Walkable Hillsborough Day is June 2, 2007

The Town of Hillsborough and the Walkable Hillsborough Coalition are sponsoring the 6th annual Walkable Hillsborough Day this Saturday, June 2, 2007. See this flyer for more information.

The Village Project to table at the Green Tour Kickoff 2007

The Village Project will be tabling at the Green Home Tour kickoff event at the Carrboro Century Center at 100 N. Greensboro Street on May 19, 2007 from 9am - noon. Come see our designs and talk to our board members!

At the Green Home Tour kickoff, you'll be able to hear speakers, view displays, and ask questions of green building experts. Stay for as much as you'd like. Check out the displays, pick up a tour book, then visit the homes. See www.hbadoc.com for more complete schedule information.

Local family takes the Carbon Challenge

The NPR and National Geographic series on Climate Connections featured a local Orange County family who are taking steps to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. See http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9979875 for the story.

The series on climate change can be found at http://www.npr.org/climate

Economist: The World Goes to Town

From The Economist print edition (May 03, 2007)
After this year the majority of people will live in cities. Human history will ever more emphatically become urban history, says John Grimond.
http://www.economist.com/surveys/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9070726

The Village Project Featured on TreeHugger.com!

Read "Smart Folks Championing Smart Growth" posted on 04.09.2007

The Village Project Responds to March 2007 Plans for Carolina North (04.24.2007)

UNC presented three plans for Carolina North and The Village Project believes the "Centers" plan is the best of the three. Find out why ...