Posted inHousing, Chapel Hill Town Council, Public Comment, Zoning

Five things to remember ahead of tomorrow night’s discussion of missing middle housing

On Wednesday (May 24), the Chapel Hill Town Council will open a public hearing to consider a proposal to allow people to build duplexes and small homes throughout our community, not just in a handful of neighborhoods. We’re excited about this proposal because we think it will be a small but significant step towards making […]

Posted inGreenway, Carrboro

Keep Bolin Wild is full of misinformation about the Bolin Creek Greenway

So much misinformation is circulating around the potential greenway expansion into Carrboro. Over the weekend, we saw misstatements about funding, parking, the surface of the greenway, runoff, alternative paths, and trees. The Carrboro Linear Parks Project FAQ is collecting primary source documents and artifacts related to the greenway, so that you can see what the […]

Posted inChapel Hill

The median family income in Chapel Hill jumped 22 percent last year. Here’s why this matters for affordable housing.

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its 2023 numbers for the Median Family Income for the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area. In 2022, the median family income was $95,500, which means that the typical family in our area made just under six figures. But as of Monday, the median […]