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NEXT, Author at NEXT https://nextnc.org/author/nextnc/ Working toward a sustainable, resilient, and equitable community in Chapel Hill-Carrboro, North Carolina Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:51:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.1 https://nextnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-next-arrow-1-32x32.png NEXT, Author at NEXT https://nextnc.org/author/nextnc/ 32 32 Asking for Pedestrian Safety https://nextnc.org/asking-for-pedestrian-safety/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=asking-for-pedestrian-safety Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:49:31 +0000 https://nextnc.org/?p=1315  Making our streets safe for walking and biking is not extreme – it’s the right thing to do. Defining the problem: In many places across Orange County, it is unsafe for our friends, family, and neighbors to walk or bike. In only the four years from 2020 to 2023 in Read more…

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]]> Chapel Hill Carrboro Restroom Map https://nextnc.org/chapel-hill-carrboro-restroom-map/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chapel-hill-carrboro-restroom-map Sat, 28 Sep 2024 16:21:02 +0000 https://nextnc.org/?p=1293 Introducing the Chapel Hill Carrboro Restroom Map! Everybody deserves a place to use the restroom. Inspired by New York City’s public restroom Google Maps layer, we’ve created the Chapel Hill Carrboro Restroom Map showing the public restrooms in our community, including hours of operation, accessibility, and other relevant notes. The Read more…

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]]> PRESS RELEASE – NEXT Recommends Removing NCDOT Design From SPOT https://nextnc.org/press-release/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=press-release Tue, 06 Jun 2023 19:41:31 +0000 https://nextnc.org/?p=1116 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEXT Chapel Hill – Carrboro Calls on DCHCMPO to Remove NCDOT’s Exit 270 Interchange Re-Design from the State Prioritization Of Transportation (SPOT) Process Until NCDOT Coordinates with Local Government and Transit Agencies to Include Appropriate Transit Facilities in the Design June 5th, 2023 NCDOT has released a Read more…

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]]> June 8: Abundance-Based Development and Housing Justice Community Learn-Shop https://nextnc.org/june-8-abundance-based-development-and-housing-justice-community-learn-shop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=june-8-abundance-based-development-and-housing-justice-community-learn-shop Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:22:50 +0000 https://nextnc.org/?p=1104 With the Marian Check Jackson Center for Saving and Making History and the Community Empowerment Fund June 8, 6-8pm Location: IFC Community Room  REGISTER HERE! Join NEXT members for a learn-shop with George Barrett, Yvonne Cleveland, and Diana Koo of the Marian Check Jackson Center for Saving and Making History Read more…

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]]> April Update from the Carrboro Linear Parks Project! https://nextnc.org/april-update-from-the-carrboro-linear-parks-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-update-from-the-carrboro-linear-parks-project Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:47:33 +0000 https://nextnc.org/?p=1096 Hundreds of people use the Bolin Creek Greenway in Chapel Hill to bike, walk, and be close to nature. The goal of NEXT’s Carrboro Linear Parks Project is to build out Carrboro’s greenway networks. These “missing greenways” will help connect our schools, parks, and trails. Good morning! We wanted to Read more…

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]]> Event Recap: The Greenway Imperative with Chuck Flink https://nextnc.org/the-greenway-imperative-with-chuck-flink/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-greenway-imperative-with-chuck-flink Sat, 21 Jan 2023 17:21:58 +0000 https://nextnc.org/?p=1063 Join us for a discussion on how greenways, trails and linear parks are an essential component of a sustainable, connected community. This event is sponsored by NEXT Chapel Hill & Carrboro (https://nextnc.org/) and the Carrboro Linear Parks Project (https://www.carrborolinearparksproject.org/).

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]]> Update from the Carrboro Linear Parks Project https://nextnc.org/update-from-the-carrboro-linear-parks-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=update-from-the-carrboro-linear-parks-project Tue, 29 Nov 2022 21:00:00 +0000 https://nextnc.org/?p=1048 The following text was sent out on November 29, 2022 to the email list of the Carrboro Linear Parks Project, our initiative to build a network of connected, accessible greenways in Carrboro. Check out the Project’s dedicated website here, and join the email list here. ~~~ Greetings, Thank you for Read more…

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]]> NEXT NC Action Fund Fall 2022 Endorsements https://nextnc.org/next-nc-action-fund-fall-2022-endorsements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=next-nc-action-fund-fall-2022-endorsements https://nextnc.org/next-nc-action-fund-fall-2022-endorsements/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://nextnc.org/?p=1025 NEXT Chapel Hill-Carrboro Action Fund Endorses Greene and Richards for Orange County Commissioner, Declines to Endorse Bedford Earlier this year, County Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford was one of two commissioners, and the only one up for reelection this year, to vote no on the 203 Project, which will contain the Carrboro Read more…

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]]> https://nextnc.org/next-nc-action-fund-fall-2022-endorsements/feed/ 1 Let’s Extend the Libba Cotten Bikeway to UNC! https://nextnc.org/libba-cotten-bikeway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=libba-cotten-bikeway https://nextnc.org/libba-cotten-bikeway/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:13:12 +0000 https://nextnc.org/?p=1007 We’re advocating to extend the Libba Cotten Bikeway, the bike trail that goes between downtown Carrboro and W. Cameron Avenue, by creating a protected, on-street, two-way path to UNC’s campus. Learn more about the project here!

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]]> https://nextnc.org/libba-cotten-bikeway/feed/ 1 Everybody pees… https://nextnc.org/everybody-pees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=everybody-pees Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:09:39 +0000 https://nextnc.org/?p=944 By Molly De Marco (@mollsdemarco) and Allison De Marco (@allisoncdemarco) Who doesn’t need a public restroom from time to time? Ever been waiting for the bus? Taking a walk? Attending a rally in Peace and Justice Plaza? This is an issue of human dignity. We need more public restrooms: places Read more…

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