Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Guns - Again - Chapelboro.com
We need politicians in Chapelboroham to say there are too many guns here and everywhere.
DSL vs. Cable High-Speed Internet
I would never look at this, written by Comcast, but it does point out the need for a wiki-style review of the internet access options and issues in Chapel Hill.
North-South Corridor Study, Chapel Hill by MindMixer
We should see a lot more of this for all issues in Chapel Hill.
In Affordable Housing Push, Chapel Hill Sticks With DHIC - Chapelboro.com
This is a good example of an issue - affordable housing - that needs a full wiki-style description, updating later as circumstances change. Initially, it ought to include an inventory of affordable housing in Chapel Hill.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Argentina uses drones to root out wealthy tax evaders - Telegraph
Where are we on drones in Chapelboroham?
Local businesses
Who are the local businesses of Chapelboroham? What does that mean? Simply located in the community? Owned by someone who lives in the community? Unaffiliated with a store outside Chapelboroham? It's complicated.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Movie Theaters Hope To Add Another Dimension To Their Profits : NPR
Don't we need a Chapelboroham analysis?
Your letters: Sally Maslansky, Gwen McWilliams, Charlie Farris | Letters | ChapelHillNews.com
FARRIS letter is worth noting.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
North Carolinians Fear the End of a Middle Way - NYTimes.com
How is this playing out in Chapelboroham?
The Daily Tar Heel :: UNC likely won't meet its 2020 coal-free deadline
How does this affect what we breathe here?
Blame Your Neighbor, Not The Town Manager - Chapelboro.com
A large part of the problem is that few really have a grasp of the facts and the likely impact. There needs to be a set of core principles and then some way to apply everything that happens to them, whether it not passes by the Town Council, Roger STANCIL or simply a leasing agent, property owner or merchant.
Solar Company and Bronx College Plan a Technology Hub - NYTimes.com
How much solar do we have today in Chapelboroham? Who is keeping track? Anyone?
Thursday, September 25, 2014
eBay's surprising bet on brick-and-mortar stores | Marketplace.org
How much will this change the character of Chapel Hill?
UNC Health Care can do so much better than this
Why should I have had to go to a password protected website in order to find out what the message was?
"DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL
"DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL
Dear Walter Terry Maguire:
You have a new message waiting in your My UNC Chart
account.
Sign in to your My UNC Chart account, go to Message
Center and select Inbox to read the full message.
Sincerely,
UNC Health Care
----- Confidentiality Notice -----
The information contained in (or attached to) this
electronic message may be legally privileged and/or confidential information.
If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender
immediately and delete the message."
--
It was a message telling me to wear sunscreen!
It was a message telling me to wear sunscreen!
The person responsible for this is C.J. BLANC at 919-966-7260. He was very nice on the phone but the system was very poorly designed.
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The person who tracked down BLANC for me was "Janie" at 1-888-996-2767.
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The person who tracked down BLANC for me was "Janie" at 1-888-996-2767.
Kay Hagan’s Surprising Strength - NYTimes.com
I wonder if the surge in 65+ support is true in Chapelborham as well?
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Money's rankings of 50-300,000 cities
Cary at 19 and Chapel Hill at 36. The list seems odd to me for some reason. Reston at 10.
A California Dream: Not Having to Settle for Just One Bedroom - NYTimes.com
Compare and contrast with Chapelboroham.
Duke Energy Progress to replace street lights | WWAY NewsChannel 3 | Wilmington NC News
All over Chapelboroham?
The Daily Tar Heel :: UNC evaluated on freedom of speech
Ought to be part of a larger community discussion.
Dispatch From Athens, Day III: Home Sweet Expensive Home - Chapelboro.com
Useful, but why not one Chapelboroham?
Community Design Commission Stalls Village Plaza for a Month - Chapelboro.com
Somewhere in too much stuff to try to digest there must be diagrams showing predicted pedestrian and vehicular traffic and views from some distance? I, however, fear that this is not the case.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Flooding Risk From Climate Change, Country by Country - NYTimes.com
We ought to be able to apply this kind of creative graphics to where we live in Chapelboroham whether it has to do with traffic, pollution, shopping, education, etc. We should be able to "see" what may be coming. Imagine playing with all of the variables and then figuring out which button most likely have to be pushed in order to avoid some of the worst potential. Surely, we must have experts in this sort of graphics work here in Chapel Hill, likely at UNC, but not necessarily.
Les élections sénatoriales expliquées en infographies | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin
Where is our version of this?
