

The Chapel Hill Police Department is planning an enhanced number of pedestrian safety enforcement operations again this month in addition to normal patrols. Officers will watch for driving violations including failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, and turning right on red where it is not allowed. Scheduled special operations include – but are not limited to – the following dates:
*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, Estes Drive corridors). We 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 May – in addition to normal patrols – with the main goal of improving safety for everyone who shares roads.
*Dates and times are subject to change
Please use the following tips to improve safety for everyone on and near the roads:
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.
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 and commits to eliminating them on Chapel Hill streets. To view the resolution, click here.
May 1 – I Love My BikeCarrboro Ride: 1 p.m. Carrboro Town Hall
May 4 – Bike & Roll to School Day: 7 a.m. -Chapel Hill – Carrboro Schools
May 4 – May the Wheels Be With You!: 11 – 1 p.m. -UNC Polk Place
May 4 – Beginner Road Ride: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. – The ReCYCLEry
May 10 – Cycling With Carrboro’s Mayor: 8 a.m. -Carrboro Town Hall
May 14 – Bicycles, Sweet-Ice & Bike Rack Art : 1 – 3 p.m. -Chapel Hill Community Center
May 14 – Bike On Bus Demo Workshop: 9 a.m. – Noon -Carrboro Farmer’s Market
May 17 – Bike Breakfast: 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. -Carrboro Libba Cotten Trail
May 21 – Bike On Bus Demo Workshop: 9 – Noon -Chapel Hill Farmers Mkt
May 25 – Children’s Bike-to-Market Day: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. -Carrboro’s Farmer’s Market (Free Tune Up)
May 26 – Driving with Cyclists Workshops: 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. -Attend to receive a 1-Yr Bike/Walk NC Membership Register at goch@townofchapelhill.org
JUNE 10 – Vets on the Move Salute: 6 p.m. -Hargraves Community Center – The Huegerich Ride
May 1-31 – No Charge Bike Inspections: Daytime -All CH-C Bicycle Shops
Ongoing Events
Bike Movie Nights: Saturdays 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. -The Beer Study
Open Bicycle Workshops: 1st & 3rd Sat/Sun 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. -The ReCYCLEry
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