There are many routes you can use to get around Chapel Hill!

By bike:

 

The Chapel Hill Bike Facilities & Greenways Map includes bike lanes, shared lanes, and trails across both Chapel Hill and Carrboro, along with information on local bike shops, cycling advocacy organizations, and facilities like parking and repair stations.

The Chapel Hill Inventory of Resources for Bicycles (CHIRB) maps out publicly available bike parking, fix-it stations, and air pumps for cyclists.

 

Other helpful maps of the area:

Carrboro Bike Map

Carolina North Trails Map

Durham Bike & Hike Map

BikeRaleigh Map

Orange County, NC Trails and Greenways Map 

Triangle Trails and Greenways

By Bus:

If you're traveling within Chapel Hill and Carrboro, Chapel Hill Transit offers a full map of its routes, route-specific maps, and real-time information through NextBus. Chapel Hill Transit is a fare-free system, and does not charge riders.

If you're traveling elsewhere in the Triangle, GoTriangle offers a system map for its routes, schedules for all routes from Triangle-area transit agencies, and a trip planner for getting around by transit. One-way trips are $2.25 for local routes and $3 for express routes. You can purchase passes and view fare information on the agency's website.

On foot:

When it comes to trails, the Chapel Hill Bike Facilities & Greenways Map offers a good overview of trails that you can walk or run as well. Other useful maps include the Carolina North Trail Map for the Carolina North area, and the UNC Campus Map for walking around campus.

For sidewalks, you can view a map of existing sidewalks in the Mobility and Connectivity Plan. The town has identified sidewalk gaps that it plans to address in the Mobility and Connectivity Plan, and is working to connect residents on-foot.

Mobility and Connectivity Plan

 

The Chapel Hill Mobility and Connectivity Plan, finalized in 2017, is the guiding document for projects that the town would like to complete. The plan includes a map of the envisioned long-term network facilities for cyclists and pedestrians in town.

Ongoing and Upcoming Projects

The Town is undertaking multiple projects to improve connectivity throughout the community. Chapel Hill voters authorized $16.2 million in bonds funds in 2015 to repair, connect and construct sidewalks and bike lanes to improve connectivity and safety, and $5 million for construction of new trails and greenways. For a updated list of projects and their current status, visit the town's Getting Around Chapel Hill page.

For a full look at downtown parking options in Chapel Hill, visit the Parking Services Division at https://www.parkonthehill.com/. Park on the Hill has information about where public parking is located, parking tickets, and parking fees.

For information about parking on UNC's campus, visit UNC Transportation and Parking. UNC Transportation and Parking has information on visitor parking, parking permits, and weeknight parking.

For information about park-and-ride options, visit Chapel Hill Transit's page on its four park and ride lots, or UNC's page on its five park and ride lots.

Go Chapel Hill is the town's award-winning transportation demand management (TDM) program that supports efforts to use a variety of transportation methods. From bikes to buses to carpools, Go Chapel Hill can keep you updated on different ways to get around! In addition to the Go Chapel Hill website, the program also send out information via its social media channels.

To report maintenance issues with streets and sidewalks, please visit the Town's SeeClickFix online portal or download the town's Chapel Hill Connect app on the iOS App Store or the Google Play Store.

The Public Works Department is responsible for maintaining Chapel Hill's roadways and managing traffic. The Streets and Construction team handles maintenance of town streets and snow removal. Chapel Hill's Traffic Engineering team handles issues around traffic signals, streetlight outages, and traffic controls. To learn more about traffic news and potential disruptions, sign up for traffic advisories via email.

Chapel Hill's greenway system, comprising 17.6 miles across 11 different trails, is maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department. Additionally, the Transportation Planning Division maintains data on pedestrian and cyclist counts on greenways.

Transportation and Connectivity Advisory Board

If you have an interest in transportation, you may want to join or attend the meetings of the Transportation and Connectivity Advisory Board. The charge of the Transportation and Connectivity advisory board is to assist the Chapel Hill Town Council in creating an inclusive connected community by recommending, advocating and planning for comprehensive, safe, effective and sustainable multi-modal transportation and connectivity. This advisory board reviews development applications and transportation projects and plans. Visit the Boards & Commissions page for more information about participating in a board or commission. 

Contact the Transportation Planning Division

To contact town staff directly, you can reach us at:

Transportation Division

Third Floor, Town Hall
405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 

Phone: 919-969-5061

The Town of Chapel Hill is a member agency of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO). Town staff and elected officials partner with other municipalities, transit providers, and state agencies to work on regional transportation plans and policies. To learn more about the latest regional plans and policies that may affect you, visit the DCHC MPO homepage.