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 Top News Items |
- The Carrboro Board of Aldermen has set a special meeting for Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Board Room for the purpose of holding a closed session to interview candidates for the position of Town Clerk.
- Public Works - Labor Day Holiday Collection
- Carrboro Transportation Projects Moving Forward with Help from Economic Stimulus Funds
- Public Hearing on Revised Design for Smith Level Road – April 27
- NCDOT Proposed Revised Design for U-2803 – Smith Level Road
- Transit Agencies Propose Changes To Service - Public Comment Sought
- Greenhouse Gas Survey
- PD - PREVENTING VEHICLE BREAK-INS
- CAROLINA NORTH -
- Help A Family In Need - Taste of Hope Customer Assistance Program for OWASA customers
- Water Conservation Information
- OWASA water conservation information
- NC Drought Management Council website
- Click here for the Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department’s free smoke alarm and child car seat installation programs
- Notice regarding Weaver Street Reconstruction Project
- Shared Ride Transit Services
- Sidewalk Bond Projects
- List of Official Town Holidays
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| Transit Agencies Propose Changes To Service - Public Comment Sought |
Three of the Triangle’s transit providers are proposing route changes to improve service for riders in the one of the region’s busiest travel corridors. The US 15-501 corridor is an important connection between Chapel Hill and Durham and between UNC and Duke University. Each day there are thousands of commuting trips to the universities and hospitals, and thousands of trips accessing the commercial centers along the corridor.
If approved, the changes would:
- Enhance transportation options and reduce traffic congestion
- Create seamless transfers for all agencies in the 15-501 corridor and reduce service duplication
- Establish a transfer point between Chapel Hill Transit and DATA
- Provide all-day, low-cost, local access to the commercial centers
- Provide direct, fast, consistent connections to the downtowns, the universities, and park-and-ride locations
The changes planned by all three transit agencies along and in the 15-501 corridor:
- Chapel Hill Transit routes affected would include extending D and DM routes to New Hope Commons Shopping Center and routing and schedule modifications to the CL route
- DATA route affected would be Route 10
- Triangle Transit routes affected would include the 402/412 and 403/413
Full information about the proposed changes affecting 15-501 service can be found at: http://www.gotriangle.org/15-501.
Chapel Hill Transit, DATA and Triangle Transit will supply information about the proposed route changes on buses and information also will be posted at key stops along the affected routes. Comments may be made on line at: http://www.gotriangle.org/15-501 or by leaving a message at 485-PLAN (7526).
A public meeting to provide further information is scheduled:
- Triangle Transit Offices: March 25th from 4pm-6:30pm; 4600 Emperor Blvd, Durham NC 27703, Board Room
Final recommendations and approval of the recommendations will be made by June 30. The service changes would take place in mid-August 2010.
Contact Information:
Brian Litchfield
Chapel Hill Transit
919-969-4900
Ieshia Robertson
DATA
(919) 560-1535 X 6207
Brad Schulz
Triangle Transit
919-485-7434 |
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| Taste of Hope Customer Assistance Program
for OWASA customers |
The Town of Carrboro encourages you to sign up as a donor in the Taste of Hope Program for Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) customers.
When you become a Taste of Hope donor, your monthly OWASA bill will be rounded up to the nearest dollar, and the added amount will go to the Inter-Faith Council to help low and moderate income families who are unable to pay their OWASA bills.
You may also contribute directly to the IFC if you do not receive OWASA bills or want to give a larger amount. |
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For more information, please click the graphic to the above right or follow the link below:
http://www.owasa.org/right/TasteOfHope.aspx |
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| Shared Ride Transit Services |
The Town of Carrboro works with Chapel Hill Transit to provide Shared Ride on-demand transit services to areas of Carrboro that do not have fixed-route bus service.
Click here for more information:
http://www.ci.chapel-hill.nc.us/index.aspx?page=749
Two types of Shared Ride services will be provided in Carrboro: Feeder Service and Evening/Sunday Service.
- Feeder Service, which is provided at no charge between 6:45 am and 6:15 pm on weekdays, provides trips between designated bus stops in the “feeder” zones and the nearest bus route or to another “feeder” zone.
- Evening/Sunday Service is provided to areas that do not have regular evening, Saturday, and Sunday bus service and requires that users pay with Chapel Hill Transit bus tickets (tickets can be purchased at Carrboro Town Hall and other locations).
Funding for the enhanced transit services are being provided through federal Congestion Mitigation / Air Quality (CMAQ) funds and a 50 percent local match from the Town of Carrboro.
To view the map of Carrboro feeder zones and transfer points, click HERE.
For more information, please contact Carrboro Planning at at 918-7324. |
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| Greenhouse Gas Survey |
Members of the Press and Public,
A survey has been created to assess community priorities and perspectives regarding establishment of approaches for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The survey can be accessed at http://tiny.cc/OrangeGGI. The survey should take 10-30 minutes to complete. Familiarity with climate protection science and policy and the greenhouse gas emissions inventory recently completed will support completion of the survey, but is not required.
Orange County local governments have committed to take part in ICLEI’s Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) campaign, and have completed Milestone One of the campaign: Creation of a GHG Emissions Inventory and Forecast. (The results of this inventory are available at http://www.co.orange.nc.us/ercd/greenhousegas.asp. ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local governments as well as national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development.) Steps to be completed include: Milestone Two: Setting a Reduction Target; Milestone Three: Developing a Local Action Plan; Milestone Four: Implementing the Local Action Plan; and Milestone Five: Measuring Progress and Reporting Results.
For additional information, contact:
Randy Dodd
Environmental Planner
Town of Carrboro
919 918-7326
rdodd@townofcarrboro.org |
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Sidewalk Bond Projects |
The Town of Carrboro has identified the Phase 1 sidewalks to be funded from the bond referendum approved by voters on November 4, 2003.
- For more information, please click HERE.
- For a map showing the location of the Phase 1 Sidewalk Bond Projects, please click HERE.
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| List of Official Town Holidays |
In observance of these occasions the town hall, century center, and public works offices will be closed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. |
| Holiday (for 7/1/2010-6/30/2011) |
Date Observed |
| Independence Day |
July 5 (Monday) |
| Labor Day |
September 6 (Monday) |
| Thanksgiving |
November 25, 26 (Thursday, Friday) |
| Christmas |
December 23, 24, 27 (Thursday, Friday, Monday) |
| New Year's Day |
January 3 (Monday) |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday |
January 17 (Monday) |
| Easter Friday |
April 22 (Friday) |
| Memorial Day |
May 30 (Monday) |
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