It may be the midterm elections in North Carolina, but for fans of local politics there’s much to write about, at least in the left half of the Triangle. Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Durham all have odd-year elections (which suppresses turnout), so after the spring primaries for statewide elections things are a little sleepy […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council
Thank you, Colleen Willger. We’ll miss you!
At the end of the last Chapel Hill Town Council meeting, it was announced that Planning Director Colleen Willger would be leaving her position soon for a new job. We are sad to see Colleen go, in part because she brought a can-do spirit to the town’s planning department. In less than two years, she […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Triangle Region
Bluebird, Bikes and Beer at the Boxyard (AKA RTP Bluebird House Cleanup)
This weekend, I and other members of the Research Triangle Park Green team met at the Boxyard to clean out all the bluebird boxes the RTP has on the common grounds in the park. There are over 30 boxes, and green team members from RTP tenants divided up the boxes and set out to clean […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Housing
Housing policy needs a “Yes AND“ mindset
Earlier this week, a Chapel Hill affordable housing project won a significant state grant: The Town of Chapel Hill’s redevelopment project on Trinity Court is one step closer to breaking ground thanks to a major tax credit award from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency. The Town was one of 28 projects in 23 North […]
Posted inCHALT, Chapel Hill, Stormwater
Booker Creek Part 2: When the Levee Breaks, Mama, You Got to Move
This piece was written by Martin Johnson and Stephen Whitlow. In a previous post, we discussed the Booker Creek Working Group, which the Town of Chapel Hill formed in response to neighbors’ opposition to stormwater management basins that would mitigate flooding in the Booker Creek watershed. Town Council rescinded its approval of the storage basins […]
Posted inElection 2022, Elections
The Triangle Blog Blog Voting Guide (and why we think Carrboro and Chapel Hill should shift to even-year elections)
Today kicks off early in-person voting in North Carolina. You. Must. Vote. (Here’s the list of sites in Orange County, NC.) We are happy to share how we plan to vote in this election and walk you through our train of thought. We hope it is useful in filling out your ballot. (If you want […]