“When things are made ADA-compliant and made more accessible, physically that just enhances this for everyone,” Corey Root, the Orange County Homeless Programs Coordinator, said. “Easy access for all our community members services everyone.”
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Ask any student who’s moved off campus, or any first-year who’s denied a parking space on campus: finding a long-term spot can feel like a treasure hunt. These three UNC graduates are scoping out unorthodox parking spaces in Chapel Hill and connecting renters to hosts through their newly launched startup, Float Parking.
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The Town of Chapel Hill adopts a plan for the Chapel Hill Transit to offer full weekend bus service by August while also bringing high-frequency transit corridors to Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the University area.
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“The BRT Project will have its own specialized buses and everything that will run along that corridor, which means that the other buses we would currently consider running in the corridor won’t need as many buses as they’re currently using."
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“These are folks that have lived their whole lives, and they want to stay in this community, they work two and three jobs, they can’t afford the rents.”
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Orange County Emergency Services provided updates on their efforts to keep residents safe, including their efficiency in transporting patients and their partnership with fire stations across the county.
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The development of the Short Range Transit Plan began in September 2017. The six goals of the plan are to improve transit mode shift, increase ridership, create high-frequency transit corridors, emphasize equity, improve weekend service and enhance the convenience of living without a private vehicle.
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The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard an update on the Town's bike plan at its meeting Tuesday. Aldermen members debated the comprehensiveness of the plan.
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Local leaders are debating whether the negative environmental and traffic consequences that will arise from the N.C. 54 expansion project are worth the benefits. The widening project intends on reducing traffic in Orange County.
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Sue Hunter is running for a seat on Chapel Hill Town Council and wants to talk about how to make Chapel Hill more commuter-friendly.
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Michael Parker is running for re-election on Chapel Hill Town Council and wants to talk about why we need to improve our public transit system.
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Town officials are advocating for the construction of the North-South Bus Rapid Transit route, the first rapid transit system in the region. The route will operate daily and span over eight miles.
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The Chapel Hill Town Council voted on Wednesday to ban right turns on red at 17 intersections across the area.
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On Sept. 30, Chapel Hill Transit implemented a new and reformed HS bus route. This change aims to tackle the previous route's inconsistent and delayed times.
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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.
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