Last week’s Chapel Hill town council meeting was so jam-packed with good news that we’re still processing it, as if it were a long awaited 10th Taylor Swift album dropping at midnight. From dueling petitions on the future of the Legion site to a public apology for Chapel Hill’s illegal raid on a Black business […]
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Posted inElection 2022, Elections, Triangle Region
RALEIGH MATTERS: Triangle Blog Blog Endorsements for the Capital City
Raleigh’s progress on zoning reform is an inspiration for cities across the South. It must not regress into the anti-housing politics of old. Raleigh is the South’s beacon on housing. By passing long overdue reforms, such as permitting missing middle housing and ending parking mandates, the City of Oaks is setting precedents other places cite […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Housing
A deep dive into the proposed changes for Chapel Hill’s LUMO
We are excited (!) Chapel Hill could soon embrace much-needed missing middle housing by amending the Town’s Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO). Two proposed amendments could speed up the development review process for projects with a substantial number of affordable units and allow different types of housing that are often more affordable than the standard […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Carrboro Town Council
Civic Meetings: Week of October 2, 2022
We’re coming down from our Carrboro Music Festival bender, and are excited for a full week of civic engagements on the calendar. Let’s take a look, shall we? via GIPHY Monday 10/3 Chapel Hill Town Council Work Session 6:30 PM, Chapel Hill Public Library Agenda and meeting notes This was supposed to be the meeting […]
Posted inParks and Rec, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council
We’re getting a park on the American Legion land. Why are people fighting it?
Imagine your town council proposes a 20+ acre new park and also much needed missing middle housing for municipal workers in your community. Oh yeah, and also some shops like the ones they have next to that amazing downtown park in Blowing Rock, NC. And, get this, the new park will be within easy walking […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Housing
Chapel Hill’s local historic districts limit our town’s potential, and should be reduced in size and scope.
This is the first post in our Harder Truths series. Starting in the 1960s, so-called historic districts—neighborhoods deemed to be “significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture”—were created in U.S. cities and towns to place further restrictions on development. Although these districts were supported by federal legislation, local and state governments were given […]