When I heard that Sept 22 was International Car-Free Day, I thought to myself, “Well this’ll be the third day this week that I can choose a car-free day.” I have a lot of privilege when it comes to having a car-free day: I can afford to live in close proximity to my job and […]
Carrboro
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Connectivity
Connecting Carrboro: Rethinking the way we structure our traffic and roads
The Town has put together a lot of information related to both of these items, including a nice timeline of the various discussions and decisions around the Carrboro Connector Roads policy – this policy has been in place since 1985 and has had many instances where exceptions were made based on the concerns of residents. […]
Posted inCarrboro, Greenway
Greenway walk with El Centro Hispano
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, […]
Posted inCarrboro, Greenway
Thank you for quickly fixing the greenway we use to get to school!
We live in north Carrboro, about a mile from our kids’ schools. And while I’m sure both of them wish we dropped them off in the car lanes more often than we do (anything for some extra screen time), we really have no excuse. That’s because our neighborhood (and several of the neighborhoods around us) […]
Posted inCarrboro, Connectivity, Greenway
Tearing down our posters won’t stop us: Dispatch from a Greenway Organizer
I love living in Carrboro. It’s one of the most progressive communities in North Carolina, but small enough where you run into someone you know almost every time you leave your house. My friends and neighbors are creative, passionate, and truly caring people. I’m proud to live here. I am also keenly aware of how […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Carrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Greenway
Why doesn’t the Bolin Creek Greenway appear in Carrboro’s 2020 Bike Plan?
A Triangle Blog Blog reader recently wrote in with a very good question: “I was curious why the Bolin Creek Greenway does not appear in the recommendations for the 2020 Bike Plan or Carrboro’s Comprehensive Plan. Can you dig into this?” Thank you for your question! There is nothing that makes us happier than digging […]