Reactivate South CAC – Second Meeting
The Second Community Meeting to reactivate the South CAC will include election of officers. South Citizen Advisory Council Officer Nomination Form. Thursday March 5, 2026. 6pm at Biltmore Hills Community Center
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The Citizen Engagement department is nothing but a bureaucracy to separate the citizens from the council. I think that as council members you would WANT to hear from the public. Is there any public accounting of the attendance at Community Engagement department events? If not, why not?
Will Raleigh City Council Ever Face Up to Traffic Congestion in North Hills?
Will Raleigh City Council Ever Face Up to Traffic Congestion in North Hills? Or Will They Just Rehash the Six Fords Road Corridor Fiasco One More Time? Find out together with us this Thursday!
City Staff misrepresented the facts to City Council
In the meetings where the Council voted for the 1B West Streamside route, I was amazed at the complete misrepresentation of the FACTS by the Greenway Advisory Committee and the apparent predetermined outcome of this route.
Where Is It?
The city is FAILING at providing even a fraction of what is needed for Affordable Housing. According to the last breakdown of NET LOSS of Affordable Housing, the city is losing 4,000-5,000 units a year. The Comp Plan and Missing Middle rules are NOT promoting affordability. Instead, the city continues to destroy our existing NOAH to build “luxury” housing.
Council Chooses Bigger Over Better – Again
Does anyone think Kane kicks in extra cash for more height out of the goodness of his heart? The simple business logic is that taller buildings add enormous profits to Kane’s bottom line. It’s just the cost of doing business to offer a small cut of his added profits to get his rezoning approved over the objections of impacted neighbors and conflicts with the community’s Midtown growth plan adopted by Council only a few years ago.
February 16, 2026 Budget Work Session
Information from February 16 Budget Work Session
February 17 Council Meeting
Highlights from February 17 City Council Meeting
It’s our Birthday. We’re 6!
Livable Raleigh published our first blog six years ago on February 17, 2020. Just like any other six-year-old, we can’t wait to grow even bigger. So, we’re combining a “FUND-RAISER” with a “FRIEND-RAISER” as our birthday celebration. If you rely on the kind of information you are only able to find through Livable Raleigh, we need your help to grow. Tell all your friends just what a valuable source of information we are.
Council has denied ONLY 2 of 54 zoning cases in 2 years
You often point to offered conditions as public benefits. The question is whether those benefits are proportionate to what is being granted. In the recent cases they were not. Doubling or tripling height should come with significantly elevated public benefits. You have leverage. Developers want to build here. Council can either insist on meaningful benefits or adhere to the plans we collectively agreed to follow.