Debates about urban development projects are dominated by the interests of the rich and powerful across the country, and our communities have suffered. There’s a new luxury apartment complex down the block, but no one you know can afford its rent. Black and brown residents get priced out while the town watches helplessly. Ever-increasing traffic […]
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Why connected roads make communities safer and better
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 […]
Orange County Board of County Commissioners approve WASMPBA, setting a new path for land use in the county
There are two ways to think about land in Orange County. In one version, we think about how land has been used historically. Our county was and remains largely rural, and much of that land is owned by private property owners, some of whom have been here for generations. If we focus on historic uses […]
2024 is the Year of LUMO: Five things we learned from Chapel Hill Town Council’s work session
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the new Chapel Hill Town Council held its first meeting of 2024, and one thing is clear—the update to the Land Use Management Ordinance is going to be a hot topic this year. The LUMO is the set of ordinances that establish how land can be used in the town. […]
Chapel Hill and Carrboro’s 2023 Person of the Year is…..
Time’s Person of the Year is the person, a group, idea, or object that “for better or for worse… has done the most to influence the events of the year” So, who or what would that be in our community? We posed the question in our newsletter and on social media and got back hundreds of […]
Liveblogging Chapel Hill’s December 18th town council meeting
Mel: Hello, hello! We’re excited to liveblog tonight’s town council meeting, which will appreciate outgoing council members and Mayor Pam, and deliver oaths of office to incoming town council members and Mayor Jess Anderson. Three blogbloggers will be in attendance at Town Hall, along with some small children and (we’ve heard) possible cake. The events […]