Carrboro’s effort to rewrite its housing development rules by pursuing a new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) has raised an issue much larger than local zoning. Legal disputes with North Carolina state law and local goals have brought into the spotlight conflicts between how state and local governments decide how the community grows.
Read MoreThe proposed J Branch greenway trail would be approximately 11 miles long and built on a train line that still actively delivers coal to UNC’s Cogeneration Facility on Cameron Avenue. While the support for this trail is high, the line cannot be fully converted to a trail until UNC stops burning coal, and the timeline for that is unknown.
Read MoreIn a year when off-year elections finally captured statewide attention, North Carolina voters delivered one of the highest municipal turnouts in recent history. With housing pressures mounting and political tensions rising, communities across the state reshaped their local leadership. The ripple effects of this year’s “blue mist” could redefine the state’s political landscape for years to come.
Read MoreChapel Hill shouldn’t follow the route of Carrboro and run roughshod over the wishes of actual residents to appease vague arguments about what feels like a blow against racism. Instead, it should consider the actual facts of the matter and recognize the importance of resident consent in renaming streets.
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