Equity Commitments, TransportationProject Updates, and Downtown Street Transformation

The Carrboro Town Council recognizes the National Day of Racial Healing and International Holocaust Remembrance Day, linking history and local commitments to equity and human dignity. Tina Moon, planning manager, reviews major transportation updates and funding decisions. And John Fussa, planning director, details plans to run a test of East Weaver Street as new downtown civic space targeted for a weekend mid-April. 21mins

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Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
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Carrboro Town Council Meeting - January 20, 2026
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In This Video
  • Mayor Foushee read a proclamation recognizing the National Day of Racial Healing and highlighted recent Town of Carrboro initiatives and partnerships advancing racial equity and inclusion.
  • A speaker thanked the mayor and council and emphasized ongoing collaboration with community partners to remove barriers, advance community-centered governance, and pursue a thriving, resilient, and just Carrboro.
  • Mayor Foushee read a proclamation designating January 27, 2026 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Carrboro, emphasizing remembrance, education, and the Town’s commitment to confronting antisemitism, bigotry, and hatred in all forms.
  • A staff member presented a transportation projects update, explaining how local and federal projects fit into the DOT 10-year programming cycle, timelines, and the need to resubmit the NC 54 side path for reprioritization.
  • A staff member reviewed the slate of transportation projects submitted for the P8 funding cycle, noted that only a few were likely to be selected, and explained efforts to secure regional flexible funds and manage the required local match as project costs increased.
  • Tina Moon continued and stated that Carrboro received a Safe Streets for All grant for safety improvements and bike lanes, outlined potential future federal grant opportunities and required local matches, and reviewed how transit funds and tighter budgets could affect the timing of upcoming sidewalk and connector projects.
  • A staff member provided an update on the downtown activation and placemaking demonstration project, reporting that planning and preliminary design were completed and describing the A2 two-layer barricade system to close East Weaver Street.
  • A staff member outlined next steps for the East Weaver Street placemaking project, including completing final design for NCDOT review, bidding out installation work, continuing business outreach, developing an activation plan, and targeting a mid-April street closure to launch the new downtown civic space.
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