This weekend, I decided to visit and compare the Chapel Hill Farmers Market and the Carrboro Farmers Market. I have ridden my bike to the Carrboro Farmers Market for years. As usual, the bike parking was full. I ended up locking my bike against a nearby tree. The vibe, the layout, and the vendors are […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Letter: Walkability is one value of many to consider for our schools
After we published yesterday’s piece about thinking about walk zones as we plan the future of our district, we received an email from a reader with a very good point: We really appreciate the thoughtful response. To be clear, we think walkability is one value, but not the only one. There are many values that […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
The school board must maximize walking and biking zones in the school bond
We are strong advocates for a school bond because many of the schools across our district are not only beyond their useful life spans, but are educationally inadequate. In the 1950s and 1960s–when many of our schools were built–they were not designed to house exceptional children classrooms, small group classrooms, speech or occupational therapist offices, […]
Posted inAdvisory Boards, Carrboro, Carrboro Town Council
Live blog: Carrboro Town Council meeting 6/4/24 – bees, OWASA, PFAS, Budget, Survey results
Looking forward to live-blogging the Carrboro Town Council meeting tonight. (Full agenda packet here.) We’re getting our first look at the full proposed budget – which will go live on digital at midnight, like a Taylor Swift album – and an update from OWASA. (Full disclosure: I’m the vice chair of the OWASA board and […]
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CHCCS School Board Chair George Griffin addresses the school bond rumors
George Griffin chairs the school board and he publishes a newsletter about the agenda items and decisions at each meeting. (It’s worth a subscription if, like us, you’re into the deep inner workings of the public school system. You can find other electeds with newsletters in our guide on this topic.) He just put out […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council
The Legion Property pond will become a new wetland
We have some news on the status of the pond on the American Legion property: the Town recommends that it be turned into a constructed wetland, which would look something like this: Wetlands are nice. They serve as wildlife habitats, protect water quality, and help prevent floods and erosion. In the engineering report about the […]