This past Saturday the Carrboro Linear Parks Project (CLPP), a project of NEXT, hosted their monthly greenway walk in collaboration with El Centro Hispano. El Centro (for short) is a longtime Latino-led and Latino-serving organization, which has offices in Durham, Raleigh, and on Weaver St. in Carrboro. El Centro focuses on four core areas: education, […]
Ryan Byars
Ryan Byars writes about transportation infrastructure, greenways, and how to get around with your kids safely on a bike. He lives in Carrboro with his wife and three young children.
Posted inOrange County, Things to do with kids
Fun Things to Do With Your Children: Canoeing the Cane Creek Reservoir
Parents in town know there are just two weeks left: two weeks until school starts. It’s also about two weeks until soccer, baseball, and other fall activities pick back up, the things that fill up our weekend calendars for us. At this point in the summer you’ve probably run through all your fun plans and […]
Posted inCarrboro, Chapel Hill, Connectivity, Greenway, Parks and Rec, Things to do with kids
Chapel Hill Greenway Walk with Bill Webster
This weekend, NEXT hosted a walk along the Chapel Hill portion of the Bolin Creek Greenway near Umstead Park. Our guest for the walk was Bill Webster, who retired in 2020 after spending 39 years working as a parks and greenways planner for the Town of Chapel Hill. Bill was responsible for designing, construction, and […]
Posted inCarrboro, Greenway
Deep Dive: The Three Alignments for Carrboro’s Bolin Creek Greenway
You may have heard the Town of Carrboro has a new survey about the Bolin Creek Greenway that, among other questions, asks which trail alignment respondents prefer: Creekside, Upland Forest, or Bolin Connector. What are these alignments and how should you respond to this question on the survey? Back in 2008, the town received funding […]
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Chapel Hill’s actions to extend the Bolin Creek Greenway increase the urgency of Carrboro’s proposed extension
Ryan Byars sent the email below to Mayor Damon Seils and the Carrboro Town Council on Thursday, April 20. On April 19, the Chapel Hill Town Council approved a $500k ARPA allocation for town staff to design an extension of the existing Bolin Creek Greenway in Chapel Hill from Umstead Park to Estes Drive in […]
Posted inBike and Walk
Photo Essay: Carrboro Open Streets
This last Sunday we went to one of our favorite town events: Carrboro Open Streets. Each year in April the town closes off Weaver Street to cars between Main Street and Roberson Street to make way for residents to walk, ride bikes, and talk to community groups that have setup in the street. What I […]