TL;DR: A lot of conversation and debate in our community centers on planning, zoning, and development regulations. But…what are these things? And why are they used? Are they good? Bad? Somewhere in between? It’s important to understand how land use planning and regulations work, what they can and can’t do, and how they can be used […]
Caroline Dwyer
Caroline Dwyer, AICP (@plan_splaining) lives in Durham with her spouse, teen, and cat. Caroline earned her Master's Degree from UNC Chapel Hill's Department of City & Regional Planning in 2014 after relocating to the Triangle from Long Island, New York. Caroline is a practicing transit planner and serves on the Executive Committee of the American Planning Association's Women & Planning Division, on Durham's Cultural Advisory Board, and on Durham's Public Art Committee. Caroline likes to maximize her free time by knitting while also listening to non-fiction audio books or true crime podcasts. Double or nothing, baby. Note: As of August 2022, to avoid potential conflicts of interest with her current employer, Caroline is no longer authoring content related to the Town of Chapel Hill.
Posted inZoning
TBB Land Use & Development Primer | 1.2: Legal Foundations of Zoning
TL;DR: A lot of conversation and debate in our community centers on planning, zoning, and development regulations. But…what are these things? And why are they used? Are they good? Bad? Somewhere in between? It’s important to understand how land use planning and regulations work, what they can and can’t do, and how they can be […]
Posted inZoning
TBB Land Use & Development Primer | 1.1: Background & History of Zoning
TL;DR: A lot of conversation and debate in our community centers on planning, zoning, and development regulations. But…what are these things? Where did they come from? And why are they used? Are they good? Bad? Somewhere in between? It’s important to understand how land use planning and regulations work, what they can and can’t do, […]
Posted inChapel Hill Transit
Howard & Lillian Lee Honored by Chapel Hill Transit on Juneteenth
Today, June 20, 2022, Chapel Hill Transit (CHT) along with the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Orange County observed the Juneteenth holiday by celebrating the naming of The Howard & Lillian Lee Transit Operations Facility at 6900 Millhouse Road in Chapel Hill. The event featured moving remarks from local elected officials, […]
Posted inHousing
Triangle Outlook: Biden-Harris Administration Housing Supply Action Plan
TL;DR: On May 16, 2022, the Biden-Harris administration released a five-point action plan to increase the nation’s housing supply over the next five years, ensuring “affordable rents” and “more attainable homeownership for Americans in every community” through a package of executive and legislative strategies. These strategies are a move in the right direction; will North […]
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Lunch Links: May 25, 2022
It’s a difficult day in a place and during a time when horrific events like yesterday’s tragedy in Uvalde, Texas seem only seem to be increasing in frequency. Our collective thoughts are with the families who sent children to school yesterday morning with the reasonable expectation that they would be coming home at the end […]