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 […]
Posted inHousing, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Planning Board: Chapel Hill
The Planning Commission Supports the Housing Choices Proposal
On Tuesday night, the Housing Choices proposal made its way to the Planning Commission, an important step before the proposal goes back to Town Council for a hearing on May 24. If you regularly read read the Blog Blog, you are probably familiar with the evolution of the proposal (or perhaps you attended one of […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Housing
Chapel Hill’s aging housing stock is a challenge. And an opportunity.
Earlier this week The Guardian published an article on the transformation of some of Durham’s naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) into million dollar McMansions. The article does a good job of pointing out that there is a huge inflow of demand – Durham has grown by 20% since 2010, driven by the boom of good […]
Posted inLegislature
Hope for the North Carolina Venus Flytrap license plate?
Four years ago, I applied for the best license plate to ever possibly exist: the Venus Flytrap license plate. A joint project of the NC Botanical Garden Foundation and the Friends of Plant Conservation, the license plate was designed to highlight the Venus flytrap, which is native to a 90-mile inland area around Wilmington. It […]