Neighborhoods

Any Chance of a Reasoned, Civil Dialogue?

George C — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:14:14 -0500

I'm a big supporter of the IFC and its mission. And I support its desire to create a new type of facility, a transitional facility for homeless men and the need to relocate somewhere. And I'm disappointed that there is opposition to the proposed site for that new facility. But I also think that the dialogue has gone beyond civility and that the neighborhoods adjoining the proposed site are being unfairly demonized. In the 12 years I have served on Town advisory boards I have seen many neighborhoods oppose many projects for many different reasons - some good, some bad, some rational, some irrational.

Homeless shelter relocation

Ruby Sinreich — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:43:35 -0500

It's being discussed to death this week and we have a lot of background on it here, what do you think of the proposed relocation of the shelter to the corner of Homestead Road and Martin Luther King Blvd?

IFC Community House Discussion

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:55:04 -0500

http://www.ifcweb.org/You%20are%20invited.pdf

IFC Community House Discussion

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:54:07 -0500

http://www.ifcweb.org/You%20are%20invited.pdf

IFC Community House meets the neighbors

Terri Buckner — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:59:50 -0500

The IFC held the first of three scheduled community discussions tonight. These discussions are designed to facilitate better communications with the community. The meeting began with three short presentations to update everyone on the current status of the planning process and to provide a brief synopsis of the expectations IFC has for the new facility.

The new facility is being designed to serve 52 men on a full-time basis with room for 17 emergency cots on white-flag nights. As Chris Moran said, the Community House will serve as transitional housing for homeless men. Emergency housing will need to be provided through the efforts of the 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness group.

Greenbridge protesters doing more harm than good (updated)

Ruby Sinreich — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:11:45 -0600

This morning, the west end of downtown Chapel Hill was immobilized when someone called in a bomb threat against the rising Greenbridge development. I understand that some people have issues with tall buildings in Chapel Hill, although I don't especially. But I do share the concerns that many have about the gentrification of Northside. However, the fact is that Greenbridge didn't create either of those problems, and stopping it isn't going to help solve them either.

Public Information Meeting on Inclusionary Zoning

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:40:19 -0600

Transit in the Triangle: the Benefits for You and the Region

George C — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:39:45 -0600

The Institute for Emerging Issues, in conjunction with WUNC TV and Blueprint America, is holding a public education forum, Transit in the Triangle: the Benefits for You and the Region, on January 28, 2010, from 5-8 pm at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh.

This forum will be an excellent opportunity to learn about the importance of transit for the Triangle region, how your life could be improved with transit, what does transit look like today, and how other metro regions have benefited from transit and transit-oriented development.

The Capital Area Friends of Transit, the Durham-Orange Friends of Transit and WakeUP Wake County are partners in the forum.

This event is free and open to the public.

McKimmon Center, NC State University
January 28, 2010
5:00 - 8:00 pm
5:00 - 5:30 Networking
5:30 - 5:35 Welcome

Rogers Road Community Complaint to the EPA

davepr — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:01:21 -0600

The Rogers Road Community has received a letter from the EPA accepting the neighborhoods environmental justice complaint against Orange County and will start an official investigation. It has been 2 years since the complaint was filed.

The Commissioners should take note of this on December 7th. There is much evidence to back up this claim.

Sidewalks for Estes?

Mark Chilton — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:57:24 -0600

A few years ago, the voters of Carrboro approved a couple million dollar bond issue to build sidewalks in various locations around Carrboro. One of the projects on the list was a sidewalk on the south side of Estes Drive Extension from the railroad tracks to North Greensboro Street. But the sidewalk bond money has not gone as far as people had hoped. Considerably higher engineering, materials, labor, drainage and utility-relocation costs have cropped up and we will not be able to build the entire original list of sidewalks with the bond money. Also, in the intervening years, the Town annexed neighborhoods on the west side of Rogers Road and it became apparent that Rogers Road was a place that needed a sidewalk, but had not been on the list before because it was not within town limits.