Chapel Hill Police Chief and Executive Director of Community Safety Chris Blue has been named the new Interim Town Manager of Chapel Hill, effective January 1. The appointment was announced by Mayor Pam Hemminger the day after the town announced that Maurice Jones will leave the Town Manager position on December 31. Blue was set […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, UNC
UNC and the Town Can Tackle Housing Together
Last Wednesday, I shared at the Chapel Hill Town Council meeting that having more affordable housing would benefit two groups at UNC Chapel Hill who are (or want to be) part of the town: staff, and graduate and professional students. It’s my job to speak on behalf of those 11,000 graduate and professional students. I […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Greenway, Transportation
Greenways I Know: Jordan River Parkway
I recently flew to Salt Lake City for a work conference. I’ve been to this particular conference a few times, which is always in Salt Lake City, and so I’ve gotten to know my way around a bit. Salt Lake City would not necessarily be my first choice for personal travel, but they do some […]
Posted inChapel Hill
BREAKING: Town of Chapel Hill Town Manager Maurice Jones just announced his resignation.
Maurice Jones, Chapel Hill Town Manager, has announced his resignation from the Town. He will be leaving his post effective December 31, 2022. The full press release is here. He was appointed by the Chapel Hill Town Council on July 10, 2018. His first official day as town manager was Sept. 2, 2018. Prior to joining […]
Posted inHousing
A model for housing and housing prices
There’s quite a bit of vocal disagreement in Chapel Hill about how housing and housing prices work. Here, I lay out a simplistic model to illustrate how I think and what I assume about housing and housing prices. I hope this helps move our conversation forward. First, I will say that this model is going […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Chapel Hill, Greenway, Transportation
Biking to East Chapel Hill High School for the first time
Triangle Blog Blog contributor Geoff Green sent this note Friday to the mayor and town council members in Chapel Hill and we wanted to share it with you. I want to thank you for approving the Complete Community Framework and the Everywhere to Everywhere Greenway Plan, and for your decision to move forward on implementation […]