Whenever the issue of paving Bolin Creek comes up, the Friends of Bolin Creek (FOBC) flood the zone with unfounded environmental concerns about paving alongside Bolin Creek. Of course, there are always trade-offs with projects, but paving a 10-foot-wide path along an existing 30-foot-wide sewage easement seems like a no brainer: It uses an existing […]
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#GivingTuesday: Where we recommend donating in Chapel Hill and Carrboro
With #GivingTuesday just around the corner, we thought we’d round up the local Chapel Hill and Carrboro non-profits that we recommend donating to this year. This post details how you can: Help water bill assistance Help housing partners Support abortion care Provide healthy food Support a youth tap ensemble Help our community’s water bill assistance […]
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Your poop 💩 and Bolin Creek
Recently, a social media post from anti-greenway group Friends of Bolin Creek caught our attention. It seemed to suggest that paving a 10-foot-wide path along an existing 30-foot-wide sewer easement next to Bolin Creek would be equivalent to deforestation. This is bananas. The proposed greenway along Bolin Creek would be built on top of a […]
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We must restart the much-needed conversation around greenways in Carrboro
Stalling or delaying a project happens a lot in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. We often hear: More time is needed, or More studies are needed, or We must wait for our understaffed town staff to answer a long list of questions before proceeding. Delaying or stalling a project stops progress. It makes projects more expensive, […]
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Let’s build Bolin Creek’s missing greenway and make Carrboro more connected!
You can sign up for updates to build out Carrboro’s missing greenway network on the Carrboro Linear Parks Project website. Sometimes it feels like we’re living in a time loop, destined to rehash the same issues over and over again without ever making progress. Imagine this: Nancy Pelosi’s the Speaker of the House, we’re approaching […]
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Which polling places in Orange County, NC are best for walkers, bikers, and people taking the bus?
Happy Election Day! We’ve made our endorsements (Orange County, Raleigh municipal races, and, most critically, the NC Supreme Court), but today we want to focus on something else. Too many of our polling sites aren’t accessible to people who walk, roll, or take the bus. Even though the entire point of a voting precinct is […]