The Town of Chapel Hill is finally being recognized for its efforts to help employees that aren't able to park near their places of work. On September 28, the Chapel Hill town council will be presented with two awards for its Transportation Management Program (TMP) for Outstanding Public Sector and Outstanding Marketing and Community Outreach.
Read More »The North Carolina Department of Transportation is enacting a plan to improve railroads in the state over the next 25 years.
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The effects of the Obey Creek development were on everyone’s mind on Tuesday at the Chapel Hill Alliance for a Livable Town forum.
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The Department of Public Safety confiscates abandoned bikes on campus — and with help from Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity, those bikes end up benefiting students and local charities.
Read More »As of July 1, UNC is enforcing a new state law that requires scooters to be registered with the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles.
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Yellow taxi cabs might not be the only ones on terminal curbs — the N.C. General Assembly passed a bill Thursday to legalize airport pick-ups by transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft.
Read More »A business student and sorority member by day, Tracy Winston moonlights as an Uber driver.
Read More »Riding the bus to and from work is a reality for most Chapel Hill residents. But as Orange County continues to grow, serious constraints are put on transportation infrastructure.
Read More »On Thursday afternoon, a student in a wheelchair was hit by a bus at the intersection of Skipper Bowles Road and Manning Drive, by Craige residence hall on South Campus. Randy Young, spokesman for Department of Public Safety, confirmed the student was struck by a bus and was taken to UNC hospitals. Young said the student was alert and conscious.
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Read More »Armed with a new formula for job creation, the North Carolina Department of Transportation says it can create up to 300,000 news jobs
Read More »Residents of Carrboro and Chapel Hill were reminded at the end of last week that delays because of snow and ice can really stink.
Read More »At 3 a.m. today, when most residents were sound asleep, Chapel Hill Transit employees were already working to make sure roads were safe and bus stops were serviceable and also communicating with town and University officials.
Read More »When it comes to commuting, UNC students beat Duke students easily.
Read More »Cheaper gas prices are doing more for Chapel Hill residents than just lowering costs at the pump — it might impact local public transit systems.
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For dozens of Chapel Hill residents and activists, talks of bulldozing the Shops at Eastgate shopping center and improved options for student housing dominated the discussion on Sunday.
Read More »Durham County and Orange County are entering the planning stages of a long-awaited 17-mile light rail between Chapel Hill and Durhamto ease the congestion within the Research Triangle.
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For UNC students who turned to ridesharing services instead of local taxi companies on Halloween, the holiday turned from a festive celebration into a significantly expensive evening.
Read More »Eco-friendly Orange County just got a little greener after commissioners approved a five-year bus expansion program to begin in early spring.
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Following the N.C. Department of Transportation and Gov. Pat McCrory’s Sept. 17 announcement about a 25-year plan to improve state transportation, leaders are looking to review the projects that could be funded by the plan.
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