It’s one of those weeks where the heat index “will peak as high as the upper 90s to around 105” which means many in Chapel Hill and Carrboro have scattered to the wind, and it’s easier to get a same-day reservation at Tesoro. There’s not a whole lot of news happening. Councils and the school […]
Posted inSatire, UNC
UNC is Reimagining the Pit and So Are We
Ah, the Pit. That iconic yet kind of pointless gathering spot in the middle of UNC’s campus. Too big to walk around but too small to not notice that you just stepped down a foot only to have to step back up 4 seconds later as you reach the other side. Sometimes it’s soggy from […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Connectivity, Greenway
I attended the Estes Drive Project Ribbon Cutting!
Were holding a celebratory parade parade, this Saturday, the 22nd, click for details! On Tuesday morning, the town held a ribbon cutting that was long awaited by many: the opening of the Estes Drive Bike Pedestrian improvement project. It ended up taking longer than anyone expected, a fact acknowledged by all the speakers at the […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Downtown, Economic development
Six ways to tweak Carrboro’s paid parking plan to make it stronger
Last week, we detailed Carrboro’s plan to implement paid parking in town-owned lots. (The plan won’t affect privately-owned lots in downtown Carrboro, which make up ~80% of available parking.) The Town Council plans to discuss the proposal at their meeting tonight. There are economic benefits to having increased turnover and climate benefits to improving wayfinding […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Election 2024
Cristóbal Palmer has filed to run for Carrboro Town Council
Last December, Carrboro’s Town Council voted to hold a special election this upcoming November to replace the council seat held by now-mayor Barbara Foushee. That means the election for the Carrboro town council seat will coincide with the elections for governor and president. (We wrote about this here.) On Friday, Cristóbal Palmer filed to run […]
Posted inCarrboro
Carrboro wants feedback on their proposed parking ordinance
Back in March, we wrote that Carrboro was, once again, discussing the idea of charging for parking and enforcing 2-hour parking limits. At the time, we learned that more than half the cars in Carrboro’s public lots stay over 2 hours, and a quarter of cars stay 6+ hours. Two parking studies – one in […]