“This was about environmental injustice and environmental racism, because it's clear that the path chosen was intended to avoid affluent areas and push it through vulnerable communities," Jim Warren, the director of NC Warn, said.
Chapel Hill Public Library will no longer charge users overdue fines for late items. Under the new policy, users will receive a series of reminders to return the materials before receiving a bill for replacement costs and losing their ability to check out other items. Their ability will be restored once the items are returned or paid for. Town leaders said late fines had a disproportionate impact on “low-income and traditionally marginalized populations.”
As incoming students look forward to moving to Chapel Hill, the leaders of the Transit system that keeps them moving also looks to plan for bussing UNC's student body and the Town of Chapel Hill during a pandemic.
At its specially called Wednesday meeting, the Chapel Hill Town Council discussed transit, COVID-19 response and affordable housing.
In light of disparities in COVID-19 infection and treatment between white communities and communities of color, Gov. Roy Cooper has created an equity task force aiming to bridge the gap.
On Friday, UNC students and community members gathered to honor the life of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman fatally shot by Louisville police officers as she slept in her apartment — one of many demonstrations that have taken place in the Triangle over the last week to protest racial injustice in America.
Although Chapel Hill has exhibited increases in rent prices in May, Town and state officials are working to make sure emergencies like COVID-19 don't leave residents unable to access housing due to the price of their rent.
Starting Monday, Chapel Hill Transit will operate with the reduced occupancy of 10 people per bus, coinciding with the University's plan to resume some research operations on-campus.
For the past five years, the Town of Chapel Hill has worked with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina to distribute food to families in the Town's public housing facilities. However, as the pandemic has caused food demand to increase significantly, the traditional walk-up distribution didn't seem safe anymore, said Public Housing Director Faith Brodie. To continue to serve the local community through the pandemic, the Town and the Food Bank have collaborated with PORCH, a hunger relief organization in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area that is familiar with large-scale distribution and volunteer recruitment.
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Protestors gather outside the Peace and Justice Plaza on Friday, June 5, 2020 to protest against police brutality after the recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and other Black Americans.
Patrick Abele, assistant superintendent of CHCCS, talks about the proposed and current assignment zones of Glenwood Elementary during the family input session on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019.
The Chapel Hill Town Council looks at the overview of technology use in areas like security, construction and digital transformation. The council met for a work session on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019.
Jay Heikes, Transit-Oriented Development planner at GoTriangle, explains the concept of TOD during a meeting held on Wednesday by Carolina Urbanists, a student organization that aims to help students learn about city and regional planning and to raise awareness of urban issues.
Jay Heikes, Transit-Oriented Development planner at GoTriangle, explains the concept of TOD during a meeting held on Wednesday by Carolina Urbanists, a student organization that aims to help students learn about city and regional planning and to raise awareness of urban issues.