Dispatch From Athens, Part II: The Da Vinci Form-Based Code - Chapelboro.com
Very helpful. Want to read this more carefully.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Peter Thiel and David Graeber Debate Technology’s Future - NYTimes.com
Is this not where Chapel Hill, especially, finds itself?
"The two men, unsurprisingly, parted ways sharply on the kind of politics that would unleash innovation. To Mr. Graeber, the key is replacing what currently passes for democracy with a genuinely participatory system of the sort prefigured by the Occupy movement. The problem isn’t a lack of good ideas, he said, but that “the overwhelming majority of people are constantly being told to shut up.”
Mr. Thiel, describing himself as a “political atheist,” said that people should spend less time trying to change the system than simply creating things outside it. And the key to progress, he said, may not be more democracy.
In the real world, innovative organizations are often “shockingly hierarchical,” he said. “A start-up is really far from a democracy. People don’t get to vote on things.”"
"The two men, unsurprisingly, parted ways sharply on the kind of politics that would unleash innovation. To Mr. Graeber, the key is replacing what currently passes for democracy with a genuinely participatory system of the sort prefigured by the Occupy movement. The problem isn’t a lack of good ideas, he said, but that “the overwhelming majority of people are constantly being told to shut up.”
Mr. Thiel, describing himself as a “political atheist,” said that people should spend less time trying to change the system than simply creating things outside it. And the key to progress, he said, may not be more democracy.
In the real world, innovative organizations are often “shockingly hierarchical,” he said. “A start-up is really far from a democracy. People don’t get to vote on things.”"
Global Rise Reported in 2013 Greenhouse Gas Emissions - NYTimes.com
How are we doing in Chapelboroham?
The Daily Tar Heel :: Local environmentalists raise climate concerns in rally
Who is keeping track of our local environment?
Sunday, September 21, 2014
CHAPEL HILL: Chapel Hill’s 1st form-based project headed to review | Chapel Hill | ChapelHillNews.com
My reaction:
"To Chapel Hill Mayor and Town Council,
"To Chapel Hill Mayor and Town Council,
What I think would be most helpful in reviewing the Village
Plaza Apartments plan http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=2504
is to see these things clearly presented:
Plaza Apartments plan http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=2504
is to see these things clearly presented:
1.
Edited photos of the current site, showing the
proposed structure in place, as seen from a half dozen perspective close-up and
any places in the surrounding neighborhood where one would see the building.
That is the only way we can really imagine what this would look like if
constructed, and see it in the context of what will remain there for now.
Edited photos of the current site, showing the
proposed structure in place, as seen from a half dozen perspective close-up and
any places in the surrounding neighborhood where one would see the building.
That is the only way we can really imagine what this would look like if
constructed, and see it in the context of what will remain there for now.
2.
A map of the area, showing all buildings,
parking lots, roads and sidewalks within a one mile radius of this proposed
construction. The map would be color-coded to show the ways in which this new
structure would connect with the surrounding area and roads and sidewalks that
would be affected, and how, by what is built and the people, businesses and
organizations that make use of it in any way.
A map of the area, showing all buildings,
parking lots, roads and sidewalks within a one mile radius of this proposed
construction. The map would be color-coded to show the ways in which this new
structure would connect with the surrounding area and roads and sidewalks that
would be affected, and how, by what is built and the people, businesses and
organizations that make use of it in any way.
The Town owes us this so that we can see, efficiently, the
difference that this structure would make to appearance of the Town and to the
movement of people and vehicles around the proposed building.
difference that this structure would make to appearance of the Town and to the
movement of people and vehicles around the proposed building.
Terry MAGUIRE"
Dale Coker: Why form-based code doesn’t work in Ephesus-Fordham | Guest Columns | ChapelHillNews.com
Our Mayor and Town Council do an exceptionally poor job of explaining their actions and then staying with them to explain what goes right as a result, and what goes wrong.
Terri Buckner: On being ‘ahead of the community’ | Guest Columns | ChapelHillNews.com
It's unfortunate. I voted for her.
And The Happiest Place On Earth Is... - CBS News
Not sure if this morning was another rebroadcast on Sunday AM. But they made the point that all Danes live or are supposed to live within a 15 minute WALK of a park! If so, what a great rule!
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Durham Station | Rail and AMTRAK Service in North Carolina
This needs a much more focused description of what one might do arriving by train in Durham and how to do it. With 16 stations, it is a wonderful way to see a lot of different places in NC. The site ought to provide a range of accommodation options, walking and other maps from the train station, places to eat and what to see beyond that.
A different way of looking, a different way of living | Places and Home | Indy Week
We need to find ways to walk more and see more.
