Bike plan sparks debate at Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard an update on the Town's comprehensive bike plan at its meeting Tuesday.
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The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard an update on the Town's comprehensive bike plan at its meeting Tuesday.
The OC Voice is a portion of the OC Report newsletter where local residents may have a platform to talk about local issues they care about. Sue Hunter is running for a seat on Chapel Hill Town Council.
A pedestrian was injured and taken to the hospital following a collision with a Chapel Hill Transit bus on Tuesday.
For 15-minute increments during weekdays, it's not uncommon to see swarms of walkers, bikers and skateboarders making their way to class on campus.
Activists will bike 33 miles from Chapel Hill to Raleigh on Friday to pressure local and state governments to act on the climate crisis as part of the student-led Global Climate Strike.
The Town of Carrboro recently submitted an application to the League of American Cyclists’ Bicycle Friendly Communities program — and it’s going for gold.
The Chapel Hill Town Council is working to increase access for bikers after discussing the possibility of a dedicated curb lane for bikes between Estes Drive and Eubanks Road on Wednesday, Jan. 16.
Due to a large number of vehicles parking in the bike lane on West Rosemary Street, the Town of Chapel Hill has erected bollards and no parking signs along the lane in an effort to increase biker safety.
Carrboro is one of just 28 cities across the country hailed as a silver-level community by the League of American Bicyclists — but some bikers are saying they still face dangers on the road.
Porthole Alley reopened on March 29 after undergoing a renovation project aiming to improve safety and appearance. The alley is best known for Michael Brown’s parade mural and connects Franklin Street to UNC’s campus.
The Town of Chapel Hill has started a Pedestrian Safety Campaign following the death of two pedestrians on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Chapel Hill has vowed to become a more bicycle-friendly community with a new plan adopted on Oct. 25 to prioritize the expansion of greenways.
Dozens of tents waved in the gentle autumn breeze as the 19th Mountains to Coast bicycle tour set up camp for the night. Hundreds of cyclists from multiple states, two Canadian Provinces and as far away as Germany have gathered together to explore North Carolina.
The League of American Bicyclists gave Carrboro a silver rating in overall bicycle-friendliness in 2014, but the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and advocacy groups aim to increase this rating to gold within the next few years.
Thanks to a newly implemented North Carolina law, cyclists and motorists may finally have the space to settle their differences.
Senior Global Studies major Eileen Harvey rides her bike in front of Memorial hall on Thursday night.
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard concerns from community members regarding the conservation of Upper Bolin Creek Tuesday.
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday began with the board unanimously passing a motion to relocate the March 22 public hearing to Carrboro Elementary School.
CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error, the original version of this story misrepresented the initiative Board of Aldermen member Damon Seils cited. Seils talked about the Vision Zero initiative in Carrboro. The story has been updated to reflect these changes.
Concerns have been high when it comes to cyclist and pedestrian safety along Estes Drive. Now, the Chapel Hill Town Council must choose one of three proposed plans to increase bike and pedestrian friendliness within this area of Chapel Hill.