We are publishing statements made during the May 24, 2023 public hearing on the Town’s housing choices proposal. In some cases, these statements may not exactly match the comments made during the meeting. Hi, my name is Jasmine Davidson. I am the Director of Environmental Affairs with the UNC Graduate and Professional Student Government, though […]
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Bolin Forest Climate Action: The latest in the misinformation campaign against Carrboro’s Greenway
We came across a brand new website earlier this week — a website so new, it’s not quite finished. It’s called “Bolin Forest Climate Action,” and appears to be created by the Friends of Bolin Creek, the anti-greenway organization that has stymied Carrboro’s plans to add a 10-foot-wide path along the existing sewage easement along […]
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A new petition against the Bolin Creek Greenway is riddled with misinformation
A new petition has started circulating from Friends of Bolin Creek, the anti-greenway group that has stalled Carrboro’s efforts to build out a 10-foot paved path along an existing 30-foot-wide sewage easement along Bolin Creek. A paved path already exists in Chapel Hill along Bolin Creek, and similar greenways exist in Hillsborough, Durham, Raleigh, Cary […]
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An accessible Bolin Creek Greenway will transform Carrboro — for all
The freelance writer Margaret Kingsbury wrote an essay last year in which she talked about existing barriers to accessing greenways in her community. Those barriers — unpaved walkways, paths without wheelchair accessibility — make it difficult for people with disabilities to walk or roll along urban greenways. Currently, people who use wheelchairs and strollers and […]
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76 reasons we’re excited about the Bolin Creek Greenway
We are parents, kids, UNC students, UNC faculty, UNC staff, Carrboro residents, Chapel Hill residents, and people who work in Carrboro and Chapel Hill, and we are PSYCHED for a Bolin Creek Greenway. The proposed greenway, which you can see below in YELLOW (in Carrboro) and ORANGE (in Chapel Hill), will help people from all […]
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The Bolin Creek Greenway draft scope of work misses the mark: Here’s why
On February 14, 2023, the Carrboro Town Council met for a work session to discuss the long-awaited public engagement process for Phases 3 & 4 of the Bolin Creek Greenway. We liveblogged the work session (and wrote an analysis afterwards). The purpose of the work session, if you didn’t tune in, was for Carrboro council […]