Yesterday, NEXT Chapel Hill-Carrboro launched a campaign to ask the Town of Chapel Hill to extend the Libba Cotten Bikeway, which runs along a rail line between Chapel Hill and Carrboro, to UNC’s campus along Cameron Avenue. (Full disclosure: I am a member of NEXT, and pitched the idea of focusing on this issue). More […]
Posted inCHALT, Chapel Hill, Journalism
Our local non-profit newspaper is having a rough month
When we last visited The Local Reporter – our “relentlessly local” non-profit newspaper with very close ties to an organization with a PAC – they were saying farewell to their fourth editor in three years. He served just under three months in the role. It’s been a little over a month since that shakeup, and […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Carrboro
The Great Carrboro Saunter – A 32 mile walk around town
In May each year, the Shorewalkers of New York hold an event called the Great Saunter, a 32-mile leisurely walk around the perimeter of Manhattan. It is a fantastic way to see the city while challenging yourself with a long distance urban hike. I have done the Great Saunter a few times with family, but […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Transportation, Triangle Region
Five questions to ask before supporting a new transportation plan
My recent piece on the proposed Commuter Rail Project received some pushback, including from TBBer Melody Kramer. Most of the criticism made two points: 1). Highway spending is just as wasteful, and we never hear criticism of highways, and 2.) If we don’t support this project now, we’ll regret it in the future. While I’m sympathetic […]
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The Scalpel or the Sledgehammer: How should we reform zoning?
Imagine you’re building a house. You assemble the materials, hire all the contractors, and leave things in the care of someone you trust to supervise its construction. Six months later, you come back, and something’s not right. There’a a few rooms that are too small. The chandelier is in the wrong place. And, you were […]
Posted inTransportation
Go, Go Triangle: Yes, we should move forward with the commuter rail project
We at Triangle Blog Blog are not a singularity, and we often debate civic topics amongst ourselves. So when my Triangle Blog Blog colleague Martin Johnson wrote earlier about GoTriangle’s latest commuter rail plans – saying that we shouldn’t move forward with the project due to high costs and potential low ridership, I wanted to […]