This piece was written by John Rees and Heidi Perry Last week, we attended the RENA Community Center‘s annual bike rodeo. Held annually, the event ensures that kids attending the RENA community center summer camp have safe bikes to ride and that they know the rules of the road and have the skills they need to […]
Posted inChapel Hill, CHALT, Chapel Hill Town Council, Housing
How to stop and stall housing development in your neighborhood ?
You just got some scary news. A new project is coming before Chapel Hill Town Council that may result in new housing being built in town. Let’s stop it!
Posted inZoning, Development review, Guide
TBB Land Use & Development Primer | 1.1: Background & History of Zoning
TL;DR: A lot of conversation and debate in our community centers on planning, zoning, and development regulations. But…what are these things? Where did they come from? And why are they used? Are they good? Bad? Somewhere in between? It’s important to understand how land use planning and regulations work, what they can and can’t do, […]
Posted inTransportation, Chapel Hill
Street Permit Parking Reform Comes To Chapel Hill
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 […]