Posted inCarrboro, CHALT, Connectivity, Greenway, Parks and Rec

Let’s build Bolin Creek’s missing greenway and make Carrboro more connected!

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 […]

Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council

“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 […]

Posted inChapel Hill, American Legion, Chapel Hill Town Council, Parks and Rec

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, […]

Posted inBike Beat, Bike and Walk, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Election 2022, Elections

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 […]

Posted inBike and Walk, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Connectivity, Greenway, Transportation

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 […]