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Town of Chapel Hill Climate Action and Response Plan works towards a sustainable future

By Katie MacKinnon | September 27

The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed the Town's Climate Action and Response Plan at a Wednesday meeting. The plan elaborates on Town initiatives which ...

Local governments collaborate on 17-mile shared bike path from Raleigh to Chapel Hill

By Graham Hill | August 24

Triangle-area agencies have made plans for a 17-mile bikeway that will run through Raleigh, Cary, Morrisville, Research Triangle Park, Durham and Chapel ...

Bike plan sparks debate at Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting

By Blake Weaver and Elizabeth Egan | November 20

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. ...

Column: We need to complete Chapel Hill's streets

November 3

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.

Do you look both ways? How Chapel Hill and Carrboro try to promote pedestrian safety

By Kayleigh Carpenter | October 24

After a pedestrian was injured in a collision on Tuesday, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are taking measures to ensure pedestrian safety. ...

The "Tar Heels Bikes" bike share program was launched by Chancellor Folt and Associate Vice Chancellor of Campus Enterprises Brad Ives in front of Davis Library on Wednesday.

'On your left!': Walkers and bikers navigate sharing sidewalks

By Rachel Crumpler | October 2

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 ...

Orange County students and residents to bike to Raleigh as part of climate strike

By Brittany McGee | September 19

The Chapel Hill Climate Strike was organized by 16-year-old climate activist Ember Penney to pressure the Chapel Hill Town Council to adopt local climate ...

Carrboro is going for gold status as a cycling-friendly town

By Sofia Lesnewski | August 26

The Town of Carrboro hopes to become an even more bike-friendly community by achieving gold status through the League of American Cyclists’ Bicycle ...

Chapel Hill gets the wheels turning on new bike paths

By Laura Rong | January 21

New bike paths aim to help increase the safety and ease of biking around Chapel Hill.

Biking along West Rosemary Street just got a lot safer

By Henry Haney | November 27

Chapel Hill is working to improve their bronze rating by The League of American Bicyclists to a gold.

Carrboro residents voice concerns over bicycle safety in town

By Aislinn Antrim | October 22

Despite being rated a silver-level community by the League of American Bicyclists, Carrboro residents say that the town has room to improve its bike safety. ...

Porthole Alley contains the "Parade of Humanity" mural, painted in 1997 by Chapel Hill native Michael Brown.

Looking for a short cut? Porthole Alley reopens to pedestrians

By Laura Brummett | April 4

Porthole Alley reopened on March 29 after undergoing a renovation project aiming to improve safety and appearance. The alley is best known for Michael ...

Town launches Pedestrian Safety Campaign in response to fatal accidents on MLK

By Kari Larsen | March 6

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 aims to make biking safer and easier by 2025

By Sophia Wilhelm | November 13

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. ...

Bicycle Tour brings flurry of cyclists and tents to Chapel Hill

By Cole Kordus | October 3

Dozens of tents waved in the gentle autumn breeze as the 19th Mountains to Coast bicycle tour set up camp for the night. Hundreds of cyclists from ...

The new bike repair station stands in the Carrboro Town Commons.

Carrboro opens 3 new bike repair stations for local cyclists

By Lidia Davis | March 26

The League of American Bicyclists gave Carrboro a silver rating in overall bicycle-friendliness in 2014, but the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and advocacy ...

Senior Global Studies major Eileen Harvey rides her bike in front of Memorial hall on Thursday night.

Law makes biking safer in North Carolina

By Jared Weber | October 3

Thanks to a newly implemented North Carolina law, cyclists and motorists may finally have the space to settle their differences.

Carrboro to slow down downtown

By Alexis Hinnant | February 28

The speed limits in downtown Carrboro are an issue to some pedestrians.

Chapel Hill aims to improve safety on Estes Drive

By Alexis Allston | February 9

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 ...

Chapel Hill town council member puts red light on right turns

By Molly Jordan | September 30

In downtown Chapel Hill, there are chirping crosswalk noises, bike lanes and “watch for pedestrians” signs: all measures that are in place to protect ...