Vision Zero Chapel Hill
Whether you're driving, walking, or cycling, your input is important.
“Vision Zero Chapel Hill” is a local initiative to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2031. Through traffic safety solutions and equitable mobility options for all, Vision Zero uses strategies informed by data to increase road safety to prevent serious injury and decrease crashes. These are the three main pillars of Vision Zero in Chapel Hill:
- Guiding town-wide policies for transportation planning, the design of streets and sidewalks, the maintenance of public rights-of-way, and traffic enforcement;
- Working with the community to create “Safe Routes to School”; and
- Prioritizing the safety of all road users in transportation decisions, with a special emphasis on vulnerable road users
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February 27 Walk Audit - University Mall: Fordham Blvd-S. Estes Dr.- Willow Dr.
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The Vision Zero team invites you to join our walk audit on Thursday February 27th from 2:00 PM-3:30 PM. The audit will be just under a mile beginning at the S. Estes-Fordham intersection next to Circle K:
Intersections along the route were identified for safety concerns for pedestrians crossing at the Willow and S. Estes crosswalks.
A walk audit allows us to assess the conditions of the street, identify safety concerns, and develop potential improvement in this area. If you would like to send this email out to your neighbors and community members, please use this link!
Who: Anyone interested in Vision Zero, pedestrian safety, and safer streets
What: Fordham Blvd. Walk Audit (at Fordham Blvd from S Estes Drive up to Willow Drive)
When: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 2:00 PM-3:30 PM.
Where: 221 S Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (intersection of S. Estes and Fordham)
Why: We will assess current conditions, identify safety concerns, and develop potential improvements in this area.
Event Link: Vision Zero Chapel Hill | Engage Chapel Hill
Getting there:
If you plan to drive:
University Place Shopping Center Parking Lot
Closest bus stop:
Estes Drive at US 15-501 Bypass (Bus A)
Estes Drive at Camelot Apartments (Bus A)
Willow Drive at Estes Drive (Buses A, F)
What to expect:
If you have never done one, the purpose of a walk audit is to gather on-the-ground knowledge of safety concerns cyclists and pedestrians face so that we can find potential improvements.
We will have safety vests, worksheets, clipboards, and pens for all participants.
We expect the total distance covered will about one mile of total walking (see map attached).
Please take a virtual walk in Google Street view prior to meeting.
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Everywhere to Everywhere Greenways Projects Kick-Off
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Join Town staff and our project consultant for an open house at Chapel Hill Library to learn about the Bolin Creek Greenway Extension and Estes Drive Ext. bike-ped projects. We invite you to ask questions, share your opinions on different designs, and review maps, renderings, and technical details about the options. Here are more event details:
- January 23, 2025, 6 - 8 p.m.
- Chapel Hill Public Library, Meeting Room B
- Visit the Bolin Creek Greenway Ext. project page
- Visit the Estes Drive Ext. project page
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West Rosemary Street Crosswalk Gateways
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Town staff installed crosswalk gateways using flexible posts this week on West Rosemary Street from Mitchell Lane to Pritchard Avenue to address speeding drivers and issues with drivers not yielding to people trying to walk in the crosswalk.
What are crosswalk gateways for?
- Crosswalk gateways use flexible posts or similar infrastructure to narrow the drivers' field of vision to encourage slower driving speeds. They work especially well when grouped along multiple blocks rather than placed at a single crosswalk.
- When driving slower, your reaction time increases, making it easier to notice people crossing the street and yielding to them.
What's next?
- Staff will measure vehicle speeds and the rate of drivers that yield for people walking to determine whether the crosswalk gateways address these issues.
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Hillsborough Street Walk Audit Thursday, 1/23/25
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The Vision Zero team invites you to join our walk audit on Thursday January 23rd from 2:00 PM-3:30 PM. The audit will be just over half a mile running along Hillsborough St from Bolinwood Drive up to North Street, with the central meeting point being at Union Chapel Hill apartments. We decided to audit this location because it has been identified for possible pedestrian safety concerns. A walk audit allows us to assess the conditions of the street, identify safety concerns, and develop potential improvement in this area. I will be sending out a corresponding calendar invite for this event for those interested in attending. Thank you very much and I hope to see you there!
Who: Anyone interested in Vision Zero, pedestrian safety, and safer streets
What: Hillsborough Street Walk Audit (at Union Chapel Hill- from Bolinwood Drive to North Street)
When: Thursday, January 23, 2025, 2:00 PM-3:30 PM.
Where: 425 Hillsborough St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (intersection of Hillsborough St and Union Chapel Hill)
Why: We will assess current conditions, identify safety concerns, and develop potential improvements in this area.
Getting there:
If you plan to drive:
Parking locations are to be determined. We will update this location as we get closer to the audit.
Closest bus stop:
Hillsborough Street at Union Chapel Hill Southbound (Buses HS, NU)
Hillsborough Street at Union Chapel Hill Northbound (NU)
Hillsborough Street at Brookside Condos (Buses HS, NU)
Hillsborough Street at Bolinwood Drive (NU)
What to expect:
If you have never done one, the purpose of a walk audit is to gather on-the-ground knowledge of safety concerns cyclists and pedestrians face so that we can find potential improvements.
We will have safety vests, worksheets, clipboards, and pens for all participants.
We expect the total distance covered will about half a mile of total walking (see map attached).
Please take a virtual walk in Google Street view prior to meeting.
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DCHC Safe Streets for All Action Plan Survey
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The DCHC MPO is creating a Safe Streets for All Action Plan that aims to make public transportation, walking, biking, and driving safer in the DCHC MPO area. The plan will show the types of crashes that happen, how serious they are, where they occur, identify where safety and security are lacking in the area, and will help develop new ideas and campaigns to improve transportation safety in the region.
There is still time to share your thoughts about safety with us -- the survey is open until January 31, 2025.
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East Franklin Street Walk Audit on Thursday, 12/12
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The Vision Zero team invites you to join our walk audit on Thursday December 12th from 10:00 AM-11:30 AM. The audit will be just under half a mile running along E Franklin Street from N. Estes Drive up to Elizabeth Street. E. Franklin Street was identified for bike and pedestrian safety concerns and a recent speed analysis done on this section of E. Franklin found that approximately 76% of drivers travel over the posted speed limit of 35mph.
A walk audit allows us to assess the conditions of the street, identify safety concerns, and develop potential safety improvements in this area.
When: Thursday, December 12, 2024, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM.
Where: (intersection of N. Estes Drive and East Franklin Street) 1501 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Thanks and Event on 11/20 at the Library
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Thanks to all of the CHCCS families for contributing 400+ pins to areas where we can improve safety!
You can learn more about the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Vision Zero Action Plan and join us to design your own safe street:
Where: Chapel Hill Library Plaza
When: Wednesday, 11/20 from 4pm-6pm
