Ungentrified Durham

05/25/2021

You know what's worse than wasting $160+ million to try and get a light rail?

Doing it again to TRY and get a commuter rail that public officials know we can't afford.

01/23/2020

Durham...where we are SO woke we make timely investments ($12 million!!!) to fix up ballparks but not our public housing.

12/09/2019

I have sooooo many thoughts about the unequal way that we treat (with our tax dollars) gatherings meant to center culture and art that isn't White.

12/08/2019

Since we're still being charged a transit tax for the light rail, why doesn't Go Triangle just eliminate fares on buses? I wonder how much we spend to support the collection of fares or passes. What if we just spent THAT on supporting riders?

Kansas City's streetcar has been free since it opened, and is now joined by the city's bus system. PHOTO BY NATE SHEETSToday, Kansas City became the first major American city to have fare-free public transit. City council voted unanimously to make city bus routes fare-free, reports KSHB, directing t...

12/07/2019

At a December 16th meeting, Forest Hills plans to ask City Council for permission to secede from Downtown Durham. They want to officially be considered a suburb.

12/06/2019

So apparently Forest Hills doesn't want to be considered downtown Durham. It wants the city council to say it is a suburban neighborhood. Say what?!?!

11/13/2019

The end of an era ...

“The store was a success. I just didn’t make any money.”

11/06/2019

Remembering Durham's cool before it was weaponized as a gimmick to gentrify it.

11/05/2019

Two more hours left to vote.

11/01/2019

Today is the last day of early voting!