Cristóbal is a Carrboro native who attended Carrboro Elementary. He is married with 2 kids.

Cristóbal manages a lab where students are taught to solve technical problems. He has also been on the board of the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) and the Carrboro Bicycle Coalition.

Cristóbal Palmer's campaign for Carrboro Town Council is his first run for public office. 

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Supports maintaining and improving public services such as parks and greenways.

- Supports maintaining and improving public services such as parks and greenways.

Public Services

Supports creating policies that address historical injustices and improve public safety for all communities.

Supports creating "anti-racist" policies that address "historical injustices" and improve public safety for all communities.

- Supports creating "anti-racist" policies that address "historical injustices" and improve public safety for all communities.

Public Safety

As of July 31, 2024, Cristobal M. Palmer’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

Wants to focus on "anti-racist learning and practice" and "climate justice and action."

Education

Plans to advocate for improved connectivity and safe crossings along Highway 54, where residents currently run across the highway to catch a bus, and at intersections where school kids currently cross to get to local middle and elementary schools.

Plans to add safe crossings along Highway 54 to reduce the amount of residents who run across the highway.

Plans to advocate for quicker progress on developing a pedestrian and bicycle network.

Pledges to advocate for quicker progress on developing a pedestrian and bicycle network.

Supports Carrboro's efforts to reduce its carbon footprint by budgeting for vehicle electrification and integrating climate action into its comprehensive plan.

Supports efforts to reduce carbon footprint by budgeting for vehicle electrification.

Supports the installation of curb cuts to aid wheelchair users, strollers, and people carrying heavy bags. Believes technology designed for disabled people can benefit everyone.

Supports the installation of curb cuts to aid wheelchair users, strollers, and people carrying heavy bags. 

Believes in creating safe and accessible transportation options for all modes of travel, including driving, walking, biking, and public transit.

- Plans to add safe crossings along Highway 54 to reduce the amount of residents who run across the highway.
- Pledges to advocate for quicker progress on developing a pedestrian and bicycle network.
- Supports efforts to reduce carbon footprint by budgeting for vehicle electrification.
- Supports the installation of curb cuts to aid wheelchair users, strollers, and people carrying heavy bags. 
- Believes in creating safe and accessible transportation options for all modes of travel, including driving, walking, biking, and public transit.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports building affordable and better housing.

Supports building affordable and better housing, especially for low-income elders and those with unstable housing.

- Supports building affordable and better housing, especially for low-income elders and those with unstable housing.

Housing & Urban Development

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Cristobal M. Palmer

Cristóbal is a Carrboro native who attended Carrboro Elementary. He is married with two kids.

Cristóbal Palmer's campaign for Town Council is his first run for public office. 

Aims to encourage voters to complete the entire ballot, not just focus on federal races or the first few items.

Believes in encouraging voters to complete the entire ballot to strengthen democracy through voter education.

Believes it is unacceptable for people to cross 54th Avenue every day, and aims to improve public safety.

Believes in carefully managing the town's budget, land use, and resident support.

Believes in supporting local businesses and community gatherings, saying, "I think about meeting friends for coffee or ice cream or pizza. I think about our Farmers’ Market."

Believes in creating "equitable and safe access" to schools, neighborhoods, and businesses.

Supports designing communities to be accessible for all people, saying "Addressing exclusions experienced by one group of people can create an environment that’s better for everyone."

Supports measuring the quantity of off-road bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure installed to enhance connectivity and complete the pedestrian and bicycle network.

Supports addressing climate change and its impact on marginalized communities.

Supports the Carrboro Connects Comprehensive Plan to improve neighborhood connectivity to resources like schools and workplaces and to enhance mobility for all ages.

Believes in "Transportation Transformation" and "Anti-racist Learning and Practice."

Supports land-use policies and economic development that aim to create a "greener and more resilient" Carrboro.

Supports creating a community where multiple generations and local professionals can live, work, and play together.

Believes in creating incentives for affordable housing.

Wants to make housing more affordable so people can focus on "joyful, happy thoughts" instead of "worrying about rent."

Believes in addressing fair and affordable housing, noting that areas with low rent often require transportation challenges.

Believes in improving feedback methods from historically under-represented communities, such as the Rogers/Eubanks Road community, to ensure future growth and development address "historic wrongs."

Believes the current land use ordinance hinders the construction of accessible and affordable housing, saying "We say we’re an inclusive and welcoming place, but..."

Believes changing zoning, permitting, and planning processes will allow more local workers to live in Carrboro.

Believes Carrboro should welcome people of all ages and income levels, saying, "land use policies over the past decades have pushed out artists, single parents, senior citizens, and people who can’t afford a large single family home."

Supports prioritizing vulnerable populations, such as low-income elders and those with unstable housing, in climate initiatives.

Wants to prioritize vulnerable populations, such as low-income elders and those with unstable housing, in climate initiatives.

Cristóbal Palmer lives in Carrboro, attended Carrboro Elementary, and is a married homeowner with two kids.

Cristóbal Palmer manages a lab where students are taught to solve technical problems. He has also been on the board of the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) and the Carrboro Bicycle Coalition.

As of August 23, 2024, Cristobal M. Palmer’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As of August 23, 2024, Christobal M. Palmer’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Christobal M. Palmer

As of August 21, 2024, Cristobal M. Palmer’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- The town council members make policy decisions for the town, including creating ordinances, policies, and making agreements with other governments. 
- The town council can amend and revise town policies, as well as approve or reject the town budget. 
- The town council is also in charge of the appointment of advisory boards, commissions, task forces, committees, the town manager, and the town attorney. 
- Members of the town council are elected to staggered 4 year terms. 