Support A Diet for Buildings in Blue Hill

In spring of 2018, Council members Anderson, Gu and Schaevitz asked Town staff to suggest ways to improve the quality of redevelopment in the vicinity of Eastgate shopping center, an area called “Blue Hill”. Specifically, they solicited suggestions for how...

Land Use Planning Struggles On

Land Use affects climate change, stormwater, flooding, transportation. What the Town decides to put on the map is important to neighborhoods too. We are concerned there is limited opportunity for comment in the draft schedule. Here is the letter we wrote to Mayor and...
Does Chapel Hill Have a Traffic Problem?

Does Chapel Hill Have a Traffic Problem?

Every other year, the Town of Chapel Hill conducts a survey about what people think of the quality of services the town delivers.  In every survey conducted so far, traffic has emerged as the category with the largest amount of negative comment. Recently, town staff...

Council Discusses Land Use Plans

Draft land use map for South MLK Jr. Boulevard The Town Council is considering a series of new land use maps that was to have been discussed at the May 22nd council meeting. That date has changed. When the 2020 Comprehensive Vision Plan for Chapel Hill was developed,...