Chapel Hill leaders jockey to make Franklin Street a dynamic space

Posted Nov 6, 2023
Franklin Street: A famous avenue where students and residents meet, greet, and rush after winning national championships. Some believe it should remain a classic college town, while others argue the streetscape adjoining the UNC campus should evolve into an “innovation hub.” Instead, it's is evolving into a strip of shuttered windows and chain restaurants. (Business NC)

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