Friday, September 19, 2014
The Right Management For Chapel Hill - Chapelboro.com
I don't recall the Town Council making this request.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
CHAPEL HILL: Town may seek new affordable housing partner | Chapel Hill | ChapelHillNews.com
This strikes me as a debacle.
The Daily Tar Heel :: Chapel Hill Public Library comes to historical society’s aid
Has anyone analyzed the selling price of the building and the process?
Most educated town in NC - Fearrington
Well, this is good and not so good. Nice to have the town with the largest percentage of college graduates here in Chapelboroham, but not so nice that it is at only 76%. More than half the states in the country have places with higher percentages than here in NC.
The Daily Tar Heel :: Tar Heel Takeout delivery service no longer accepts cash
Part of the answer to the delivery question.
Des start-up françaises jouent l’hyper-proximité pour livrer en ultra-express
Where are we in Chapelboroham on the whole delivery issue for all businesses and services?
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Legacy opportunities?
What are the optional ways in which people can leave part of their estates to organizations and institutions in and around Chapelboroham?
Aging in Community: Start thinking about transportation before you need it | Guest Columns | ChapelHillNews.com
Seems to me that there are some more fundamental issues - like identifying places in Chapel Hill where one can easily walk to a bus. How about such a map?
The Daily Tar Heel :: Local police forces explain surplus military equipment
In an emergency, imagine the significance of this - that's what we have to do.
New Lessons From Old Wars - Chapelboro.com
We have so much unlearned from history, abroad and down the street.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Walk Your City - New signs going up around Raleigh | abc11.com
I guess this is what we will see in Chapel Hill for the "test".
RALEIGH: International Festival returns to Raleigh this weekend - WNCN: News, Weather
Why not in Chapelboroham?
Council Hears Plans For Graduate Housing Downtown - Chapelboro.com
Where is the people movement description?
Will Portland Always Be a Retirement Community for the Young? - NYTimes.com
Have we learned all we can from Portland?
Duke Energy partners with Strata on solar energy | The Herald-Sun
Does the guy who runs Strata participate in Chapelborham affairs other than on behalf of his company. I have not seen his name appear.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Airlines Head Abroad, and Also Inland - NYTimes.com
What does our air service look to be in the years ahead?
‘9 x 18’ Plan Ties Development Rules to Public Benefits - NYTimes.com
Why can't we put this to use here?
The Daily Tar Heel :: Paws4ever gives pet owners peace of mind for future
Suggests the need for a bigger story on the state of domestic animals in Chapelboroham.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
Panthers owner Jerry Richardson cries while addressing... | www.wsoctv.com
What a blemish on North Carolina.
The Daily Tar Heel :: New York Times blog applauds UNC's economic diversity
This is good for Chapelboroham, too.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Awards?
You have to wonder what the competition was!
The SAVVY Awards competition recognizes outstanding local government achievements in communications, public-sector marketing and citizen-government relationships.
The Town of Chapel Hill's communications strategy states that its goal is to build community through the highest standards of openness and participation. We reach out to people where they are to tell the story of what we are doing and how our actions affect them. The winning projects were created or spearheaded by staff members from the Town's Communications and Public Affairs Department -- Director Sabrina Oliver and staffers Catherine Lazorko, Melanie Miller, Amy Harvey, Jennifer Phillips, Christina Strauch and Betty Byrd with UNC-Chapel Hill intern Caroline Simpson.
The entry "Mayors
Innovation Project Video" won a Silver Circle Award in the TV and
Video - Promotional Video category. (view at https://vimeo.com/84253841). The Town
partnered with the Chapel Hill and Orange County Visitors Bureau, which funded
the project and provided creative collaboration; Beery Media of Carrboro on
video production; and the Community Beat Making Lab at the Street Scene Teen
Center, 179 E. Franklin St, on the music track. In the four-minute video,
Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt and Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle provide an
overview of the community and welcome message to visitors.
"Town of Chapel Hill wins
3CMA Awards
Recognized for Innovative
Communications
Posted Date: 9/11/2014
The Town of Chapel Hill was recognized for communications excellence and
received two national awards from the City-County Communications & Marketing
Association (3CMA) during a ceremony at the Music Box Theatre in
Minneapolis on Thursday, Sept. 4.The SAVVY Awards competition recognizes outstanding local government achievements in communications, public-sector marketing and citizen-government relationships.
