This is part of our harder truths series. North Carolina’s 552 municipalities operate under charters granted by the North Carolina General Assembly, which gives them the powers and authorities granted to them by the state constitution and state statutes. But municipalities in NC have limited “home rule,” which means that they can only adopt policies […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat
How National Walk and Bike to School day can be improved in Carrboro and Chapel Hill
October 12 was National Walk to School Day. Hooray! We believe it is great to recognize the goodness and need for children to exhibit some independence and safely walk or bike to school. However, do these events send mixed signals? We think they do. From The Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation The goal should be […]
Posted inTriangle Region, Election 2022, Elections
Triangle Blog Blog’s Guide to the Raleigh Mayor and City Council Elections
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 […]