Every April, thousands of Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents make plans to leave town. Some are doing it under happy circumstances. They’re graduating, moving on to bigger and better things. But there are an increasing number of people who are leaving because their rent is going up—$100, $200, or more, and they can no longer […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Housing
Who is all this housing for?
On our local Nextdoor site, there’s been a good deal of complaining about the new apartment complexes going up in Chapel Hill—and there’s no doubt that there has been a lot of apartment development, although it’s coming on the heels of decades of meager investment in our apartment stock. One comment struck me though. […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council
Will Carrboro Solve Its Parking Problem?
This past weekend, Breck Maynokur, a real estate professional from Durham who describes herself as a “Californian in the South,” made a common observation about downtown Carrboro’s suitability for walkability: Her tweet received 153 likes, and was probably seen and appreciated by 20 times that number. Other Carrboro elected officials, including Susan Romaine, Sammy Slade, […]
Posted inCarrboro
Endorsement Roundup: Orange County Democratic Primary
We’re rounding up all of the endorsements for the May 17th primary. Early voting starts April 28. The full early voting schedule is here. This spreadsheet will be updated as more endorsements come out.
Posted inCarrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill Town Council, Orange County Board of County Commissioners
A look at the week ahead — April 25, 2022
Here is a look at some of the local government meetings scheduled for this week, April 25-29, 2022: Chapel Hill Town Council The Chapel Hill Town Council will be holding a virtual meeting on Wednesday (April 27) at 7 pm — view the agenda here, access the Zoom here if you want to comment, and it’s also […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Chapel Hill Town Council, Connectivity, Development review, Planning Board: Chapel Hill
Petition for increased connectivity for Trinity Court residents
In a recent post, I described the importance of building small connections around town to reduce our reliance on car travel and mentioned that the Planning Commission would be petitioning the Town Council to add a connection to the redeveloped Trinity Court apartments. Encourage Council to support a new connection to Trinity Court Details of […]