The Town of Chapel Hill's communications strategy states that its goal is to build community through the highest standards of openness and participation. We reach out to people where they are to tell the story of what we are doing and how our actions affect them. The winning projects were created or spearheaded by staff members from the Town's Communications and Public Affairs Department -- Director Sabrina Oliver and staffers Catherine Lazorko, Melanie Miller, Amy Harvey, Jennifer Phillips, Christina Strauch and Betty Byrd with UNC-Chapel Hill intern Caroline Simpson.
About the video, judges stated: "Outstanding camera work and impressive
variety of locations for such a short time with the mayor. The use of local
music talent was a great touch, as was structuring the video to be used as a
general visitor's video as well. Very well done! Inviting, informative, and
effective. Your mayor has "star" quality and appeal and this video
showcased that with great results. Exciting and engaging. High production value
- loved the mayor's involvement in the project; great on-camera asset. Transitions
were excellent. Great multi-use potential for promoting the Chapel Hill
area."
The entry "CaPA How-to Guides" won a Silver Circle Award in the Printed Publications - Internal Publications category. Judges stated: "Very practical, well thought out, we should do this too!" The How-To guides resemble the unintimidating format of the popular "For Dummies" guidebooks, synthesizing best practices into topic specific one pagers that employees can easily reference.
The Town of Chapel Hill has been recognized with past national awards from 3CMA including Most Innovative Communications (2011), Digital Interactive-Website (2010), Printed Publications-Guides (2010), and Internal Newsletter (2006).
About The SAVVY Awards
Sponsored by the City-County Communications & Marketing Association (3CMA), the Savvy Awards competition recognizes outstanding local government achievements in communications, public-sector marketing and citizen-government relationships. The Savvies salute skilled and effective city, county, agency or district professionals who have creatively planned and carried out successful innovations in communications and marketing."
The entry "CaPA How-to Guides" won a Silver Circle Award in the Printed Publications - Internal Publications category. Judges stated: "Very practical, well thought out, we should do this too!" The How-To guides resemble the unintimidating format of the popular "For Dummies" guidebooks, synthesizing best practices into topic specific one pagers that employees can easily reference.
The Town of Chapel Hill has been recognized with past national awards from 3CMA including Most Innovative Communications (2011), Digital Interactive-Website (2010), Printed Publications-Guides (2010), and Internal Newsletter (2006).
About The SAVVY Awards
Sponsored by the City-County Communications & Marketing Association (3CMA), the Savvy Awards competition recognizes outstanding local government achievements in communications, public-sector marketing and citizen-government relationships. The Savvies salute skilled and effective city, county, agency or district professionals who have creatively planned and carried out successful innovations in communications and marketing."
On Facebook, Nobody Knows You’re a Voter. Well, Almost Nobody. - NYTimes.com
It seems to me that we need to look at how all of this affects Chapelboroham. What impact does all this stuff have on our lives from politics to shopping and well beyond?
The Digital Wallet Revolution - NYTimes.com
Who looks at how this will affect Chapelboroham? The Chamber of Commerce?
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Downtown Chapel Hill Experience Survey
These voluntary surveys are worth very little and are dangerous.
Lloyd Farm developers to meet with public Wednesday in Carrboro Town Hall | Carrboro | ChapelHillNews.com
All of this gets treated like an island assault.
CHAPEL HILL: Group questions Chapel Hill town manager’s performance | Chapel Hill | ChapelHillNews.com
The response will be interesting, perhaps.
Here's What's Becoming Of America's Dead Shopping Malls : NPR
It sure seems to me that University Mall, for example, could be better connected to all around it, starting with how people as opposed to vehicles move. Imagine what the layout in the parking lot and all surrounding properties might be if one were to assume that there were no vehicles, but only people to move around. How would that transportation network be designed to work best. With that in place, then work in the vehicles AROUND that network instead of what we do now - design the environs for vehicles and let people fend for themselves.
The Daily Tar Heel :: Block party brings together UNC student and Northside residents
We should do more of this.
Mostly White Forces in Mostly Black Towns: Police Struggle for Racial Diversity - NYTimes.com
Look at Siler City. What about the rest of Chapelboroham?
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
The Daily Tar Heel :: Bubble wrap producer to bring 1,000 jobs to the state
North Carolinians should be proud of this?
Rendez-vous des Associations - Conseil général des Alpes-Maritimes
Do we something like this in Chapelboroham? How about a "speed joining" event where everyone moves around spending a couple of minutes at each association?
The Daily Tar Heel :: Petitioners suspect fiscal mismanagement by Chapel Hill town manager
Serious charges poorly presented.
Monday, September 8, 2014
Try This On For Size: Personal Styling That Comes In The Mail : All Tech Considered : NPR
How will this affect Chapelboroham?
