We have found living in Chapel Hill to be very much like living in East Lansing. It has the good walkability, the vibrancy and culture of the university, and Franklin Street is very much like Grand River Ave.. We continue to enjoy the good coffee shops, restaurants, and campus atmosphere.
However, there are some differences:
- Very hilly, when walking it seems everything is uphill
- Leaving home without a jacket
- Pedestrians rule-every car stops for you
- Sidewalks are never slippery
- Columns on all university buildings
- Healthier eating with Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's grocery stores
- You can make outdoor plans, because the sun is always shining, at least there are no all day rains
- There is a great sense of history, exemplified by the many monuments on campus
- Fewer empty commercial buildings
- Commercial entities are hard to find because they have no signs, and are hidden behind trees
- Trees, trees everywhere
- Chapel Hill lacks the quality of entertainment that Wharton provides
- There see
Image via Wikipediams to be murals on every brick wall in town
- The campus has a central area called "the pit," surrounded by the bookstore, union, cafeteria, and two libraries
- It is always good driving weather
- A stronger sense of preservation
- The older and permanent look of more brick buildings
- 80 degrees in February
- The greenways make great places to walk and run with trees instead of traffic
