Neighborhood Walks

Old West Durham (mp3)

John Schelp, President of the Old West Durham Neighborhood Association, provides an insiders perspective on the community, schools town-and-gown, and inter-neighborhood relations in Durham, NC. Topics covered include Ninth Street, the Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership, E.K. Poe Elementary, property values, in-fill development, and the impact of Duke University on Durham's urban neighborhoods.

Erwin Area Neighborhood Group (mp3)

Wendy Jacobs shares the story of the Erwin Area Neighborhood Group - a mobilization of 40 neighborhoods and four local governments, who came together to preserve a 44 acre tract of land on the Durham-Orange County border. Topics covered include the Duke Forest, co-housing communities, city and county governments, Forest View Elementary School, New Hope Creek, Jordan Lake, and the energy, perseverance and funding necessary to "fight city hall" and win.