Raleigh City Council Retreat, who knows where, who knows when?

Raleigh City Council Retreat, who knows where, who knows when?

We’ve been waiting patiently for the details to appear on the City’s Events Calendar so we can add the information to our calendar and publicize this important event. With less than three weeks to go before the retreat is scheduled to occur, the City’s Events Calendar still does not give us the time, the place, the agenda or even an indication as to if the event will be live-streamed or recorded for those who cannot make it to the undisclosed location.

Create an Area Plan for New Bern Avenue

Create an Area Plan for New Bern Avenue

The solution is simple. You are half way there. You have exempted one and two story homes from the TOD. Well done! Now, fix the core of the problem by amending TC-17A-20 so that NCODs, HODs and residential properties take precedence over the TOD! You amended this ordinance once. Let’s send it back to the drawing board, amend it again, and put equity and neighborhood protection back in.

Baldwin’s Council Cronies Erect Housing Hurdles

Baldwin’s Council Cronies Erect Housing Hurdles

This gentrification–cruelly forced to be funded by the council’s constituents through taxes and fees–is not done with respect to or value for the history, culture, and communities of Downtown. It’s for the investors; for the migratory wealthy who seek new investments for their capital in an expanding city.

BRT, New Bern Ave, & Z-92-22 – some quick facts

BRT, New Bern Ave, & Z-92-22 – some quick facts

Livable Raleigh supports BRT. We do NOT support proactively upzoning 744 properties on New Bern Ave in a giveaway of the city’s only bargaining chip to negotiate for affordable housing. BRT can be built without the upzoning.

‘Twas the night before Council

‘Twas the night before Council

‘Twas the night before council, and all through the city, Affordable units demolished, oh what a pity. The ADU pilot awaited support with care, In hopes that affordable units soon would be there. The developers nestled all snug in their beds, With visions of profits and luxury spreads.