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Carrboro Town Council Should Vote on Parking Reform This Week (May 16th)
On Tuesday, May 16th, the Town Council will discuss the potential of removing parking requirements in town for the first time. The Short Story: All of the information the Town Council needs to make a...
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Here’s How Much The Bolin Creek Greenway Will Really Cost
Yesterday evening, I attended the Carrboro Town Council meeting to ask Town Council to amend their list of projects submitted for state funding to DCHCMPO by June 27, 2023 in order to include the...
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Back on May 16th, at long last, the Carrboro Town Council held a discussion about whether to remove parking requirements in Carrboro. As the Town Council finished its discussion, the schedule for next...
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The Primary Election Question: Should Carrboro Infrastructure Decisions Be...
Now that we’re several weeks into election season, we’re getting a clearer picture of the priorities of each of the Carrboro Town Council candidates. What’s also clear is that while there are five...
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Six Months of Public Comment Reveals MASSIVE Support for Building Bolin Creek...
After years of complaints and delays from a small group of homeowners who are wealthier and whiter than the town of Carrboro at large, in the Spring of 2023, the Town of Carrboro created a community...
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Residential Parking Reforms Come to Carrboro
With two motions yesterday evening, the Carrboro Town Council UNANIMOUSLY adopted the first piece of policy outlined in the Carrboro Connects comprehensive plan, the elimination of parking minimums...
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An Open Letter to Fellow Carrboro Parents: This Year’s Election Is About a...
If you’re a parent of a child under age 18 in Carrboro like me, I have some weird news to share: Carrboro has a plan to make our kids move away. Nobody thinks of it that way, and I don’t think anybody...
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Damon Seils’ Consequential Council Model Gets Results – and Wins Big at the...
We are the people we’ve been waiting for. When I wrote my “Fundamentals of Carrboro” blog post, I shared this Barack Obama-ism to point out how most of the things we want to see happen in Carrboro are...
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Soaring Carrboro Housing Costs Demand Robust Funding for New Land Use...
On June 7th, 2022, the Carrboro Town Council adopted the Carrboro Connects Comprehensive Plan. The plan is the town’s first ever Comprehensive Plan, and came complete with an Implementation Chapter of...
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Carrboro to Charge for 21% of Downtown Parking Spaces: 79% to Remain Free
Downtown Carrboro has over 3,600 parking spaces. The Town owns roughly 700 public spaces, and this week the town released plans to begin charging for parking in those public spaces. The remaining 79%...
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