Carolina North
For OP readers: I just sent the following email inviting the community to the presentation of the preliminary results of the fiscal impact analysis. Hope you can attend:
Graham Allison, in his classic, Essence of Decision, perfectly characterized the Horace Williams Airport situation when he wrote about governmental behavior: "No decision is made just once or for good." He also argued that "where you stand depends on where you sit."
Carolina North Forum: The Town Relations Committee
will be hosting a Carolina North Forum on Monday, February, 18th from
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Student Union 3209. Jack Evans, the developer
of Carolina North will be there as well as other community leaders, he
will give an overview of Carolina North and will then answer questions.
Students are encouraged to attend this event as well as bring pertinent
questions dealing with greenspace, economic development, infrastructure
challenges, and environmental sustainability. There will be free food
at this event and all are welcome to attend.
Date:
Monday, February 18, 2008 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
Student Union 3209, UNC Campus
Yesterday, I was going some historical research on the Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Railroad, the original name of the rail line that ran from the Carolina campus through what is now Carrboro on to University Station between Hillsborough and Durham.
I found the original 1873 Charter, and wonderful narrative on the coming of the railroad in Kemp Plummer Battle's 1912 tome the History of the University of North Carolina. The initial 1873 attempt failed, and the 1879 legislative session rechartered the railroad with the new name "State University Railroad", in place of the earlier name "Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Railroad".
Philip Duchastel has a searing column about Carolina North in yesterday's Chapel Hill News. I think he raises some good points, although he also seems to look at the issue as if no conversation or process has come before. I certainly don't agree when he says that "all assume building Carolina North is good." And I also wish he would propose some kind of better way forward instaed of just predicting Chapel Hill's doom.
...the big questions have gone unspoken. The behemoth of those is growth. It seems assumed by all that growth is desirable, and of course that growth is possible. I beg to differ.
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