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Ryan Byars

Posted inCarrboro Town Council

Donald Shoup’s Rosemary Street Parking Lab

by Ryan ByarsMarch 17, 2023March 17, 2023

The public parking lot at 604 W Rosemary Street literally sits on the border between the Town of Carrboro and the Town of Chapel Hill. In fact, the parking lot itself is jointly owned by both towns, with one side operated by the Town of Chapel Hill and the other side operated by the Town […]

Posted inGreenway

đź’–Valentine’s Day in Carrboro was for Greenway Loversđź’–

by Ryan ByarsMarch 7, 2023March 16, 2023

February 14th was Valentine’s Day in Carrboro. The more romantic among us might have had a reservation at Glass Half Full or a quiet dinner at home with our main squeeze. My wife was escorting our oldest kid to his basketball game in Chapel Hill, while I had our two younger kids sitting with me […]

Posted inGreenway

Greenways I Know: The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail

by Ryan ByarsFebruary 21, 2023February 21, 2023

Recently I visited Florida with my wife where we embarked on a strange and wonderful journey to perhaps the most scenic stroad of all: US Highway 1 in the Florida Keys. We drove, we walked, we ran across the highway, and because it was so cold while we were there, we saw numerous iguanas falling […]

Posted inGreenway

This 2009 staff memo dismantles the concerns around the Bolin Creek Greenway

by Ryan ByarsFebruary 10, 2023March 1, 2023

What is so interesting about the thirteen year-old staff memo is that it addresses many of the arguments against the greenway that we continue to hear today. Go ahead and download the staff memo and follow along at home as we address some very old concerns using an official town document.

Posted inBike and Walk

Celebrating Transit Equity Day in Carrboro

by Ryan ByarsFebruary 6, 2023February 6, 2023

There were bike light and helmet give-aways, a bike repair station by the Recyclery, a thank you writing station to thank Chapel Hill Transit staff, and a brief program to highlight transit equity needs.

Posted inGreenway

Making a Place for Feet: Greenways as Environmental Restoration Projects

by Ryan ByarsJanuary 31, 2023February 1, 2023

The other morning I went for a walk on Bolin Creek in Carrboro. What you’re saying when you tell someone that you went for a walk on Bolin Creek is that you walked on the sewer easement that runs alongside Bolin Creek. Buried underneath the cleared path that so many of us use is a […]

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