If you were anywhere near downtown Chapel Hill or Carrboro on Friday evening, you may have seen a long string of bikes passing through.NEXT Chapel Hill-Carrboro and the Bicycle Alliance of Chapel Hill hosted the second annual ‘“Bike Around Chapel Hill”. The primary intent of the ride each year is to demonstrate to students ways […]
John Rees
John Rees lives in Chapel Hill. His day job is an enterprise architect for a big IT company. He was, until very recently, a member of the Chapel Hill Planning Commission and former chair. He serves on the board of the Bicycle Alliance of Chapel Hill, and is also a member of the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition. His focus is on non-car transportation, equity and housing for all.
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Learn to ride your bike around UNC and Chapel Hill this Friday!
Join us this Friday, as Next and the Bicycle Alliance of Chapel Hill sponsor a bike ride around Chapel Hill. The second annual Bike Around Chapel Hill is organized by UNC grad student René Iwo. The ride is a social bike ride around UNC campus and Chapel Hill/Carrboro. The intent is to demonstrate how chill […]
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UNC is hosting their annual bike auction on September 26
You made it to campus, but you didn’t bring a bike from home, and now you are regretting that decision. Or, maybe you don’t have a bike yet. I was at the Pit a few weeks back with the Bicycle Alliance of Chapel Hill for Cyclicious and encountered some students who needed a cheap and […]
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Celebrating Chapel Hill’s AARP Community Challenge Grant
For six years, the AARP have been giving out Community Challenge Grants to communities across the country “The AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to fund quick-action projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.” They are great to have, and we need to thank the town for submitting the […]
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Bus stop improvements coming to Chapel Hill and Carrboro
If you’ve wandered around Chapel Hill and Carrboro lately, you know that there are many different kinds of bus stops. Some have metal shelters. Some have wooden shelters. Some have a sign indicating a bus stop and no shelter. Have you ever wondered: How does Chapel Hill Transit prioritize bus stop improvements? Why does this […]
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Bike tour of the Uproar Festival of Public Art
The Uproar Festival of Public Art is going on now until August 12. It is a new arts festival taking place throughout Orange County. It’s a bit of a scavenger hunt and you can find works in Hillsborough, Carrboro and Chapel Hill. Being the bike nuts we are, we made a bike map to help […]