You can sign up for updates to build out Carrboro’s missing greenway network on the Carrboro Linear Parks Project website. Sometimes it feels like we’re living in a time loop, destined to rehash the same issues over and over again without ever making progress. Imagine this: Nancy Pelosi’s the Speaker of the House, we’re approaching […]
“It’s not just about a parking deck”: East Rosemary Deck costs balloon to $50 million, putting other town priorities at risk
This week the Chapel Hill Town Council will hear an update on their biggest priority, in budgetary terms, a new 1100-space parking deck on East Rosemary Street. When the council voted to approve the deck in October 2020, the deck was expected to cost $33.2 million, already an increase over an earlier estimate of $28 […]
We hold elections for a reason: A response to David Adams
David Adams, a local resident who’s not happy with Chapel Hill’s elected officials, wrote a piece in Chapelboro expressing his opposition to five council members’ petition asking to explore the use of the American Legion site for affordable housing and a park. This is something we’ve discussed frequently here at the Blog Blog (here, here, […]
Factchecking Adam Searing’s newsletter: Let’s talk about housing
Chapel Hill Town councilmember Adam Searing wrote a new edition of his newsletter this weekend, and as with other newsletters he’s written, this one gets some facts wrong. Today, we’re going to address two errors. The first has to do with the recent award of low-income housing tax credits to the Trinity Court affordable housing […]
Which polling places in Orange County, NC are best for walkers, bikers, and people taking the bus?
Happy Election Day! We’ve made our endorsements (Orange County, Raleigh municipal races, and, most critically, the NC Supreme Court), but today we want to focus on something else. Too many of our polling sites aren’t accessible to people who walk, roll, or take the bus. Even though the entire point of a voting precinct is […]
Chapel Hill and Carrboro school bus issues speak to wider need for safe streets and greenways
On Wednesday afternoon, the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools held a virtual meeting to discuss school buses. Those who tuned in quickly realized that our school bus system is in trouble—big trouble. We’ve lost drivers and buses, and have started using contracted vehicles just to get kids to school. There are children riding the bus […]