D.E.A. to Allow Return of Unused Pills to Pharmacies - NYTimes.com
We need to keep working hard on this.
Durham-Chapel Hill’s exports grow to almost $3 billion | The Herald-Sun
This seems weird. I'd sure like to understand better.
The Daily Tar Heel :: UNC Family Enterprise Center sparks trend in business education
Impact on Chapelboroham?
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Elections, Politics, and Power Struggles from Ancient Rome to Modern North Carolina – Program in the Humanities
We have so many neat programs like this.
CHAPEL HILL: Mixed-use project to test Chapel Hill redevelopment rules | Chapel Hill | ChapelHillNews.com
"At 95 percent residential, the project is expected to set the pace for other property owners in the 180-acre district who might redevelop their strip malls and parking lots. The town’s goal for the district is to fund needed traffic and stormwater improvements, while increasing the commercial tax base."
Let's see a drawing of this in the actual location so we can see other existing buildings, etc.
Let's see a drawing of this in the actual location so we can see other existing buildings, etc.
CHAPEL HILL: Ariz. solar firm drops Orange County farm | Orange County | ChapelHillNews.com
Don't we want more of this?
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Ombudsmen in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I think we need an ombudsman for Chapelboroham, starting with Chapel Hill. Why not just create one and see what happens if the job is done rigorously, fairly and honestly?
New York Will Require More Builders to Add Affordable Units - NYTimes.com
Do we do enough to encourage smaller units at lower cost?
The Daily Tar Heel
There was a full page ad on 4 Sep in the Daily Tar Heel from Carol FOLT, the UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor. It was about the sexual assault policy and the group that advised her on it. Why were there no lawyers with experience in prosecuting and defending sexual assault cases in the group? Why no police or other law enforcement? Why no liaison to the Town of Chapel Hill?
The Daily Tar Heel
There was a full page ad on 4 Sep in the Daily Tar Heel from Carol FOLT, the UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor. It was about the sexual assault policy and the group that advised her on it. Why were there no lawyers with experience in prosecuting and defending sexual assault cases in the group? Why no police or other law enforcement? Why no liaison to the Town of Chapel Hill?
Roger Waldon: Looking ahead: Chapel Hill’s changing demographics | Guest Columns | ChapelHillNews.com
Not quite sure the message here?
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In any case, I sent WALDON this request:
"Dear MR. WALDON,
--
In any case, I sent WALDON this request:
"Dear MR. WALDON,
I see that you have written something for the Chapel Hill News and intend to
write more.
Please provide a list of all of your clients, past, present,
and prospective – since leaving your Chapel Hill post almost 10 years ago – who
are either located in Chapel Hill or have, or might have, a financial interest
in Chapel Hill. If you are associated with a consulting firm, please include
the firm’s clients as well who meet the same criteria.
We should all know who is paying your bills, and then judge
what you write with that added knowledge."
Commentary: Chamber of Commerce taking divisive approach | Guest Columns | ChapelHillNews.com
Are we talking past one another?
Friday, September 5, 2014
Fire destroys house; dogs rescued | The Herald-Sun
Why don't we get a report at the end of the investigation as to cause so we can learn? Or from this one.
Livecast - 92Y On Demand
We should have a program like this from Chapelboroham. Did I miss the announcement?
F.C.C. to Promote Choices for High-Speed Broadband - NYTimes.com
How are we handling this in Chapelboroham?
Carrboro's Lloyd Farm Developers Plan Public Input Meeting - Chapelboro.com
This looks like the right way to consider this project.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
The Daily Tar Heel :: LUX at Central Park ready for residents
We need to better understand where everyone sleeps in Chapel Hill! At least, I do!
First Project Planned For Ephesus-Fordham District - Chapelboro.com
I look forward to seeing this and its impact in context.
The Daily Tar Heel :: Exhibit adds sculptures to rejuvenate town
I think we pay too much attention to stuff like this and not enough resources devoted to the basics.
As big chains fold, Triangle indie bookstores thrive on the personal touch | Reading | Indy Week
Seems like one of those local values we want to preserve if we can.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Chapel Hill, Hillsborough have option to go solar | The Herald-Sun
Still not telling the whole story.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Would Solar Roadways Work? A Government Engineer Discusses the Controversial Technology : Greentech Media
I think this is more fair-minded view of the technology and the idea. It may prove unsuccessful, or at least unworkable, but science demands a more open mind.
Why Solar Roads are a Bad Idea - Chapelboro.com
I think this is an extremely narrow-minded approach to the issue.
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