Economy & Downtown
Chapel Hill's downtown has long benefited from its proximity to a captive audience of University students without cars. While downtowns around the country have been failing, ours has survived fairly well. However, we have seen an increase in the number of chain stores locating downtown, and instability in the Downtown Economic Development Corporation. In the near future, we will see new Town-directed development on two major parking lots have a big impact.
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Carrboro's downtown has also done better than many towns of comparable size, thanks largely to the presence of Weaver Street Market and progressive shoppers from the rest of the county. The Board of Aldermen has been addressing the evolution of the downtown, and have established a number of community resources in the downtown area including free wireless Internet access, and a low-power radio station.
office hours with Gary Kahn are Mon -Fri 2-5 pm at Tabbacco Road Chapel Hill. in the Bar Area. to discuss campaign issues anyone might have. Thanks. Gary Kahn.P.s. Now through election day.
Triangle Transit and Chapel Hill Transit are pleased to join forces to provide the Downtown Chapel Hill Community with updates on the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project as well as Chapel Hill Transit services and projects. Find out how additional transit options will benefit and impact business and residents of Chapel Hill, proposed alignments, and timetable for construction and operation.
WHO:
Presenters:
- Brian Litchfield, Director of Chapel Hill Transit
- Patrick McDonough, Manager of Planning and Transit Oriented Development
- Natalie Murdock, Public Involvement Manager, of Triangle Transit
WHAT:
Prepared presentation and Questions and Answers over light appetizers
WHEN:
Thursday, June 19, 2014, 6:00-7:15 PM
WHERE:
LAUNCH Chapel Hill, 321 W Rosemary St
COST:
Free, Please RSVP Here
By 2035, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro area is expected to add nearly 200,000 residents and approximately 120,000 jobs. In 2011, Durham County residents demonstrated their support for transit initiatives by approving the transit sales tax. In 2012, Orange County residents concurred, approving a transit tax of their own. Light rail transit between the Durham-Orange Corridor’s three main activity centers—UNC (Hospitals and University), Duke (Medical Center and University), and downtown Durham—has been proposed as a means to support the growth. Triangle Transit is pleased to report that planning for the proposed Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (D-O LRT) Project has reached the project development phase, and Triangle Transit is studying the social, environmental, and human impacts of the proposed project. And Chapel Hill Transit’s North-South Corridor, along with other service changes, will help address growth and congestion. You may learn more about these projects at www.ourtransitfuture.com and www.NSCStudy.org.
Date:
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 6:00pm
Location:
LAUNCH Chapel Hill, 321 W Rosemary St
Join us for information, conversation, and imagination at the Rosemary Imagined: Second Community Review Meeting on Monday, June 9!
The purpose of the Rosemary Imagined: Second Community Review Meeting is to gather community feedback on the revised draft concept and the revised draft Rosemary Street Vision and Implementation Plan.
In April, we began gathering input and thoughts from neighborhood and downtown residents, business owners, community members, and many others about the three draft concepts and the draft vision plan for Rosemary Street. We received a lot of great feedback, and thank you to everyone who attended the meetings! We have taken the input and revised the three draft concepts into one draft concept and have updated the draft vision plan. We would now like your feedback about the revised draft concept and draft vision plan!
Two drop-in meetings will be held on June 9 and will be at the following times:
- 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a brief overview presentation at 12:15 p.m.
- 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., with a brief overview presentation at 5:15 p.m.
Both meetings will be held in the Sky Lounge at Greenbridge, 601 Rosemary St., Chapel Hill, NC 27516. The format of these two meetings will be identical; the purpose of holding two meetings is to provide multiple opportunities for participants to attend and provide their input.
For information about places to park when coming to the meeting, please visit www.parkonthehill.com.
Rosemary Imagined is an innovative community-led planning initiative that will refine our thinking of how Rosemary Street fits into the development and growth of downtown Chapel Hill. This goal of this effort is to develop a vision for the future of the Rosemary Street corridor that emphasizes the Town's focus on connections, choices, and community.
For more information about the Rosemary Imagined process, visit www.rosemaryimagined.com.
Date:
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Location:
Sky Lounge at Greenbridge, 601 W Rosemary St, Chapel Hill
Join us for information, conversation, and imagination at the Rosemary Imagined: Second Community Review Meeting on Monday, June 9!
The purpose of the Rosemary Imagined: Second Community Review Meeting is to gather community feedback on the revised draft concept and the revised draft Rosemary Street Vision and Implementation Plan.
In April, we began gathering input and thoughts from neighborhood and downtown residents, business owners, community members, and many others about the three draft concepts and the draft vision plan for Rosemary Street. We received a lot of great feedback, and thank you to everyone who attended the meetings! We have taken the input and revised the three draft concepts into one draft concept and have updated the draft vision plan. We would now like your feedback about the revised draft concept and draft vision plan!
Two drop-in meetings will be held on June 9 and will be at the following times:
- 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a brief overview presentation at 12:15 p.m.
- 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., with a brief overview presentation at 5:15 p.m.
Both meetings will be held in the Sky Lounge at Greenbridge, 601 Rosemary St., Chapel Hill, NC 27516. The format of these two meetings will be identical; the purpose of holding two meetings is to provide multiple opportunities for participants to attend and provide their input.
For information about places to park when coming to the meeting, please visit www.parkonthehill.com.
Rosemary Imagined is an innovative community-led planning initiative that will refine our thinking of how Rosemary Street fits into the development and growth of downtown Chapel Hill. This goal of this effort is to develop a vision for the future of the Rosemary Street corridor that emphasizes the Town's focus on connections, choices, and community.
For more information about the Rosemary Imagined process, visit www.rosemaryimagined.com.
Date:
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
Location:
Sky Lounge at Greenbridge, 601 W Rosemary St, Chapel Hill
Last Monday, the Chapel Hill Town Council approved the Ephesus-Fordham renewal plan. Depending on what news sources and opinion columnists you read, you might have some understanding of what this plan actually is and does, or you might not. Since there has been so much spin around the plan, here's our guide to what the Ephesus-Fordham plan includes - and what the Council passed last Monday.
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