Everywhere-to-Everywhere Greenways Feasibility Study

Thanks to everyone who attended our Open House on Monday - we had a great turnout and even better input. The engagement period for the Everywhere-to-Everywhere Greenways Feasibility Study will end tomorrow, Friday, October 9. Over the past three months, we've heard from many community members through the Route Option Feedback Map and at greenway pop-ups, focus groups, and numerous other public events. The project team will now review the feedback we've collected and work to understand the preferences and concerns raised by the community to help inform final route recommendations. Thank you to everyone who has participated!

As a reminder, community feedback is one of several factors that go into the decision about how to design and where to locate greenways. We also consider user experience, accessibility, environmental impacts, cost, safety, utilities, property impacts, construction and maintenance considerations, and overall network connectivity.

The Feasibility Study is expected to be completed by Spring 2027.

Join us on October 5, 2026 from 5:00-7:30pm at the Chapel Hill Public Library to learn about the project and provide feedback on greenway route options. Our project team will be in Room A ready to discuss the project, answer any questions, and receive feedback. Feedback will be used to help inform final route selections. Can't make it? We have lots of ways to share feedback, including submitting your preferences and ideas for route options on an interactive map

The routes being considered in the Everywhere-to-Everywhere Greenways Feasibility Study have unique opportunities, challenges, and tradeoffs. At the Council Work Session on September 16, 2026, Town staff will share an update on the Everywhere-to-Everywhere Greenways Feasibility Study and ask for guidance on the types of greenways and acceptable tradeoffs that best fit Council's vision for Chapel Hill's greenway network. The project team will use Council guidance to ensure that the final feasibility study reflects community interests and priorities. You can view the agenda and Work Session materials here. The meeting will be held at 6pm in Room B at the Chapel Hill Public Library and is open to the public though there will be no public comment period.

The Everywhere to Everywhere Greenways project team will be at National Night Out talking about the study and getting input from residents. Come find us! The Chapel Hill Police Department is hosting National Night Out inside the Nate Davis, Sr. Gym at the Hargraves Center in the Northside Neighborhood. The free community event will take place on Aug 4, 2026, from 6-8 pm with food, games, and fun.

Share your voice! The Town of Chapel Hill invites young people ages 14 to 18 to an Everywhere to Everywhere Greenways focus group on August 5 at the The Corner Teen Center (179 E. Franklin St., #1058). They'll be there from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for food, prizes, and more. Register for the event here.

Many parts of a feasibility study can be done on a computer. For example, we can analyze topographic information, see where streams are, and identify property boundaries. However, there’s no replacement for seeing areas in person where you can get a feel for how conditions might be changing over time, how an area feels, and note opportunities and constraints along a greenway corridor. Our McAdams team and Town staff have been all over town walking and mapping these corridors. We’re documenting what we find so we can make the most informed decisions about how these greenways will be designed in the future. All of this analysis will result in multiple route options to weigh against each other and select the best options. We’ll have more to share soon.

On Tuesday, March 10, you may see staff from our consultant, McAdams, along more of our trails, and potential future corridors. They’ll wear highly visible vests and will stay on public property throughout town. While they’re out, they’ll review site conditions and take photos for our E2E study.

On Thursday, January 15, you may see staff from our consultant, McAdams, along our trails, and potential future corridors. They’ll wear highly visible safety vests and will stay on public property throughout town. While they’re out, they’ll review site conditions and take photos for our E2E study.

We’re well underway on our E2E 2-year planning process. Site visits are in progress, and the steering committee met to review potential alternatives. Here’s the project schedule and you can expect more frequent updates as we develop a plan for community meetings:

Staff from the Office of Mobility and Greenways and McAdams were at the Chapel Hill Community Center for Trunk-or-Treat – handing out Halloween candy, visibility gear, and talking to community members about the Everywhere-to-Everywhere Feasibility Study.

Currently underway, the study is identifying 25 priority miles of proposed new greenways in Chapel Hill, determining their best routes, and generating a plan for the next steps to get them built.

We spoke to families (and some pirates, superheroes, and fairies) about the project’s vision for a Chapel Hill that is safer, more connected, and easier to navigate, and received input on where residents would like to see greater connectivity in our community.