Happy Monday! Below are some good reads that caught our eye over the past few days. Bike racks have been installed at the early voting site in Carrboro Just in from our Town Manager: “The bike rack [at the Town Hall Annex on Bim Street] will be installed by the first of next week.” […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Carrboro
Let’s Keep Talking about Bikes!
Recently, Carrboro Town Council candidate Aja Kelleher was quoted as saying, “For God’s sake … Can we just not talk about bicycles for five minutes?” She made this statement while commenting on a recent Town Council meeting that included questions about bike parking in its discussion of the most recent downtown parking study. Kelleher seems […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Carrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill, DCHC MPO, Orange County Board of County Commissioners, Transportation, Uncategorized
A look at the week ahead: May 9, 2022
Here is a look at some of the local government meetings scheduled for this week, May 9-13, 2022: Chapel Hill Town Council The Chapel Hill Town Council will be holding a virtual work session on Wednesday (May 11) at 6:30 pm — view the agenda here, access the Zoom here if you want to comment, and it’s […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Development review, Housing
Chattin’ with developers (a quick note on affordability in Chapel Hill)
I recently was at an event and recognized a developer who had come before the planning commission in the past (I will not name the developer as I did not request permission to do so). We spoke briefly and the conversation turned to challenges associated with developing in Chapel Hill. The developed talked about the […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Carrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Housing, Link roundup
Lunch Links: May 6, 2022
We are starting a daily link roundup. Have a tip for the links? Let us know! Fayette Place Development Sparks Criticism from Hayti Community In January, the Durham Housing Authority (DHA) released its proposal to build 774 affordable housing units on the property. But residents of the local Hayti district—encircling Fayette Place—say that the authority […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Carrboro, Connectivity
Hooray for the 203 Project! Let’s build a linear park to connect downtown Carrboro.
This afternoon, the town of Carrboro will hold a groundbreaking celebration of the 203 Project, more officially known as the Orange County Southern Branch Library and Cultural Center for Carrboro. This building, decades in the making, will transform downtown Carrboro in many ways, some of which have been hotly debated here and elsewhere. But it will […]