It’s the start of the Town Council cycle for Chapel Hill and Carrboro, which means we’re once again planning to keep you informed about issues involving civic life in both of our towns. We also have opinions about what the Town Councils should tackle this term. Here are five ideas we plan to track: Connecting […]
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Posted inBike and Walk, Transportation, Triangle Region
Five questions to ask before supporting a new transportation plan
My recent piece on the proposed Commuter Rail Project received some pushback, including from TBBer Melody Kramer. Most of the criticism made two points: 1). Highway spending is just as wasteful, and we never hear criticism of highways, and 2.) If we don’t support this project now, we’ll regret it in the future. While I’m sympathetic […]
Posted inGreenway, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Connectivity, Transportation
Chapel Hill’s Greenways: What’s next and what could be
This week, Jennifer Keesmaat and her team come back to Chapel Hill for another discussion about complete communities. At the previous meeting in August, she discussed her solution to Chapel Hill’s problems—greenways!—and suggested that she was interested in crowdsourcing where Chapel Hill might expand its greenway network. Of course, this is Chapel Hill, which means […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Housing, Planning Board: Chapel Hill
Thirteen harder truths about Chapel Hill
Last month, planner Jennifer Keesmaat presented the Chapel Hill Town Council with three “hard truths.” (To summarize, the truths were 1) Chapel Hill is exclusive; 2) Our planning processes are bad; 3) Our “urban form” is also bad.) Keesmaat promised that there are more hard truths to come out during the complete communities planning process, […]
Posted inOrange County Board of County Commissioners, Carrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council
A look at the week ahead: June 20, 2022
The local governing bodies are winding down their work before the summer recess, but there are still a few key items taking place this week, June 20-24, 2022. Two annual budgets are on track to be approved, and the Chapel Hill Town Council is getting an update about one of its many ongoing planning projects. […]
Posted in828 MLK, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council
Public hearing on coal ash: Let’s stick to the facts
Many of the organizations opposed to housing and greenways in Chapel Hill and Carrboro look organic and unique but, as we’ve pointed out in the past, share key characteristics indicating that they’re run by the same small group of people. For instance, Friends of Bolin Creek and CHALT share a PO Box and an IP […]