Martin L. Johnson
@martinlj.bsky.social
Film historian and urbanist. Co-president of Domitor, the international society for the study of early cinema. Coming attractions include A Teaching Companion to Silent Cinema (Rutgers) and a history of advertising film.
Would love to see ridership numbers since they moved to 15-minute headways!
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Would love to see ridership numbers since they moved to 15-minute headways!
Judith Weisenfeld’s work is a good place to start.
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Judith Weisenfeld’s work is a good place to start.
But the boxing in is also a policy choice, made by the town of Chapel Hill in partnership with other local governments. (And we're much less dense than our peer college towns. At Charlottesville's density, we'd have close to 100K population). triangleblogblog.com/2024/03/08/o...
Orange County Board of County Commissioners approve WASMPBA, setting a new path for land use in the county - Triangle Blog Blog
A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
But the boxing in is also a policy choice, made by the town of Chapel Hill in partnership with other local governments. (And we're much less dense than our peer college towns. At Charlottesville's density, we'd have close to 100K population). triangleblogblog.com/2024/03/08/o...
I’m in the room! More CHC folks should go to @yimbytown.bsky.social.
September 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I’m in the room! More CHC folks should go to @yimbytown.bsky.social.
Same was true in Chapel Hill in 1986. triangleblogblog.com/2023/02/02/i...
It’s Groundhog Day in Chapel Hill, and we might finally be able to leave Punxsutawney - Triangle Blog Blog
A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
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August 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Same was true in Chapel Hill in 1986. triangleblogblog.com/2023/02/02/i...
As a Durham, NC native, Yonah is familiar with the success of Chapel Hill Transit's fare free bus system (which is a really a pre-paid system, with UNC-CH and local gov'ts supporting the system). What role should large employers play in subsidizing transit, and what form should it take?
August 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
As a Durham, NC native, Yonah is familiar with the success of Chapel Hill Transit's fare free bus system (which is a really a pre-paid system, with UNC-CH and local gov'ts supporting the system). What role should large employers play in subsidizing transit, and what form should it take?