Do you look both ways? How Chapel Hill and Carrboro try to promote pedestrian safety
After a pedestrian was injured in a collision on Tuesday, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are taking measures to ensure pedestrian safety.
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
'On your left!': Walkers and bikers navigate sharing sidewalks
One major divide on campus is between walkers and bikers, and sharing sidewalks can cause feuds between the two methods of transportation. Here's how students navigate the struggle between walkers and bikers.
Focus groups examine Chapel Hill Transit's NS route replacement, the NS-BRT project
Bus riders, cyclists, business owners and residents gathered on the weekend of Friday, July 12 to discuss the bus stations that will be a part of the North-South Bus Rapid Transit (N-S BRT) system, a streamlined route that will feature dedicated bus lanes and traffic signal priority.
Here's what you missed at the UNC-system Campus Safety and Security meeting
Here's a preview of what the 2019 UNC-system Safety and Security Conference will look like.
Biking along West Rosemary Street just got a lot safer
Chapel Hill is working to improve their bronze rating by The League of American Bicyclists to a gold.
Police cooperate with students in effort to bolster school safety
UNC offers many public safety opportunities from the P2P bus system to the LiveSafe app. Police even host events with students to make them feel more comfortable on campus. Keep reading for more tips on how to stay safe at school.
Porthole Alley reopens with new measures to promote pedestrian safety
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.
Pedestrian deaths on MLK Boulevard prompt new safety campaign
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 aims to make biking safer and easier by 2025
Chapel Hill has vowed to become more a bicycle-friendly community with a new plan they adopted on Oct. 25 to prioritize the expansion of greenways.
Local police discuss strategies for pedestrian safety
A motor vehicle crash on North Greensboro Street at 4 p.m. Monday resulted in serious injury to a cyclist.
Local artists design colorful crosswalks to improve safety in town
New colorful crosswalks designed by local artists are coming to five locations in Chapel Hill — hoping to increase pedestrian visibility.
Chapel Hill makes moves to liven up street safety with colorful crosswalks
In Chapel Hill, efforts to liven up street safety and visibility are beginning with the new addition of colorful crosswalks.
Carrboro to slow down downtown
The speed limits in downtown Carrboro are an issue to some pedestrians.
Hit and run prompts discussion of task force for senior safety
On Oct. 15, 2015, a senior pedestrian was killed in a hit and run on Homestead Road while crossing the street.
Chapel Hill aims to improve safety on Estes Drive
Concerns have been high lately 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.
Slippery sidewalks leave pedestrians skating in the wake of Winter storm
As a winter storm ripped through Chapel Hill on Friday, it left streets and sidewalks covered in a mixture of snow and ice — meanwhile, efforts to clear sidewalks were, and continue to be, nonexistent.
Chapel Hill to bring art to crosswalks
Tired of plain white lines? Then get ready — some of Chapel Hill’s crosswalks are about to get artsy.
UNC re-examines night time lighting for safety
Campus will get darker earlier when daylight saving time ends Sunday, but a group of University and town leaders is getting ready to revisit the issue of night lighting on and around campus.
Chapel Hill town council member puts red light on right turns
In downtown Chapel Hill, there are chirping crosswalk noises, bike lanes and “watch for pedestrians” signs: all measures that are in place to protect town bicyclists and pedestrians.
Chapel Hill weighs better crosswalks
Even if it takes a $2 million bridge to do it, the town of Chapel Hill says its committed to improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety.
