The Chapel Hill Police Department is planning several speed and pedestrian safety enforcement operations in March, in addition to normal patrols.

The Chapel Hill Police Department is planning several pedestrian safety enforcement operations in March, in addition to normal patrols. Scheduled special operations include – but are not limited to – the following dates:

• Tuesday, March 5, 7am to 11am
• Thursday, March 7, 2pm to 6pm
• Wednesday, March 13, 7am to 11am
• Wednesday, March 20, 2pm to 6pm
• Wednesday, March 27, 7am to 11am

*Dates and times may 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, Estes Drive corridors). Officers encourage everyone traveling, regardless of your mode of transportation, to remember that community safety is a shared responsibility.

The Chapel Hill Police Department is also planning at least four speed enforcement operations in March – in addition to normal patrols – with the main goal of improving safety for everyone who shares roads.

• Tuesday, March 5, 8am to 10am
• Tuesday, March 12, 8am to 10am
• Tuesday, March 19, 1pm to 3pm
• Tuesday, March 26, 9am to 11am

*Dates and times may change

Vehicle Safety Recalls Week

Every vehicle recall is serious and affects your safety. That’s why Vehicle Safety Recalls Week, which is this week, focuses on the importance of checking for recalls and getting any problems fixed for free. Drivers who fix recalled vehicles ultimately help protect themselves and everyone else who is moving around town.

Learn more and check the status of your vehicle here.

Vision Zero

On October 13, 2021, Chapel Hill’s Town Council adopted a Vision Zero Resolution, which states that traffic injuries and deaths are not inevitable “accidents,” but preventable crashes. The On October 13, 2021, Chapel Hill’s Town Council adopted a Vision Zero Resolution, which states that traffic injuries and deaths aren’t inevitable “accidents,” but preventable crashes. The Town committed to ending all transportation and mobility-related deaths and serious injuries by 2031. This will be achieved through a comprehensive and holistic approach to designing safe roadway systems for all users, no matter how they choose to move throughout the community. To view the resolution, click here.