Travel study

"A travel study is being conducted for the U.S. Department of Transportation to get an understanding of how and why people in Southern Village travel the way they do.
For instance, how many trips are taken by Southern Village residents via carpool, bus, bicycle, and walking as opposed to driving a household vehicle? Are there particular reasons why residents choose one route to their destination over another? These and other questions will be investigated in this study.
Battelle (located in Durham) currently is recruiting households to participate in this study and are looking for volunteers to pilot the application. Each participating household will be provided one of our Samsung Galaxy smartphones to use over a 5-day period to collect information about their travel patterns. Households completing the study will receive $75 in appreciation for their assistance.
For more information about this important study, please contact Alan Pate at 614-424-7611 or patea@battelle.org."

Tutti Frutti Yogurt Chapel Hill

I wonder if they are open again. Always want to see Southern Village businesses succeed!

Comcast and Time Warner merger could be bad for customers - CBS News

What can we do in Southern Village to promote more competition in these services, resulting in better service at lower prices?

Chapel Hill Boy Who Inspired Super Cooper's Little Red Wagon Foundation Dies at Age 6 - Chapel Hill Magazine

Very sad.

Culbreth Middle School Breaks Ground On New Science Wing - Chapelboro.com

That's good!

Barber?

The Chapel Hill barber shop at University Square is looking for a new home. How about Southern Village?

Duke Study: CPR Training Minimal In Places That Need It Most | WUNC

Who is trained in Southern Village? My wife and I have both taken a basic course (in Carrboro).

Rake the Leaves? Some Towns Say Mow Them - NYTimes.com

This should start here in Southern Village.

SAS Information Delivery Portal

The data for all NC schools, searchable.

CH Town Council Approves Fining For False Alarms - Chapelboro.com

Good!

Vélib, une bonne idée victime du vandalisme

Public To Weigh In On Southern Village Hotel Monday - Chapelboro.com

I suspect that this will sail through.....

Southern Village Farmers Market - Chapelboro.com

Why doesn't this do better?

Chapel Hill Gets Funds for Culbreth Road Completion - Chapelboro.com

Memorial Day

I noted an exchange on the Southern Village Yahoo group started by one fellow who expressed disappointment in not seeing more US flags flying today and ranging through a fair variety of responses. My own view is that expressing different views about anything, including perhaps most importantly the U.S. flag, is more important than whether anyone hauls it up the flagpole or not.

Town of Chapel Hill : Community Design

What action have they taken on the hotel proposal?

"Old" soccer field?

What is the status of the "old" soccer field opposite the pond and next to the basketball courts, swimming pool? Is that Town property? How is it used? What are plans? And, since it runs alongside that field, what is the status of the path through the woods that connects with Dogwood Acres? Is that officially sanctioned? Tolerated? Prohibited? Who has liability for any injuries resulting from its use or misuse?

Southern Community Park - use

Yesterday, I walked through the Park. There were exactly two people on the grounds of soccer fields. The more I look at the unused park - 95%+ of the time - the more I wonder if "likely use" was ever considered or if the idea here was simply to "build it" and assume wonderful things would happen, like getting re-elected?

San Antonio seeks to amp up use of tiny electric cars - San Antonio Express-News

Le bonheur est au village - 10/04/2013 - News et vidéos en replay - Des racines et des ailes - France 3