Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Housing

The proposed text amendment is good policy, one that will actually save Chapel Hill.

Our housing crisis did not take shape in a day, and the tools proposed in the text amendment are responses to the recognition that we need more opportunities for housing in our community, and that we needed more than just new, large rental apartments. Even CHALT leaders have recognized that “missing middle” infill development is […]

Posted inDowntown, Bike and Walk, Chapel Hill, Connectivity, Transportation

Why do we need a vision for mobility in downtown Chapel Hill?

Last November, the Chapel Hill Town Council committed $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to a “Streetscape Enhancement Mobility Plan,” that would focus on how people move around downtown. In February, the town selected Toole Design, a national streetscape design firm that has offices in Raleigh, to conduct a study of downtown streets. […]

Posted inGreenway, Carrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Transportation, Uncategorized

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 […]

Posted inGreenway, Carrboro, Carrboro Town Council

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 […]