In the last two weeks, in the context of student protests against genocide in Gaza, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors passed a measure in committee to repeal the state’s DEI policy and replace it with a policy focused on “equality” and “campus neutrality.” The policy notes that “No unit may be organized, […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Election 2024, Housing, Parks and Rec
Chapel Hill Town Council comes to an agreement on $44 million bond
This morning, at an 8 am work session, the Chapel Hill Town Council came to an agreement on a $44 million bond for Fall 2024, allocating $15 million for affordable housing, $15 million for public facilities, and investments in parks, streets and sidewalks, and greenways. The meeting began with a presentation by town manager Chris […]
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Do All of Chapel Hill’s New Multi-Family Buildings Actually Look Alike?
An often-heard complaint about development in Chapel Hill (and there are a lot of complaints about development in Chapel Hill) is that all of the new mid-rise, multi-family buildings look alike. As it happens, there’s a great deal of truth to this. Why? It’s largely because of a type of construction known as stick-frame over […]
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The GoFundMe for the UNC frat has ties to conservative political operatives
Overnight, the GoFundMe that’s raised over $300,000 for UNC frat boys changed: It added that the funds were now being raised by John Noonan on behalf of Susan Ralston. A comment on the GoFundMe calls Ralston a “world class event planner named Susan [who is] already hard at work. She worked in the White House […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Connectivity, Transportation
Interview: Chapel Hill Transit Director Brian Litchfield talks to us about the NSBRT
In March, President Biden recommended that the federal government provide $138.3 million to build the North-South Bus Rapid Transit route along Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Chapel Hill. This represents the single largest transit investment in Chapel Hill’s history, and will make our community—which already punches well above its weight in terms of transit […]
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House Us Now: We Need More Homes for Fixed-Income, Low-Income, and No-Income Tenants
By: Advocacy Team at the Community Empowerment Fund Progress has been made to build more affordable housing. It’s not nearly enough. Decision-makers still sit on their hands and pretend routine building fixes are needed more than roofs over people’s heads. Power-holders still dramatically underfund services for our unhoused neighbors. People are still getting evicted, leaving […]