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 a preview of what the 2019 UNC-system Safety and Security Conference will look like.
Chapel Hill is working to improve their bronze rating by The League of American Bicyclists to a gold.
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 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 more a bicycle-friendly community with a new plan they adopted on Oct. 25 to prioritize the expansion of greenways.
A motor vehicle crash on North Greensboro Street at 4 p.m. Monday resulted in serious injury to a cyclist.
New colorful crosswalks designed by local artists are coming to five locations in Chapel Hill — hoping to increase pedestrian visibility.
In Chapel Hill, efforts to liven up street safety and visibility are beginning with the new addition of colorful crosswalks.
The speed limits in downtown Carrboro are an issue to some pedestrians.
On Oct. 15, 2015, a senior pedestrian was killed in a hit and run on Homestead Road while crossing the street.
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.
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.
Tired of plain white lines? Then get ready — some of Chapel Hill’s crosswalks are about to get artsy.
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.
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.
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.
Tagged, chained and painted white all over, Chapel Hill’s “ghost bikes” loom over those who would otherwise overlook the presence of the town’s small cyclist community.
Chapel Hill is taking safety precautions for cyclists and pedestrians by painting road symbols and changing crosswalk signals.
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