Triangle Transit is seeking feedback on proposed changes to its Hillsborough to Chapel Hill bus route. Route 420 is experiencing overcrowding during peak commute times and Triangle Transit is working with Chapel Hill Transit to add vehicles with more seating capacity to address the issue. Orange Public Transportation would still operate mid-day service.
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Developers, residents talk new Southern Village construction
By Rich Fowler Staff Writer The developers of Southern Village met with residents on Monday and Tuesday nights to discuss building a five-story hotel or condominium in the center of the community. Southern Village developer D.R. Bryan said that the plan would be to put in either a 90-to-110-room hotel or condominiums on the site,…
Breakdown: A once-effective system spins out of control
Board talks transport
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen grappled on Tuesday with long-term transportation plans for Carrboro and the surrounding areas, including the possibility of highway, fixed guideway, bike path and other improvements, as well as how to pay for them.
Council, sans Thorpe, talks Glen Lennox, Kidzu, Woodmont
By Rich Fowler Staff Writer The Chapel Hill Town Council kicked off its fall term without longtime council member Bill Thorpe Monday night. Thorpe is taking some time off from the council for health reasons. The council dealt with a number of planning issues, including:
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News brief: Planning workshop
The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization will hold a final public workshop on the proposed long-range regional transportation alternatives today from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Durham County Main Library. The plan includes options for future transportation projects, including highways, bus transit, light rail, bicycles, pedestrian traffic and other transportation projects that would be…
News brief: Block party
The Northside, Pine Knolls and McCauley-Cameron neighborhoods will celebrate the Good Neighbor Initiative with a block party on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Hargraves Center. UNC, the Chapel Hill Police Department, Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation and EmPOWERment Inc. will host the block party to encourage students and permanent residents to meet…
News brief: County watchdog partnership
Public employees from Orange County towns will become the eyes and ears of law enforcement in a new partnership between Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and OWASA entitled the Community Safety Partnership. The partnership will train public workers already traveling through town on the job to watch out for infractions like car accidents, reckless driving, illegal…
News brief: Free health examinations
UNC Health Care urologists will offer free prostate examinations to members of the public at the UNC Hospitals Urology Clinic Sept. 17 and 18 from 1 to 7 p.m. Appointments are not required but those interested are encouraged to make an appointment by calling 966-1316. The urology clinic is located on the second floor of…
News brief: Transfer site meeting
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a transfer station siting work session to receive site recommendations for further evaluation and hear public comment on Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center on Homestead Road. The board will discuss sites recommended for community-specific criteria evaluation, including 11 sites recommended…
Chickenpox strikes Carrboro Elementary
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer After a case of chickenpox was diagnosed in a student at Carrboro Elementary School, unvaccinated students in kindergarten through second grade are being told to stay away from school for three weeks.
Shelter closes after Hanna passes
Update: The shelter at Smith Middle School is now closed. No residents showed up and emergency officials closed the shelter at 12:30 p.m.
Airport plans starting to take shape, opposition gearing up
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The effort to locate and build an airport in Orange County moved forward last week with the appointment of a project director, even as opposition to the move is starting to get organized. Kevin FitzGerald, executive associate dean for finance and administration in the UNC School of Medicine, was appointed…
Board talks Smith Level widening
by Susan Dickson Staff Writer The North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to complete revisions and select a design for long-awaited improvements to Smith Level Road by November of this year, to be presented to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen early next year. On Tuesday, the board of aldermen reviewed a letter from NCDOT responding…