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Transportation

Posted inTransportation

CRX bus riders in Chapel Hill: Did you know GoTriangle plans to change the route? Probably not!

by Heather BrutzMarch 21, 2023

GoTriangle has proposed eliminating  one and possibly both bus stops that are used by Chapel Hill riders of the CRX bus line. The CRX bus line is the express bus that connects Chapel Hill to Raleigh. Sadly, the CRX bus has not been running this winter due to staffing shortages at GoTriangle. When it is […]

Posted inTransportation

Why connected roads make communities safer and better

by Brian CrawfordMarch 20, 2023March 20, 2023

The way we have been designing our streets and neighborhoods have actually made our streets more dangerous. Let’s go back a bit: Starting in the 1930s, suburban design in the United States has been heavily influenced by the Radburn Idea, which originates from a planned suburban community with the same name in North Jersey. Radburn […]

Posted inFrom the archives

Take a look at this Chapel Hill-Carrboro Transportation plan from 1976

by Melody KramerMarch 14, 2023

Wilson Library at UNC is a treasure trove of documents related to the history of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. On one visit, we came across the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Transportation Plan from 1976, which we scanned – in full. Written in March of 1976, the document talks about the formation of Estes Drive, Umstead Drive, Piney […]

Posted inGreenway

The Sierra Club’s guidance on sustainable communities and the Bolin Creek Greenway

by Kathy KaufmanMarch 10, 2023March 10, 2023

With respect to greenways and sustainable communities, it turns out that the Sierra Club gets it.

Posted inBike and Walk

Black History Month Community Bike Ride: A Recap

by John ReesFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023

Earlier this week, I participated in the inaugural Black History Month Community Bike Ride. Hosted by Triangle Bike Works, the 5-mile ride was led by founder Kevin Hicks and assisted by Next Chapel Hill-Carrboro and local cycling advocacy groups, including RecycleRy, the Carrboro Bicycle Coalition and the Bicycle Alliance of Chapel Hill. Civil rights historian […]

Posted inTransportation

Today is the 50th anniversary of Chapel Hill voters approving the bus transit system

by Melody KramerFebruary 20, 2023

Our favorite local historian and voter guru Gerry Cohen reminded us earlier that today (February 20, 2023) is the 50th anniversary of the Chapel Hill, NC referendum to levy public transit property tax, which was necessary to obtain a grant from the federal government for purchasing buses. The levy passed 64% to 36% and bus […]

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