Town Council, Greenway, Housing, Zoning

With Legion Vote, Chapel Hill Town Council Shows Willingness to Address Hard Truths

What a difference a year makes. This time last year we were welcoming in a new Chapel Hill Town Council, one that we hoped would support affordable and abundant housing, invest in buses and greenways, and fix our broken planning systems. With an optimist’s heart, we were hopeful that the town council would tackle some […]

Posted inAmerican Legion, CHALT, Chapel Hill Town Council, Parks and Rec, Stormwater

Ugh. Factchecking CHALT (yes, again) on the Legion property

CHALT sent out a newsletter entitled “URGENT! Town Council to Vote on Legion Park TONIGHT!” earlier today.  That is one super scary headline. It’s also confusing because there’s no such thing as Legion Park (yet).  Moving past the headline, we noticed many errors in this newsletter. We found three in just the first paragraph. Three! […]

Posted inBike and Walk, Carrboro, Greenway, Transportation, UNC

Bolin Creek Greenway: Protected, safe biking and walking routes to school

I’m a parent in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District, and since the school year started, we’ve received a text, phone call and email almost every day telling us that our kindergartener’s bus is going to be late. The school district has said there are a number of options on the table to help with the […]