CHAPEL HILL TRANSIT will not operate on Thursday, Nov. 25, and will provide Sunday service (no U route service) on Friday, Nov. 26.

EZ Rider will be closed on Thursday and on Friday will operate from 8:15 a.m. to 6:52 p.m.

Chapel Hill Transit will be closed on Thursday, November 25 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Chapel Hill Transit will begin running Sunday service on Friday, November 26. The U route will not run on Friday.

EZ Rider will be closed on Thursday and on Friday will operate from 8:15 a.m. to 6:52 p.m.

Please plan accordingly and have a happy and safe holiday.

To learn more about our holiday hours of operations visit: Hours of Operation & Holiday Calendar

The DCHC MPO is updating the region’s long range plan, the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The agency will use the public input received on the draft plan, called the Preferred Option, to identify where roadway, public transportation, bicycle, pedestrian, and other transportation investments will be needed in the coming decades.

The Preferred Option for the 2050 MTP deemphasizes highway widenings and provides greater support for public transportation, bicycle and pedestrian, and highway modernization investments to meet the region’s climate and equity goals.

Residents and other stakeholders are asked to review the Preferred Option on the DCHC MPO website and provide comments by email no later than Tuesday, December 7. Residents can also speak directly to the DCHC MPO Board at an online public hearing on November 10 at 9AM.

The Chapel Hill Police Department will perform three speed enforcement operations in November – in addition to normal patrols – with the main goal of improving safety for everyone who shares roads.

• Tuesday, November 9, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• Tuesday, November 23, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

*Dates and times are subject to change

Chapel Hill Police will also perform four pedestrian safety enforcement operations this month:

• Friday, November 5,  8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Wednesday, November 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 16, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Thursday, November 18, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

*Dates and times are subject to change

Each effort will focus on areas with heavy pedestrian and bicycle traffic, including downtown, and mid-block crosswalks (ex. along the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard corridor). We encourage everyone traveling, regardless of your mode of transportation, to remember that community safety is a shared responsibility.

Please use the following tips to improve safety for everyone on and near the roads:

• Limit distractions
• Phones down; eyes up (this is true for people driving, walking, riding a bike, and rolling)
• Keep your music at an appropriate level to hear what’s happening outside your car or around you
• Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks 
• State law says all vehicles must yield to pedestrians once they have safely entered a crosswalk
• Please use designated crosswalks to cross roads
• Walk against traffic; ride with traffic 
• People walking that don’t have access to sidewalks should walk in the opposite direction as traffic
• People riding bicycles should ride in a bike lane or in the same direction as traffic if there isn’t a designated path
• Bicycles are permitted to ride on the sidewalk except downtown (Franklin and Rosemary streets). Bicycles are permitted on sidewalks along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard outside the Chapel Hill Police Department as long as they are going in the same direction as traffic.

The Town will utilize its variable message sign (VMS) boards throughout Town to alert people driving of the events as well as encouraging them to limit distractions and watch out for people walking and people riding their bikes.

The Road to Zero

The 2019 Pedestrian Safety Action Plan is a key component in turning the Town’s Road to Zero commitment into a reality. This plan lays out strategies to address pedestrian safety concerns through policy, infrastructure, and programming. The Road to Zero Task Force advises implementation of the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan with a focus on equity, public engagement, safe routes to school, and data analysis. Read more: townofchapelhill.org/residents/transportation/bicycle-and-pedestrian/road-to-zero