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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A first? Hired lawyer writes to Chapel Hill Town Council based on a blog post we wrote
Yesterday, an email hit the Chapel Hill Town Council public email inbox that raised our eyebrows more than usual. It was from a local attorney, paid for by twelve Chapel Hill households, begging the town to cease and desist with its housing choices proposal, which would allow structures like duplexes and cottage courts to be […]
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Greenways I Know: The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Recently I visited Florida with my wife where we embarked on a strange and wonderful journey to perhaps the most scenic stroad of all: US Highway 1 in the Florida Keys. We drove, we walked, we ran across the highway, and because it was so cold while we were there, we saw numerous iguanas falling […]
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We are very appreciative of the Chapel Hill Town Council members standing up for housing
In the 2019 book “Neighborhood Defenders,” Boston University researchers Katherine Einstein, David Glick, and Maxwell Palmer trace how “land use institutions ostensibly designed to empower underrepresented neighborhood groups actually amplify the power of neighborhood defenders to stop and delay the construction of new housing.” The authors define neighborhood defenders as homeowners who oppose new housing […]
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An open letter to all of our haters out there in Facebook land
If you’re reading this, you may have come here through a somewhat unhinged and lengthy Facebook thread that can nicely be described as “airing grievances about Triangle Blog Blog, its writers, its content, and its design.” We’re glad you’re here. Here are some answers to some frequently asked questions from our fans, critics, and spouses: […]
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Making a Place for Feet: Greenways as Environmental Restoration Projects
The other morning I went for a walk on Bolin Creek in Carrboro. What you’re saying when you tell someone that you went for a walk on Bolin Creek is that you walked on the sewer easement that runs alongside Bolin Creek. Buried underneath the cleared path that so many of us use is a […]