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Chapel Hill Transit to Pilot Battery-Electric Buses

June 11, 2019

Thanks to $380,000 from a student-run group at UNC-Chapel Hill named the Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee (RESPC), the Chapel Hill Transit system will be able to acquire a third electric bus as part of its plan to pilot battery electric buses to reduce emissions and improve local air quality.

Categories: Transit News, Transportation and Parking


Ridge Road Closed for Chapel Hill Super Regional

June 6, 2019

UNC is hosting the 2019 Super Regionals at the Boshamer Stadium June 8 - 10. Ridge Road will be closed to through traffic four hours prior to game time each day. Due to expected high temperatures throughout the weekend, fans will be allowed to bring soft-sided coolers and sealed water bottles into the stadium.

Categories: Athletic Event, Event, Parking News, Special Event, Transit News, Transportation and Parking


student lounging on a bench, working on a laptop. Very sunny with a flowering tree behind them. Student Parking Lottery Registration Begins June 17

June 4, 2019

Registration for the student 2019-20 Academic Year Parking Lottery begins on June 17 and will end on July 5. There is a limit of one lottery entry per student. First-year students are not eligible for parking.

Categories: Academic Calendar, Commuter Alternative Program, Commuting Alternatives, Parking News, Student Lottery, Transportation and Parking


Deborah Hawkins: Making a Difficult Job Look Easy

May 30, 2019

For the past 29 years, Deborah Hawkins has faced a daily challenge: how to make sure the thousands of people who drive to campus — to work, study, visit hospitals and clinics, attend games and concerts — have a place to park.

Categories: Transportation and Parking


Steam Tunnel Repairs on S. Columbia

May 24, 2019

A portion of South Columbia street directly in front of Mitchell Hall will be blocked off as steam tunnel repairs take place. Work on this project begins on May 23 and will take approximately eight weeks to complete. 

Categories: Construction, Detour, Transportation and Parking