At present, the Town of Chapel Hill spends millions of dollars a year to subsidize parking downtown, millions that could be better spent on ending homelessness, supporting affordable housing, building a splash pad, completing a greenway, funding more bus service, or a dozen other things.
Posted inLink roundup
Lunch Links: July 6, 2022
Today we’re rounding up what you may have missed on social media and in the council inbox over the past week. Enjoy! Former Town Council member and former Local Reporter editor Nancy Oates sparked a heated controversy on Twitter when she compared the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade to housing decisions. As we said […]
Posted inHousing, Chapel Hill
University towns facing similar obstacles should work together on solutions: Part I of III
“All happy families are alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” This line, from Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, is usually quoted before one is about to describe something they see as uniquely difficult. We often hear this in Chapel Hill. Our history of development is troubled. Our “urban form” is challenging. Our politics […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Carrboro, Housing
Addressing Basic Needs
The lack of quality and evidence-based services that treat individuals with dignity and care while they try and navigate their trauma, substance use, and mental health is a crisis all across our country.
Posted inChapel Hill, Journalism
It’s stunningly offensive to compare abortion to Chapel Hill Town Council decisions
We have been critical in the past of The Local Reporter’s unorthodox approach to reporting, but are nevertheless taken aback by the paper’s decision to run this editorial.
Posted inCarrboro, Chapel Hill, Housing, Zoning
How do we determine whether Carrboro and Chapel Hill are providing enough affordable housing?
How do we determine Chapel Hill and Carrboro’s fair share of affordable housing to provide in the Triangle region?