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 […]
Posted inClimate, Orange County, Orange County Board of County Commissioners
Apply for a Community Climate Action Grant from Orange County
Five years ago, the County Commissioners created a Climate Action Fund to help our community meet the climate change mitigation goals set by the county. The county has set several targets, including a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and by 100% by 2050 from 2005 baseline levels. (Other targets are related […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
12 highlights from the June 6, 2024 CHCCS School Board meeting
Last Thursday’s school board meeting clocked in at 4 hours and 57 minutes, which is enough time to get through almost all the original Star Wars movies in the original trilogy. And in a way, this meeting also felt like both a sequel and a prequel: we picked up some issues from the May meeting, […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Economic development, Outdoors
How can we improve the Chapel Hill Farmer’s Market?
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 […]