Odd end of Cary greenway leaves some in lurch
Plans are in the works to pave the remaining three-tenths of a mile of a greenway in Western Cary in January and link it with another tunnel that goes underneath busy N.C. 55.
Street becomes walkway in Chapel Hill
A Chapel Hill resident asks Triangle Troubleshooter to find out whether there are plans to build a sidewalk on Rosemary Street just blocks from UNC-CH's campus.
Well-meaning signs posted illegally; City fears false sense of security
A Troubleshooter tipster recently complained about the number of street signs his neighbors are posting of the "slow down, children playing" variety.
Group files a list of things that impede
The Orange County Disability Awareness Council is trying to make a point by sending the town a laundry list of 'environmental barriers' to making Chapel Hill easy to get around.
Durham residents see tree travesty, but railroad just following rules
It looks like a posse of crazed beavers attacked the main rail line through Durham, leaving behind a trail of ravaged stumps and limbs.
Raleigh's softened stance on poison ivy displeases Bertie Drive resident
Poison ivy lurks at the fringe of Mary Lou Smith's yard, creeping closer on three sides, threatening naked skin.
Help wanted for making tricky turn
Elaine Smith's heart beats a little faster every time she has to make a tricky left turn from Norwood Road onto Victory Church Road in northern Wake County.
Floating poles a hazard to drivers
When the rain comes, you may have better luck navigating East Forest Hills Boulevard in a canoe than in your car.
Intersection due for help -- but what kind?
With limited visibility and cars zooming over the speed limit, Jeanne Brown has a hard time turning onto Mount Carmel Church Road from Bennett Road as it is.
Vroom-vroom of teens on Tobacco Trail troubles Apex resident
The American Tobacco Trail is not supposed to handle vehicular traffic, but Mary Barone says some teenagers appear to have found a new use for the nature trail.
Woman is fired up about firefighting mural
A Chapel Hill firefighter gives a thumbs up and a water-bottle toast as his co-worker casually sprays a raging trailer fire with a tiny garden hose.
Residents say traffic calmers are good idea on the face, but ugly from the neck down
The odd-shaped structures on the Anderson Street shoulders were not meant to be roadside attractions.
Renewal on old road requires new junction
Except for a landfill and a few houses, Eubanks Road just north of Chapel Hill and Carrboro has been mostly a cut-through. But now it shoots through one of the fastest-growing areas in Orange County.
Farmers Market signal on when no cars are in sight
You might think that the State Farmers Market is a 24-hour operation by the way motorists have to stop at the traffic light in front of the market's entrance at all hours of the day.
Contractor will smooth bump in Raleigh road
Some humps are deliberately meant to slow people down, but that's not the case with the one in front of Wake Cross Roads Baptist Church in North Raleigh.
