‘Inclusive culture’: Cyclists find community in Chapel Hill and Carrboro
Though the doors were all locked at Franklin Street’s The Bicycle Chain for its 7 p.m. closing time on Wednesday, cyclists were starting to roll into the quiet parking lot.
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Though the doors were all locked at Franklin Street’s The Bicycle Chain for its 7 p.m. closing time on Wednesday, cyclists were starting to roll into the quiet parking lot.
The Town of Chapel Hill hosted a Vision Zero community safety festival on Aug. 26 to celebrate the Town receiving a grant to fund pedestrian and bike safety projects.
The Chapel Hill Town Council held its first meeting of 2023 on Wednesday. The council primarily discussed plans for transportation changes to improve accessibility between Chapel Hill and the surrounding areas.
UNC senior Ben Gleiter rides his bike around a corner near UNC's Old Well. A silver mailbox perched on his back tire bears the words: “Pedaling for Parkinson's.”
On Sept. 27, the Chapel Hill Transportation and Connectivity Advisory Board considered a petition for an extension to the Libba Cotten Bikeway that was proposed by NEXT, a Chapel Hill- and Carrboro-based community organization dedicated to improving affordable housing and equitable transportation infrastructure.
The Town of Chapel Hill added green paint and vertical barriers to select bike lanes during the week of Sept. 12 to Sept. 19.
UNC's campus bike-share program, Tar Heel Bikes, will end on May 31. The University plans to announce a new service with electric-assist bikes this fall.
Community members in Chapel Hill and Carrboro have access to free public transportation, as well as walking and biking routes. UNC students can also use these transportation resources to travel around campus and explore the surrounding area.
May is National Bike Month, and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area is holding several cycling events to promote the activity and improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians.
Two new bike and pedestrian paths are coming to Chapel Hill after the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization board approved $1.43 million in March for their construction.
The N.C. Department of Transportation recently announced plans to update its bike route system. The department will take public input on areas for improvement until March 14.
This summer, the Town of Chapel Hill is planning to add bike lanes to Ephesus Church Road as part of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's repaving project.
Chapel Hill is facing an unparalleled traffic safety crisis. In the last several months, accidents — especially those involving pedestrians or cyclists — have captured local attention.
I was walking home by Jade Palace on Carrboro’s East Main Street with a box of Amante Pizza in my arms when I saw a young man ride a Onewheel across the crosswalk and a driver slam a car into his body.
In Wednesday's Chapel Hill Town Council meeting, UNC senior Ellie Heffernan recounted her experience of nearly being hit by a car while riding her electric scooter down Hillsborough Street.
The Chapel Hill Town Council voted on Feb. 2 to implement a curb-running bike lane on West Franklin Street on following recent accidents involving bicyclists and pedestrians.
UPDATE 02/08/2022: A Caring Bridge update posted on Monday said Watson died on Friday, Feb. 4.
The Carrboro Town Council has been focusing on the development of a bike share system since the creation of its 2009 Bicycle Transportation Plan, and on Nov. 9, they provided updates on their service, which will connect Carrboro, Chapel Hill and UNC through one system.
The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed the implementation of the Town of Chapel Hill Climate Action and Response Plan at a meeting Wednesday. Its mission is for the town to transition to 80 percent clean, renewable energy sources by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050.
Triangle-area agencies have made plans for a 17-mile bikeway that will run through Raleigh, Cary, Morrisville, Research Triangle Park, Durham and Chapel Hill.