We’ve made it to Thursday – well done, y’all! Here’s what’s on the media lunch menu at TBB headquarters. I’m kidding, we don’t have headquarters. Or do we…. It may be hard to believe, but modern zoning evolved as a practice of exclusion. Read more about the origins and impacts in this piece from KQED. […]
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Lunch Links: May 25, 2022
It’s a difficult day in a place and during a time when horrific events like yesterday’s tragedy in Uvalde, Texas seem only seem to be increasing in frequency. Our collective thoughts are with the families who sent children to school yesterday morning with the reasonable expectation that they would be coming home at the end […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Housing, Parks and Rec
A Tale of Two (or maybe Four) Petitions: Determining the Future of the American Legion Property
tl;dr – A CHALT petition circulating calls for park on the American Legion site. The petition is misleading: The plan has ALWAYS been to build a park on the American Legion site. Five members of Town Council announced plans to build a “world class park” on the site last week, in addition to some retail […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Carrboro, Housing, Parks and Rec
How we refer to land in Chapel Hill matters
It took 37 years to agree on a plan to put housing on the Greene Tract, Kirk Ross wrote last year. When a development project moves slowly, it can be hard to remember all of the little details. Those details — like how we name things — can be used by opponents of the project […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Carrboro, Parks and Rec
Chapel Hill’s New Splash Pad: Where should it go?
Where do you want a splash pad? Tell us. Kate Sayre’s petition to build a splash pad in Chapel Hill is really exciting. Kudos to this fine resident – we look forward to years of Super Soaker battles with her once we have a splash pad in place! Almost 1000 people have signed the […]
Posted inHousing, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Zoning
More housing on our larger lots
For those of us who advocate for building more housing, it has often felt like a pitched battle competing against a group of well-organized homeowners with time on their hands. Therefore, it’s nice to learn that our philosophy of “housing abundance” is becoming more widely accepted, even among some traditionally anti-development advocates. CHALT organizer Linda […]