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Carrboro Should Require Developer to Unbundle Parking, and Then Approve...
Shelton Station Over a year ago, I wrote a piece in our wonderful community newspaper emeritus, the Carrboro Citizen, supporting the Shelton Station project which will come before the Board of Aldermen...
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Lloyd Farm Development: Can We Avoid a Missed Opportunity?
One of the more significant development projects in recent Carrboro history may reach the Board of Aldermen soon- the Lloyd Farm property. Located across NC 54 from Carrboro Plaza and just west of the...
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Filtering: A Word We Need to Understand as We Discuss Affordable Housing
Protest of Abbey Court Sale to ASM (photo courtesy of www.chapelboro.com) When new development occurs in Carrboro, many people ask “how many of the new residential units are going to be affordable?”...
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Displacement Without Development: Filtering Up on North Greensboro Street
Last week I described the real estate market phenomenon known as “filtering,” and discussed a recent example in Carrboro where Abbey Court filtered from a lower rental submarket to a higher rental...
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Filtering, Housing Supply and Changes In Rents: The Evidence
Over the past two weeks, I have highlighted how housing prices and rents increase without new development- through filtering at large multifamily properties and at smaller rentals as individual...
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Chapel Hill News Describes Very Typical Carrboro Infill Project as “Unusual...
There are a few rezoning hearings coming up at the Carrboro Board of Aldermen meetings in June. One of them is a project called Inara Court, slated for 102 to 104 Fidelity St, which is right behind the...
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Carrboro Advisory Boards Should Push For Gathering Space at Lloyd Farm
Tonight, at 7:30 pm in Town Hall, the various Carrboro Town Advisory Boards will meet to review the Lloyd Farm rezoning proposal before it goes to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen later in June. This...
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Lloyd Farm Is Only “Doing The Wrong Thing Better” And Should Be Voted Down
One of Canada’s leading urban planners, Brent Toderian, shares this slide with communities he consults in to spur discussion: As the Carrboro Board of Aldermen contemplate the Lloyd Farm proposal...
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Carrboro Built More Multifamily Homes from 1985 to 1989 Than It Did In The...
As we approach the Open House for the Carrboro Connects Draft Plan on Wednesday, September 22nd, it’s clear that Affordable Housing will be among the top topics in the plan. With that in mind, I...
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Two Things The Carrboro Comprehensive Plan Must Do
On September 17th, the Carrboro Connects committee and planning staff released its preliminary draft of the Carrboro Comprehensive plan. At 196 pages, it is a lot of material to absorb. I hope to take...
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Affordable Housing on Town Land Presents an Opportunity for Carrboro – and a...
This blog post is an overview of a community conversation going on in Carrboro, NC, about the town’s plan to build affordable housing on town-owned land. The Big Picture: Our Housing Challenge But...
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The Fundamentals of Carrboro
Carrboro Town Hall Carrboro has a relatively new (and yet deeply experienced) Mayor, a new town manager, and the most progressive town council in recent memory. This new leadership team has settled...
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More Millionaire-Only Housing is the Price of Delaying Zoning Reform in Carrboro
The Short Take: Carrboro Town Council passed the Carrboro Connects plan over 5 months ago. To date, no significant land use policy changes have come to the Council Table for action from the plan....
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Carrboro Town Council Should Vote on Parking Reform This Week (May 16th)
On Tuesday, May 16th, the Town Council will discuss the potential of removing parking requirements in town for the first time. The Short Story: All of the information the Town Council needs to make a...
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The Primary Election Question: Should Carrboro Infrastructure Decisions Be...
Now that we’re several weeks into election season, we’re getting a clearer picture of the priorities of each of the Carrboro Town Council candidates. What’s also clear is that while there are five...
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Residential Parking Reforms Come to Carrboro
With two motions yesterday evening, the Carrboro Town Council UNANIMOUSLY adopted the first piece of policy outlined in the Carrboro Connects comprehensive plan, the elimination of parking minimums...
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An Open Letter to Fellow Carrboro Parents: This Year’s Election Is About a...
If you’re a parent of a child under age 18 in Carrboro like me, I have some weird news to share: Carrboro has a plan to make our kids move away. Nobody thinks of it that way, and I don’t think anybody...
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Soaring Carrboro Housing Costs Demand Robust Funding for New Land Use...
On June 7th, 2022, the Carrboro Town Council adopted the Carrboro Connects Comprehensive Plan. The plan is the town’s first ever Comprehensive Plan, and came complete with an Implementation Chapter of...
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